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WASHINGTON —Scott Melville has been named the new president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, succeeding Linda Suydam, who is retiring after eight years with CHPA. The news becomes official Nov. 1.

ST. LOUIS K-V Pharmaceutical has created a new marketing subsidiary for generic drugs, the company said Wednesday.

K-V announced the establishment of Nesher Pharmaceuticals, appointing as its president Mark Hartman, who has had several positions in generic drug companies.

NEW YORK Mission Skincare on Monday announced a new licensing agreement with Major Leagure Baseball Properties around its external analgesic Mission maximum-strength muscle rub.

WASHINGTON Enactment by the White House of a landmark, pharmacy-friendly drug-disposal bill won quick praise from chain pharmacy leaders Thursday.

President Obama signed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act into law Wednesday, changing the way the Drug Enforcement Administration regulates the return and destruction of unused and unwanted higher-risk medications. The new law establishes a legal process by which consumers can return their lawfully obtained controlled substance medications to DEA-authorized entities for disposal.

BALTIMORE —Remote management of diabetes increasingly is becoming a reality to day with WellDoc’s Diabetes-Manager system, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Launching a pre-emptive campaign to capture a major share of the Medicare prescription market, Walmart and Humana have unveiled a boldly conceived, co-branded Medicare Part D prescription drug plan that offers steeply discounted premiums and co-payments.

(THE NEWS: Walmart, Humana unveil new Medicare Part D prescription drug offering. For the full story, click here)

LOS ANGELES Hi-Chew's line of fruit chews now features a grape flavor.

“Our grape flavor has been a popular treat especially among children in Japan,” said Toshiya Yasuda, president of Morinaga America. “We are confident that by bringing our grape flavor to America, we will not only delight our current fans, [but] we [also] will stimulate more curiosity in trying Hi-Chew fruit chews that will gain us an even greater following after sampling one of our fruity, chewy candies.”