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Special K debuts its first ever products featuring quinoa
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Special K is expanding its portfolio with the new Special K Nourish, which is made with a multi-grain blend of superfoods, including quinoa, oats and barley.
Special K Nourish, which comes in hot cereal and nutrition bars, boasts 7g to 8g of protein and 5g of fiber with less than 200 calories.
To help weight-managers focus on — and maintain — positive nutrition, the brand has partnered with Food Network star and registered dietitian nutritionist Ellie Krieger.
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Actavis buys rights to experimental antifungal drug
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Actavis has acquired global rights to a drug made by a Spanish company for fungal infections of the vagina, the companies said Tuesday.
Actavis and Palau Pharma announced that Actavis Specialty Brands had acquired right's to albaconazole, an orally administered antifungal for vulvo-vaginal candidiasis, onychomycosis and others. The drug, which Palau discovered, is currently in phase-2 clinical trials, and Actavis foresees a potential U.S. commercial launch of the drug in 2017.