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March 1, 2011
Heather Bresch, Robert Cindrich join Mylan's board

Mylan's board of directors now includes the drug maker's president.

March 1, 2011
StarKist appoints new CEO

A new leader has been named for a maker of shelf-stable seafood products.

February 28, 2011
Matrix Labs' gabapentin capsules get FDA OK

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for shingles made by a subsidiary of generic drug maker Mylan.

February 15, 2011
Mylan gets approval for generic version of Vfend

Mylan has launched a generic drug for fungal infections, the company said Tuesday.

February 4, 2011
Intimate Bridge 2 Conception developing an OTC take-home insemination device

A private entrepreneur is close to introducing a take-home intracervical insemination fertilization kit to retail, according to a story published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Friday.

February 1, 2011
Giant Eagle’s HBW format takes flight under Heiser’s watchful eye

PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle may be a regional player, but the company’s willingness to experiment with its pharmacy formats — including its latest HBW/pharmacy store-within-a-store concept — proves that it can shake things up.


In fall 2009, Giant Eagle put into motion its health, beauty, wellness pilot tests — a new wellness format that helps bridge the prescription files of the pharmacy with the natural health-and-wellness opportunities across the front end.

January 28, 2011
Mylan's generic Sular gets FDA OK

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic hypertension treatment made by Mylan.

January 27, 2011
Matrix obtains license agreement for HIV treatment

A Mylan subsidiary has inked a nonexclusive license agreement with Tibotec Pharmaceuticals to manufacture, market and distribute a generic version of an HIV treatment.

January 25, 2011
Mylan announces Lipitor, Caduet patent settlements

Generic drug maker Mylan has entered settlements with Pfizer concerning two drugs for treating cholesterol.

January 25, 2011
Prestige Brands breaks down causes of sore throat pain in study

Pittsburgh and Green Bay, Wis., retailers ought to have plenty of sore throat remedies in preparation for the Super Bowl — 28% of sore throat sufferers got that pain by cheering and screaming, according to a new study released Tuesday by Prestige Brands.

January 24, 2011
Matrix Labs' generic Protonix DR receives FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for gastroesphageal reflux disease made by a subsidiary of Mylan, the generic drug maker said Monday.

January 20, 2011
Under PEPFAR, Matrix gets tentative approval for generic Combivir

The Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval to an antiretroviral treatment for children with HIV and AIDS under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program.

January 19, 2011
Giant Eagle announces free in-store diabetes screenings

In partnership with Bayer Healthcare Diabetes Care and Novo Nordisk, Giant Eagle is offering its customers free in-store diabetes screenings.

January 18, 2011
GSK Consumer Healthcare gets new president for North America division

Colin Mackenzie has been appointed the new president of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare North America. Mackenzie succeeds Roger Scarlett-Smith, who is relocating to London to become president of GSK Consumer Healthcare Europe.

January 18, 2011
Mylan's generic Precose gets green light from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic diabetes drug made by Mylan, the drug maker said Tuesday.

January 12, 2011
Supermarket wine kiosks return to Pennsylvania retailers

Supermarket wine kiosks are being reintroduced into the Pennsylvania market in the coming week after being taken offline in the days before Christmas, according to a report published Monday in the Beaver County Times, a newspaper based in Beaver County and northwest of Pittsburgh.

January 5, 2011
Cessation shelf is smokin’

PITTSBURGH — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration last year initiated programs that will breathe new life into sales of smoking-cessation products. The surgeon general issued a report titled “How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease,” and the FDA will be mandating that tobacco manufacturers have smoking-is-bad-for-you messages on packaging. 


January 4, 2011
Mylan settles Medicaid reimbursement suit

Generic drug maker Mylan has settled a lawsuit concerning Medicaid reimbursements with the federal government and the state of Texas, Mylan said Dec. 24.

December 10, 2010
Mylan gets FDA nod for generic Adalat CC

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

December 8, 2010
Chinese retailer eyes GNC

Chinese retailer Bright Food Group is looking to potentially grow its portfolio with the acquisition of specialty retailer GNC, according to several reports.

December 7, 2010
Under PEPFAR, Matrix gets tentative approval for Ziagen generic

The Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval to a generic drug for HIV/AIDS made by Mylan subsidiary Matrix Labs for distribution in developing countries under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Mylan said Tuesday.

November 18, 2010
GNC develops Longevity Factors supplements line

GNC on Thursday announced the launch of its GNC Longevity Factors, GNC's first and only...

November 8, 2010
PepsiCo, GNC join forces for Phenom

One of the world's largest food and beverage businesses is teaming up with a specialty...

November 4, 2010
Fulfilling the need for healthcare-information demand among wired adults, seniors

This is a next-generation pharmacy solution for the next generation of seniors, who begin celebrating...

November 4, 2010
Rite Aid Online Care to enter Pittsburgh market

Rite Aid will introduce Rite Aid Online Care to the Pittsburgh market, a service that...

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