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March 23, 2010
NCPA seeks 'workable solution' for DEA's Controlled Substances Act interpretation

A group catering to the nation's community pharmacists sent a letter to a senatorial committee...

March 23, 2010
SCA introduces Tena Ultra Thins

SCA Personal Care North America on Wedneseday introduced a new category of adult absorbent products...

March 22, 2010
Boehringer Ingelheim receives FDA approval for expanded use of Mirapex ER

Less than a month after winning approval for treating early stages of Parkinson’s disease, a...

March 22, 2010
CVS/pharmacy to carry Reed's Rx line

Beverage supplier Reed's on Tuesday announced that CVS/pharmacy has agreed to carry the new Reed's...

March 22, 2010
FDA committee won't recommend approval for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee declined to recommend approval for a cancer drug...

March 22, 2010
Hooper Holmes launches Diabetes Know Now!

Hooper Holmes announced a new, interactive health-screening platform that can efficiently identify people with undiagnosed...

March 22, 2010
Kansas adopts NPLEx program, CHPA says

Kansas announced last week that it will be the fifth state to implement the National...

March 22, 2010
Merck KGaA suspends cancer vaccine trial

A mid-stage clinical trial program to investigate a Merck KGaA cancer vaccine has been put...

March 22, 2010
PositiveID seeks patent for iGlucose system

PositiveID has filed nonprovisional patent application for its iGlucose system with the U.S. Patent and...

March 21, 2010
Alison Sweeney becomes spokeswoman for Zyrtec product

"The Biggest Loser" and "Days of Our Lives" star Alison Sweeney will join McNeil Consumer...

March 21, 2010
Decision Resources projects more than 150% growth in multiple myeloma market

The market for drugs that treat a cancer of the bone marrow will more than...

March 21, 2010
Dulcolax Balance

Boehringer-Ingelheim recently introduced its Dulcolax Balance, a fast-dissolving, clear, tasteless powder that combines with water...

March 21, 2010
FDA asks healthcare professionals to hold off administering rotavirus vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has asked healthcare professionals to temporarily stop using a vaccine...

March 21, 2010
FDA gives tentative approval to Lunesta generic

Lupin has received tentative approval for a generic version of a popular insomnia treatment....

March 21, 2010
FDA: Three arrested in drug diversion scheme

Three Florida residents were indicted last week on charges related to drug diversion, according to...

March 21, 2010
Health reform draws pharma’s support, but alarm from insurance industry

Passage of the mammoth health-reform bill Sunday night by the U.S. House of Representatives is...

March 21, 2010
Health-reform bill passes in the House, pharmacy groups express support for pharmacy provisions

The healthcare-reform bill advanced on Sunday by the U.S. House of Representatives contains several pro-pharmacy...

March 21, 2010
Merck responds to FDA warning of simvastatin use

Merck & Co. has responded to a warning by the Food and Drug Administration about...

March 21, 2010
New study reveals lack of trust in healthcare providers puts diabetics' health at risk

Diabetics who are less inclined to seek help with managing their condition are at increased...

March 21, 2010
PhRMA, BIO, GPhA weigh in on healthcare-reform bill passage

While calling it “not perfect,” an organization representing the country’s drug manufacturers called the healthcare-reform...

March 21, 2010
Shingles drug may capture half the market, Decision Resources predicts

A once-a-day formulation of a Pfizer drug potentially could capture half of the market for...

March 18, 2010
Citing potential problems, FDA declines to approve A.P. Pharma drug

The Food and Drug Administration raised a number of concerns that it said precluded the...

March 18, 2010
Drug makers, beware: FDA is watching

Drug companies had better take a close look at their portfolios and make sure they...

March 18, 2010
High doses of cholesterol drug may raise muscle injury risk, FDA warns

Patients taking a common drug for treating high cholesterol may be at increased risk of...

March 18, 2010
NHVR: Increased funding needed for viral hepatitis screening, intervention

“Systemic underfunding” at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Viral Hepatitis puts...

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