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  • Retailers, brands sharpen shaving product selection

    The recent legal skirmish between Gillette and Dollar Shave Club underscores just how important the shave category is to drug store retailers.

  • Survey: These social networks most influence purchases

    BOSTON -- When it comes to buying products, consumers are particular about who and what they trust to get advice.

    According to a survey of nearly 14,000 adults conducted in early March by social retail technology provider Collective Bias, Facebook and YouTube are the most persuasive social channels for consumer purchases. About 19% of consumers find Facebook to influence their purchasing decision most, with YouTube coming in second at nearly 18%. YouTube is especially popular with men (23%) compared to women (14%).

  • HealthMine: Two-in-five tech-savvy patients have not heard of telemedicine
    DALLAS - A HealthMine survey of 500 insured consumers who use mobile/internet-connected health applications released Sunday found that 39% still have not heard of telemedicine. What's more, only one third of respondents say their health plan offers telehealth as an option. 
     
    However, 93% of those who have used telemedicine say it has lowered their healthcare costs.
     

  • Special DSN report examines pharmacy’s ‘impact’

    Drug Store News in March published the fifth edition of RxImpact, a special supplement to DSN, produced in support of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill. The special Rx-Impact report — inserted in headquarter copies of this issue of DSN and delivered to all current members of the U.S.

  • Blue-Emu to launch first lidocaine patch available over the counter: Lidocare
    BRISTOL, Tenn.  — NFI Consumer Products, the makers of BLUE-EMU®, announced the U.S. launch of LIDOCARE™ (4% lidocaine), the first lidocaine patch to be offered on OTC shelves and the only lidocaine patch that is water-free. First shipments of Lidocare™ have been executed and the product will be available at CVS and Walgreens stores nationwide in April/May, with additional retailers adding distribution later in the year.
     

  • Randob Labs introduces fire ant sting solution
    CORNWALL, N.Y. - Randob Labs on Thursday announced the launch of Fire Out to soothe the sting from fire ants. 
     
    Fire ants sting up to 40% of residents who live in infested areas each year. And the Southeast U.S., particularly in the Gulf region, generates more than five million stings. While a bee may sting once, a fire ant victim is often stung by dozens, or even hundreds, of fire ants at a time that quickly crawl over a bare foot, up a pant leg, or up an arm. 
     

  • Perrigo, Allergan launch store brand equivalent of Mucinex 1200mg ER tablets
    DUBLIN - Perrigo and its partner Allergan on Wednesday announced the launch of guaifenesin 1200mg extended-release tablets, the OTC store-brand equivalent to Mucinex 1200mg extended-release tablets to retail and wholesale customers. First shipments of this new store branded product have been initiated and represents a first-to-market accomplishment for Perrigo and Allergan.
     

  • Innovation, BU WISE publish paper on Rx operations optimization
    JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Pharmacy intelligence and automation company Innovation announced Wednesday that a collaborative thesis paper by its Advanced Systems division and Binghamton University’s Watson Institute for Systems Excellence (BU WISE) had been published in Expert Systems With Applications, a leading journal on artificial intelligence. 
     
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