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JACKSON, Wis. Lake Consumer Products last week launched vH essentials BV treatment, a homeopathic vaginal tablet that provides relief from the odor, discharge and discomfort often associated with bacterial vaginosis.

According to the company, vH essentials BV treatment is the first over-the-counter BV symptom treatment product to be widely distributed through retail.

MONTREAL Care offered to patients improved when physicians collaborated with community pharmacists, according to a Canadian study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Researchers at the Universite de Montreal and McGill University focused on patients with high cholesterol at risk for developing cardiovascular disease, recruiting 77 physicians, 108 pharmacists and 225 patients.

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT CVS Caremark’s Behavior Change Research Partnership with several leading universities is likely to yield some invaluable results for the industry at large because if CVS Caremark executives and the participating academic leaders can better understand customer behavior and develop ways to encourage improved healthy behaviors, then the end result likely will be lower healthcare costs.

CARROLLTON, Ga. Greenway Medical Technologies, a provider of electronic health records, ambulatory health care and clinical research business solutions and services, will supply its integrated EHR and interoperability solution to Take Care Health Employer Solutions, which builds and operates workplace-based health centers.

NEW YORK The American Pharmacist Association has given its Immunization Champion Award to a school of pharmacy in New York City.

Touro College of Pharmacy, in the Harlem neighborhood, was among more than 100 nominees competing for the ward, which receives support from Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics. The award program will take place at the APhA’s annual meeting in Washington from March 12 to 15.