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February 15, 2013
FDA approves Teva ADHD drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the Israeli generic drug maker said.

February 15, 2013
Legislation would allow states to levy sales taxes on out-of-state online purchases

Sears Holdings, the parent company of mass merchandiser Kmart, is throwing its support behind a bill that would grant states authority to enforce existing sales tax laws and require out-of-state online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on sales made to their residents.

February 15, 2013
NACDS Foundation sponsors nationwide heart-health initiatives

The philanthropic arm of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is supporting various heart-health programs around the country to support a Department of Health and Human Services campaign.

February 15, 2013
Reports: Study finds salt reduction would reduce cardiovascular-related deaths

A new study indicates that the United States could prevent up to half a million deaths during the next 10 years by reducing salt intake, according to published reports.

February 15, 2013
Retail CFOs to emphasize online, mobile retail in 2013, study finds

Retail executives are moderating their expectations for 2013 following uneven sales in December and January, according to a new survey of CFOs by professional services firm BDO USA.

February 15, 2013
W.Va. senators, representative introduce prescription drug abuse bill

Two Democrats from West Virginia are sponsoring legislation in the House and Senate to combat prescription drug abuse.

February 14, 2013
Actavis can launch generic painkiller in May 2014 under settlement

Actavis and Mallinckrodt have reached a settlement concerning the former's generic version of an opioid painkiller made by the latter, Actavis said Thursday.

February 14, 2013
Dr Pepper Snapple Group sales, profits increase

Dr Pepper Snapple Group reported $629 million in profits for fiscal year 2012, up from $606 million in 2011, the beverage maker said Thursday.

February 14, 2013
Eisai receives orphan drug designation for thyroid cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration has granted special designation to a drug made by Eisai for treating thyroid cancer.

February 14, 2013
Reports: Buffett, Lemann buy H.J. Heinz; Buffett investment group increases Costco holding

The investment groups of billionaires Warren Buffett and Jorge Paulo Lemann will buy H.J. Heinz for about $23 billion, according to published reports.

February 14, 2013
Reports: Google Flu Trends may have overestimated epidemic

Google seems to have found a nifty niche for itself with Google Flu Trends, which seeks to track the influenza outbreak by monitoring Web searches for flu-related topics, but its accuracy may be in doubt, according to published reports.

February 14, 2013
Safeway, UCSF School of Pharmacy partner on smoking-cessation program

Safeway pharmacists will use a program developed by the University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy to help people quit smoking, under a partnership with the supermarket operator announced by the university.

February 14, 2013
ScriptPro wins top spot in KLAS rankings

Pharmacy automation system manufacturer ScriptPro has received a top spot from a research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting on the performance of healthcare vendors.

February 14, 2013
Target, Mindless Behavior partner in lyric-writing contest

Target has a deal with pop music group Mindless Behavior to let fans write lyrics for the band, the mass merchandise retailer said.

February 14, 2013
United Therapeutics resubmits application for pulmonary arterial hypertension drug

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted the resubmission of a regulatory approval application from United Therapeutics for a drug to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, the drug maker said.

February 14, 2013
Views of economy improve, but gloom persists, Nielsen study finds

More than half of consumers around the world say the world is in an economic recession, according to a new study by Nielsen.

February 13, 2013
Brookshire joins EPA environmental initiative

Brookshire Grocery has joined the Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill partnership, the supermarket chain said.

February 13, 2013
FDA gives breakthrough therapy designations to experimental cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration has given a special, new designation to a cancer drug under development by Johnson & Johnson and Pharmacyclics, the companies said.

February 13, 2013
Four-in-10 living paycheck to paycheck, survey finds

Forty-one percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new survey by Allstate Financial.

February 13, 2013
Meijer to build six new stores, remodel five in 2013

Meijer plans to invest more than $160 million to build six new stores and remodel five in 2013, the mass merchandise retailer said.

February 13, 2013
NACDS touts pharmacists' role in vaccinations for House subcommittee hearing

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores made its voice heard before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the role of pharmacists in influenza vaccination, the retail pharmacy lobbying group said Wednesday.

February 13, 2013
Nearly 90 representatives call on USPS to preserve Saturday delivery of medications

More than seven dozen members of the House of Representatives are urging the U.S. Postal Service to continue delivering medications to all Americans six days a week.

February 13, 2013
Nicole by OPI, Kellogg's enter partnership

Nicole by OPI will produce three custom nail lacquer shades for Kellogg's Special K starting in April under a partnership with the cereal brand.

February 13, 2013
Persistent shortage of primary care, specialist physicians found in New York state

A new report indicates that a shortage of physicians could adversely affect the implementation of healthcare reform.

February 13, 2013
Small increase in January retail sales indicate 'stable yet fragile economy,' NRF says

Retail sales were up slightly in January as the increases in payroll taxes and energy prices forced consumers to change spending habits, according to a new report by the National Retail Federation.

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