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NEW YORK Duane Reade is stocking 100% Arabica coffee for drip and espresso coffee makers made by Trieste, Italy-based Illycaffe.

Retailing at $17.89 for an 8.8 oz. can and often sold at upscale supermarkets, the coffee is in keeping with Duane Reade’s efforts to move up the value chain and become more than just the typical corner drug store.

NEW YORK Compared with the facings currently in the category, Mentholatum's Iron Man triple action muscle and joint roll on pain relief really stands out as the external pain relief for the active weekend warrior.

CVS had this citrus-flavored Bayer aspirin quick release crystals clip-stripped within adult dentures. And while this product isn’t the 81 mg of aspirin recommended for daily consumption to prevent a second heart attack (it contains 850 mg in each powder pouch), there is still a very strong need for this kind of easily stored/quickly administered aspirin product for seniors.

NEW YORK Bayer has introduced its own easy grip cap for arthritis users, diabetics or people with carpal tunnel.

And with the low-dose 81-mg aspirin for the prevention of a second heart attack or stroke, disease states that still skew older than younger, the new caps ought to be well received among Bayer's low-dose aspirin core users.

With all of the concern over the proper dosing of pediatric medicines, McNeil Consumer has introduced a new "Perfect Measure" individualized dosing spoon with its Children's Benadryl allergy reliever.

NEW YORK The Duane Reade at 57th St. & 6th Ave. in Manhattan is selling bottles of hand sanitizer from bowls mounted atop the stanchion posts near the cash registers. Though fears of H1N1 have not yet faded, the onset of the normal flu season still makes hand sanitizers an essential item, thus warranting their placement in such prime retail estate.

Alacer Corp. has entered the energy shot space under its own Emergen-C umbrella. But what's significant is the fact that this energy shot isn't merchandised alongside other shots, but alongside other supplements, suggesting that shots may gain traction with the consumer as a delivery platform.

Imitation may be the best form of flattery, but CVS' store brand equivalent to Boiron's Oscillo speaks volumes to something else: The gaining popularity of homeopathy.

And that's especially true this year, as concerns over the novel H1N1 flu pandemic have driven scores of consumers into their pharmacies in search of safe and effective symptomatic relief solutions.

NEW YORK Garnier Fructis' new Anti-Humidity Hairspray collection was spotted on shelf at a CVS/pharmacy in Manhattan.

NEW YORK Burt's Bees is looking to help consumers battle blemishes – naturally!

The manufacturer has introduced a four-step product regimen that it is promoting as "the first and only truly natural acne solution" and it was spotted on shelf at a CVS store in Manhattan.

The regimen includes a Purifying Gel Cleanser, Pore Refining Scrub, Daily Moisturizing Lotion and Targeted Spot Treatment.

NEW YORK Here’s the latest in meal replacement bars — a bar that not only replaces a meal, but makes you less hungry for the next one.

The product, developed by a bariatric surgeon, first made its road show last year with ECRM and is featured here on a Walgreens endcap just opposite pharmacy.

NEW YORK A cool new shower sponge for guys -- aptly dubbed the "Axe Detailer Shower Tool" -- by Unilever's Axe brand was not only spotted on shelf at CVS/pharmacy but was also tagged as a "Hot New Item!"

This two-sided tool is designed to be used with Axe Shower Gel. The scrub side helps to smooth rough spots like elbows and heels. The soft mesh side will build a gentle lather to clean the entire body.