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March 21, 2013
Alcon launches mobile website

Alcon has launched a mobile website designed to facilitate dialogue between patients and pharmacists about eye and ear treatments, the company said.

March 21, 2013
FDA advises against use of three adulterated drug products

The Food and Drug Administration advised consumers not to purchase or use three separate sexual enhancement products that are being promoted as dietary supplements because they contain undeclared and unapproved prescription-only ingredients.

March 20, 2013
Sandoz launches generic contraceptives

The Food and Drug Administration has approved and launched two generic contraceptives made by Sandoz, the drug maker said.

March 18, 2013
FDA approves Mylan bronchospasm drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic treatment for bronchospasm made by Mylan, the drug maker said Monday.

March 18, 2013
Galena buys rights to cancer-pain drug from Orexo

Galena Biopharma has purchased rights to a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain from a Swedish drug maker, Galena said Monday.

March 18, 2013
Perrigo launches store-brand guaifenesin 600-mg extended-release tablets

Perrigo announced that it has begun shipments of guaifenesin 600-mg extended-release tablets. It's the first product that is generically equivalent to Reckitt Benckiser's Mucinex 600-mg extended-release tablets.

March 14, 2013
FDA approves Par generic obsessive compulsive disorder drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug for obsessive compulsive disorder made by Par Pharmaceutical Cos., the drug maker said Thursday.

March 14, 2013
FDA to review experimental opioid drug

The Food and Drug Administration will decide in late August whether to approve an experimental opioid painkiller made by QRxPharma, the drug maker said Thursday.

March 14, 2013
Report: Wegmans extends free atorvastatin offer through end of year

Wegmans will be offering the popular cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin free of charge through the end of the year, according to a report published by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

March 14, 2013
Walmart stocks Black Diamond Stoneworks cleaning products

Black Diamond Stoneworks’ cleaning products will soon be seen on the shelves of Walmart across the country.

March 13, 2013
Reports: Target making clinic push in Chicago

Target is expanding its retail clinic presence in the Chicago area, according to published reports.

March 12, 2013
State, territorial attorneys general call for anti-tampering measures in opioids

The attorneys general of 46 states and two territories are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to make prescription painkillers harder to abuse.

March 7, 2013
Morton Salt makes entry into Epsom salt category

Morton Salt on Thursday introduced a new line of Natural Epsom salt products, marking its first foray into the health and beauty category.

March 6, 2013
Nutritional Magnesium Association critiques recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force report

The Nutritional Magnesium Association noted magnesium is an essential nutrient that helps absorb necessary nutritional supplements like vitamin D or calcium in response to a recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force report that suggested supplementing with these ingredients may not help prevent bone fractures in postmenopausal women, while also increasing the risk of kidney stones.

March 5, 2013
Amneal ships opioid-dependence drug

Amneal Pharmaceuticals has started shipping a drug used to treat opioid dependence, the company said Tuesday.

March 5, 2013
Ranbaxy to market antidepressant drug

Ranbaxy Labs will market a drug for depression under an agreement with another company, the drug maker said Tuesday.

March 4, 2013
Beiersdorf introduces Nivea Lip Butter

Beiersdorf has introduced its new Nivea Lip Butter line, which includes shea butter and almond oil, the beauty product company said.

March 1, 2013
FDA approves Abilify Maintena for schizophrenia

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a once-monthly treatment for schizophrenia.

March 1, 2013
Julep, social media-fueled beauty brand, gets funding boost from Silicon Valley firm

A growing beauty brand led by a former executive from Starbucks has secured more than $10 million in financing from a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

February 27, 2013
Oxy introduces new acne-fighting products

Oxy is introducing two new lines of products — Oxy Maximum Action and Oxy Daily Defense — that include new packaging to clearly spell out product benefits, active ingredients and recommended usage to consumers.

February 27, 2013
Sun Products launches new All detergent

Sun Products, makers of such laundry brands as Wisk and Snuggle, has launched a new All detergent: All Fresh and Sensitive.

February 26, 2013
Greenstone launches authorized generic cholesterol drug

Greenstone has launched an authorized generic version of a drug used to treat cholesterol.

February 26, 2013
USPSTF recommendation against vitamin D, calcium supplementation draws criticism

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Monday issued a trio of controversial recommendations regarding supplementing with vitamin D and calcium.

February 25, 2013
C&D enters personal lubricant market, seeking to make Trojan intimacy health 'mega-brand'

Trojan is about to enter the personal lubricant business, Jim Craigie, chairman and CEO for Church & Dwight, told analysts last week at the 2013 Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference.

February 25, 2013
Discovery Channel program features reusable menstrual cup

In View, the Discovery Channel program of which Larry King is host, will include a feature about DivaCup, a reusable menstrual cup.

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