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December 11, 2012
Supervalu's Jewel-Osco creates demand around the 'last shipment' of Twinkies

Fans of "Zombieland" take heart — should the world come to an end, the last Twinkie will be available at a Chicago-area Jewel Osco.

December 10, 2012
American Heart Association joins NSAID education group

The American Heart Association has joined a group of patient and provider organizations promoting safe use of a commonly used class of painkillers.

December 10, 2012
Amgen buys DeCode Genetics for $415 million

Amgen is buying an Iceland-based biotech company for $415 million, the two said Monday.

December 10, 2012
Caribou Coffee celebrates 20 years with Anniversary Blend

Caribou Coffee, originally founded by Kim and John Puckett, is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Dec. 14.

December 10, 2012
CDC: Influenza-like illness rates dips below national baseline

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that the national incidence of influenza-like illness dropped below the national baseline of 2.2%.

December 10, 2012
CVS Caremark increases size of tender offer amount

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark has upped the size of its previously announced tender offers to refinance a portion of its debt.

The company stated that it will buy back up to $1.33 billion in notes, up from the previously announced $1 billion.

December 10, 2012
Family Dollar Stores names new SVP food

Family Dollar Stores last week named as Tammy DeBoer SVP food. DeBoer will report to Paul White, EVP and chief merchandising officer.

December 10, 2012
FDA approves new indication for J&J prostate cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use for a cancer drug made by Johnson & Johnson, the agency said Monday.

December 10, 2012
FDA grants Astellas NDA for tacrolimus extended-release capsules

Astellas Pharma US has announced the Food and Drug Administration's approval to review the new drug application for tacrolimus extended-release capsules.

December 10, 2012
Giant-Carlisle participates in GSK inhaler recycling program

Several stores in the Giant Food Stores chain will collect used respiratory inhalers under a program sponsored by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline, the supermarket chain said.

December 10, 2012
Hawaii business journal reports Walgreens real-estate new-hire

The Pacific Business News on Friday reported Rock Tang, a prominent real estate executive in the Hawaii region, joined Walgreens from CVS Caremark.

December 10, 2012
Kellogg introduces new cereal, toaster pastry flavors

Kellogg has introduced a series of new breakfast food products, the company said Monday.

December 10, 2012
Medline promotes use of BioMask facemask to protect against flu

Following last week's news that the influenza season has gotten off to an early start, Medline issued a release recommending the company's BioMask facemask as adequate protection against contracting the flu.

December 10, 2012
Pop Rocks planning array of brand awareness efforts for 2013

Fizzy popping candy Pop Rocks is boosting awareness of its myriad flavors next year with plans for consumer sampling, promotions, sponsorships and social media activity.

December 10, 2012
Reports: Congressional committee looking into compounding industry group's practices

A Congressional committee is looking into allegations that a compounding pharmacy industry association may have taught pharmacists how to sidestep requests for samples from the Food and Drug Administration, according to published reports.

December 10, 2012
The Jean Coutu Group to acquire stake in Le Groupe Medicus

The Jean Coutu Group recently announced that it is acquiring a 50% stake in Le Groupe Médicus, which specializes in orthotic and prosthetic devices.

December 10, 2012
Vending machine dispenses healthy snacks for toddlers

A company that makes healthy snacks for children has unveiled what it called the first vending machine for babies, recently unveiled at a British children's festival.

December 10, 2012
Walmart kicks off '12 Days of Giving' Facebook campaign with $100K in grants

With the holiday season now underway, Walmart has started announcing the winners of its second annual "12 Days of Giving" campaign.

December 7, 2012
AffordRx makes prescription-discount card available nationwide

AffordRx.com is making a prescription discount card that offers savings of up to 75% at more than 56,000 pharmacies across the country available to all residents of the United States, the company said.

December 7, 2012
Albertsons to feature gluten-free pizzas from Better4U Foods

More than five-dozen Albertsons stores in the West will start selling gluten-free frozen pizzas this month.

December 7, 2012
Atkins Nutritionals introduces Atkins Frozen Meals

Atkins Nutritionals has launched a line of low-carbohydrate frozen meals that will be available nationwide starting in January 2013, the company said.

December 7, 2012
Black holes and gray areas: State, federal authorities take a closer look at pharmacy compounding

Authorities in Massachusetts are looking to tighten regulations on compounding pharmacies as the state health department announced some changes to the makeup of the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy and sent cease-and-desist notices to three compounding pharmacies for alleged violations.

Retail pharmacies looking to get into sterile compounding and exercise greater control over that supply chain — as Walgreens did last month when it bought an independent specialty compounding pharmacy in Indiana — should take note because it seems there will be increased scrutiny on the practice following a nationwide outbreak of meningitis linked to alleged unsanitary conditions at the Framingham, Mass.-based New England Compounding Center.

December 7, 2012
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy named one of nation's top job creators

Inc. magazine has named Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy as one of the country's top 100 job creators, the privately owned company said.

December 7, 2012
M&M's fans elect new color mix for limited edition candy packages

Fans were never given the chance to choose specific color combinations for mass-produced packages — until now.

December 7, 2012
Mass. health department reorganizes pharmacy board, sanctions three compounding pharmacies amid meningitis outbreak

The state health department in Massachusetts has made changes to the state's pharmacy board and leveled sanctions against three pharmacies in the wake of a nationwide meningitis outbreak traced to a compounding pharmacy in the state, the department said.

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