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January 12, 2012
Giant Eagle opens fifth Market District store

Giant Eagle on Thursday unveiled its fifth Market District location in five years — and its first in Pittsburgh’s North Hills suburbs.

January 9, 2012
Mylan seeks approval for generic diabetes drug

Generic drug maker Mylan is challenging the patent on a drug used to treat diabetes, the company said Monday.

January 3, 2012
FDA approves Mylan epilepsy drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug for epilepsy made by Mylan, the drug maker said.

January 3, 2012
Mylan launches generic version of Abbott's Teveten

Mylan has launched a generic drug for treating high blood pressure, the company said.

December 20, 2011
WHO approves Mylan generic HIV drugs for use in developing world

The World Health Organization has approved three generic second-line treatments for HIV made by Mylan, the drug maker said Tuesday. The drugs will be delivered to people in developing countries living with HIV and AIDS.

December 5, 2011
ReportersNotebook — Chain Pharmacy, 12/12/11

Following the settlement of a patent-litigation suit with Swiss drug maker Novartis over the patch Vivelle-Dot (estradiol transdermal system), a drug for treating symptoms of menopause, Mylan said it had received a patent license to begin selling its version of the drug in December 2013.


December 2, 2011
Giant Eagle introduces shopping app for its Advantage Card members

Giant Eagle last month launched an app for users of Android devices that's tied to the grocer's loyalty program. So far, the app has been downloaded as many as 5,000 times.

December 2, 2011
Mylan generic drug for HIV/AIDS receives tentative FDA approval through PEPFAR

Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval to a generic HIV and AIDS drug made by Mylan, the company said.

December 1, 2011
Warner Chilcott sues Mylan, Famy Care over Generess Fe patent challenge

Generic drug maker Mylan and a partnering company are challenging the patent on a contraceptive drug.

November 28, 2011
FDA approves Mylan chemoprotective agent

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic drug made by Mylan for cancer patients.

November 28, 2011
Giant Eagle installs electric vehicle chargers at Pittsburgh-area stores

Electric vehicle charging stations recently opened at three Pittsburgh-area Giant Eagle stores, the retailer said.

November 21, 2011
Mylan granted license to market generic menopause drug

Mylan will begin selling a generic drug for treating symptoms of menopause in two years, the company said Monday.

November 21, 2011
Study: Hand sanitizer use in schools reduces flu illness, absenteeism

A hand and respiratory hygiene program including frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer helped reduce illness caused by influenza A, and reduced the number of missed school days in elementary school children, according to a study in the November issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

November 16, 2011
Discount grocer announces expansion into Pittsburgh, Ohio markets

Discount grocer Bottom Dollar Food is hiring more than 800 associates over the next several months to begin to prepare for store openings next year, the company announced Wednesday.

November 16, 2011
Giant Eagle looks to its own for CEO, president positions

Giant Eagle has named Laura Shapira Karet CEO and John Lucot president and COO. Both appointments are effective Jan. 9, 2012.

November 9, 2011
Mylan acquires rights to Pfizer's inhaler technology

Generic drug maker Mylan has bought rights to a drug delivery platform made by Pfizer that will allow it to make generic versions of two GlaxoSmithKline respiratory drugs, Mylan said Wednesday.

October 27, 2011
Mylan gets green light for MS Contin generic

Mylan has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a drug designed to treat moderate to severe pain.

October 26, 2011
Heather Bresch promoted to CEO at Mylan

Generic drug maker Mylan's board of directors has approved a new management structure for the company, effective Jan. 1, 2012.

October 25, 2011
StarKist launches Autentico line

StarKist has introduced a new line of canned tuna that is aimed at Hispanic consumers.

October 19, 2011
Mylan settles with Warner Chilcott over generic version of Femcon Fe

Generic drug maker Mylan has settled with Warner Chilcott in a case concerning an oral contraceptive.

October 19, 2011
Mylan's Matrix Labs subsidiary gets name change

Mylan's India-based subsidiary is changing its name, Mylan said Wednesday.

October 10, 2011
Milan Puskar, co-founder of Mylan, dies

Mylan co-founder and former chairman and CEO Milan "Mike" Puskar died Saturday, the generic drug maker said. Puskar, who retired from Mylan as chairman in 2009, was 77.

September 30, 2011
Giant Eagle intros NuVal shelf tool to help identify better nutrition

Giant Eagle this past week introduced the NuVal nutritional scoring system throughout locations in Columbus, Ohio, and Frederick, Md.

September 28, 2011
Sports journalist Jenn Brown joins team GNC LiveWell

GNC Holdings on Wednesday announced that Jenn Brown, two-time Emmy Award-winning sports journalist, has joined the GNC LiveWell team as its newest brand ambassador.

September 22, 2011
Mylan, NCPA herald GPhA generic savings report

A report commissioned by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association has drawn applause from manufacturers and a retail pharmacy industry group.

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