Consumer Affairs & Relations

H-E-B’s Helping Heroes honors Texas’ first responders
For the 15th year running, H-E-B’s Helping Heroes initiative celebrated first responders on Sept. 11 in the retailer’s home state of Texas.
Trump admin puts flavored e-cigarettes in the crosshairs
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to finalize a compliance policy in the coming weeks to prioritize enforcement of premarket authorization requirements for e-cigarettes that aren’t tobacco flavored, with promises of a more specific plan to come.

Report: Delayed adoption of biosimilars has cost system $2.2B since 2015

Patients have lost nearly $10 billion in potential biosimilar savings since 2015 due to delayed launches, according to a new white paper from the Biosimilars Council, a division of the Association for Accessible Medicines.
Publix raises more than $1M for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts

Publix announced that it has raised more $1 million in donations in the first five days of its checkout donation program.
Walmart makes key appointment for new digital role

Walmart has appointed Amazon veteran, Nuala O’Connor, senior vice president and chief counsel of digital citizenship.
Glenmark gets FDA nod for generic Olux-E Foam

Olux-E Foam, 0.05% had a market value of approximately $11.1 million, for the 12 month period ended July 2019, according to IQVIA.
Albertsons appoints new EVP, chief merchandising officer

Own Brands president, Geoff White, has been appointed the executive vice president and chief merchandising officer of Albertsons, the company said.
Leading retailers revise policies on firearms in stores

The ranks of retailers revising their policies on customers bringing guns into their stores are growing, with CVS Health, Kroger and Walgreens asking non-law enforcement customers in open-carry states not to bring their guns into stores.
Dollar General’s Literacy Foundation awards more than $2.8M in grants

Dollar General announced that its Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $2.8 million in youth literacy grants to help students and educators.
Amneal gets FDA OK for generic Amicar

Aminocaproic acid oral solution had a market value of approximately $28 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2019.

Consumer Affairs & Relations

H-E-B’s Helping Heroes honors Texas’ first responders

Trump admin puts flavored e-cigarettes in the crosshairs

Report: Delayed adoption of biosimilars has cost system $2.2B since 2015

Publix raises more than $1M for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts

Walmart makes key appointment for new digital role

Glenmark gets FDA nod for generic Olux-E Foam

Albertsons appoints new EVP, chief merchandising officer

Leading retailers revise policies on firearms in stores

Dollar General’s Literacy Foundation awards more than $2.8M in grants

Amneal gets FDA OK for generic Amicar