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02/07/2013 - 11:07am
Prestige Brands: Looking forward to January cough-cold reorders after strong Q3

Reporting on the third quarter ended Dec. 31, Prestige Brands' CEO Matthew Mannelly told analysts he is "cautiously optimistic" regarding cough-cold reorders given the high consumption levels at retail in late December through January.

02/04/2013 - 11:37am
Perrigo: Already-strong private label growth will get additional boost from Rx-to-OTC switch

Perrigo chairman, CEO and president Joe Papa shared with analysts that private label OTCs are trending strong and that growth will be sustained going forward with the number of projected Rx-to-OTCs on the horizon.

01/31/2013 - 6:12pm
Shopko finishes conversion of Pamida stores

Shopko has finished converting the 163 Pamida stores that it bought last year, the mass merchandise retail chain said.

01/30/2013 - 7:02pm
Hamacher, HDMA report analyzes front end as profit driver for independent pharmacy

Over-the-counter products across the front-end are becoming a more and more important profit driver for independent pharmacy operators, Hamacher Resource Group and the Healthcare Distribution Management Association revealed as part of new research titled "Independent Pharmacy Shoppers: Who, What, and Why?"

01/25/2013 - 12:33pm
Merck: FDA approves Oxytrol for Women, creating overactive bladder category in OTC

Merck on Friday announced the Food and Drug Administration has approved the switch of Oxytrol for Women (oxybutynin transdermal system, 3.9 mg/day) from prescription-only to nonprescription, creating a new category — overactive bladder in women — in the OTC area.

01/23/2013 - 3:29pm
Nielsen: Retail opportunities for 2013 in big data, omnichannel and fresh

Growth in 2013 will be slow-going in the first half of 2013 but will pick up at the end, suggested James Russo, SVP global consumer insights for Nielsen, during a webinar Wednesday afternoon.

01/23/2013 - 11:16am
J&J chief: McNeil will work to reclaim marketshare this year

Johnson & Johnson expects to return about 75% of its OTC brands to the marketplace over the course of 2013, Alex Gorsky, J&J chairman and CEO told analysts.

01/22/2013 - 1:01pm
FDA addresses Tamiflu shortages

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the distribution of 2 million additional doses of Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) 75 mg that contain an older version of the package insert.

01/18/2013 - 2:36pm
CDC: Influenza rates continue to drop nationwide, though flu incidence is picking up in the West

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a slight drop in influenza-like illnesses across the country, but even so the season is still going strong.

01/16/2013 - 3:50pm
DSN Flu Report UPDATE: OTC sales spike as flu travels West

This year is turning out to be a strong cough and cold season even though there are more flu shots being administered at retail, and those flu shots are a pretty good match to the popular strains this year — 99.4% of the H3N2 influenza viruses tested matched one of the three components of the 2012-2013 Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccine.

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