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March 3, 2010
Watson to acquire rights of progesterone products from Columbia Labs

Watson Pharmaceuticals will buy the U.S. rights to two progesterone products used to treat infertility...

March 3, 2010
Whole grain diet may lower Type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

Lowering one's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes can be as simple as implementing whole...

March 2, 2010
CRN: No safety issues with fish oil

In response to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in California, which claimed that fish oil supplements...

March 2, 2010
dLife members show increased use of prescription drugs to treat diabetes

Users of a multimedia network for people with diabetes showed an increase in their use...

March 2, 2010
FDA issues complete response letter to Bristol-Myers Squibb

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve a biotech drug for organ transplant...

March 2, 2010
GPhA: GAO report highlights need for availability of biogenerics

An organization representing the generic drug industry is holding up a recent report by the...

March 2, 2010
Iluvien aids patients with diabetic macular edema, trial concludes

More than half the patients taking the low dose of a drug for diabetic macular...

March 2, 2010
Insulin may be linked to increased cancer risk

Commonly used therapies for the treatment of diabetes may increase a patient's risk of cancer,...

March 2, 2010
Lowe’s launches mobile health screening tour for employees

Lowe’s is offering on-site health screenings for its employees through its Lowe’s Life Track health-and-wellness...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. Lowe’s is offering on-site health screenings for its employees through its Lowe’s Life Track health-and-wellness program. On March 1, two mobile health units began traveling across the country to provide more than 70,000 Lowe’s employees with free basic health screenings and guidance about how to improve and maintain their health.

March 2, 2010
NCPA reaches out to CMS regarding violations of 'prompt pay' provisions

The National Community Pharmacists Association is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to...

March 2, 2010
New survey finds teens lack negative perceptions about many drugs

While there was no significant increase in the abuse of over-the-counter cough medicines containing dextromethorphan,...

March 2, 2010
Norditropin FlexPro receives FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Novo Nordisk treatment for growth hormone disorders,...

March 2, 2010
P&G gives Olympic athletes, families royal treatment

Procter & Gamble introduced its first ever Beauty & Grooming Salon & Spa at the...

March 2, 2010
Pfizer, Medivation's trial of investigational Alzheimer's treatment falls short

Hopes that a drug Soviet scientists created in the 1980s might provide a treatment for...

March 2, 2010
Sunstar Americas brushes up oral care offerings

Sunstar Americas, the makers of GUM- and Butler-brand dental products, is launching several new oral...

March 2, 2010
Target gets green and pretty

Target is bolstering its beauty department by offering shoppers a new line of earth-friendly products....

March 2, 2010
The Apothecary Shops seeks to breathe new life into business, double sales

The Apothecary Shops hopes to double sales at a pharmacy it bought in Los Angeles...

March 2, 2010
Vichy's Neovadiol Gf arriving at CVS, Duane Reade

Launching for spring 2010 at CVS/pharmacy and Duane Reade are the new Neovadiol Gf Day...

March 1, 2010
Abbott, Enanta hope hepatitis C drug will boost market

The market for hepatitis C drugs could get a boost if a clinical trial program...

March 1, 2010
CVS Caremark develops Behavior Change Research Partnership

CVS Caremark is enlisting the help of academic leaders from several leading universities to develop...

March 1, 2010
FDA approves extended-release painkiller

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a regulatory approval application for a pain drug...

March 1, 2010
FDA committee recommends kidney transplant drug be approved

The Food and Drug Administration has recommended approval for a biotech drug for treating kidney...

March 1, 2010
GAO: Specialty drugs accounted for 10% of Medicare Part D spending in 2007

The kinds of high-cost drugs commonly dispensed in specialty pharmacies accounted for 10% of the...

March 1, 2010
Impax Labs receives FDA approval for generic tamsulosin

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of a drug for...

March 1, 2010
NACDS, NCPA support healthcare provisions in new Senate ‘jobs’ bill

Two organizations catering to the drug retailing industry and the nation's independent pharmacies expressed strong...