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  • Hand sanitizer shown to reduce health insurance claims by 24%

    AKRON, Ohio -- A new study reports that offices equipped with alcohol-based hand sanitizers had 24.3% fewer healthcare insurance claims for preventable illnesses – such as cold, flu and respiratory illnesses.

  • HRG to moderate front-end focused session at HDMA BLC
    WAUKESHA, Wis. – Hamacher Resource Group will serve as moderator of the session, “Ask the Distributors – How to Fuel the Front-end,” on June 13 at the Front-end Forum, part of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association Business and Leadership Conference at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., the company announced Tuesday. 
     

  • Alaska becomes 11th state to restrict DXM sales to adults
    JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska recently became the 11th state to help prevent the growing abuse threat posed by products containing dextromethorphan by restricting the sale of products containing DXM to Alaskans over the age of 18, or under 18 with a licensed practitioner’s prescription.
     

  • Perrigo announces FDA approval of store brand equivalent to Flonase

    DUBLIN -  The national brand equivalent of GlaxoSmithKline's Flonase will soon be shipping to store shelves with the announcement Monday that Perrigo and its partner West-Ward Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday gained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

    "This product approval and launch demonstrates the power of Perrigo's OTC platform," stated John Hendrickson, Perrigo CEO. "Our team has made significant efforts to bring this important product to our customers and consumers in the U.S."

  • DSN, Mack Elevation host first-ever Future Leaders Summit
    CHICAGO — There are more than 58,000 books dedicated to the subject of leadership for sale on Amazon. Yet, it's still one of the most misunderstood topics in business, Mack Elevation Forum founder and managing director Dan Mack told an audience of almost 150 executives gathered here, Tuesday, at the Chicago Art Institute , setting the stage for the first-ever Future Leaders Summit.
     

  • GMDC releases proprietary GMDC/Nielsen Health Beauty Wellness Hierarchy
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Global Market Development Center on Wednesday announced the inaugural release of the health, beauty and wellness retail level sales data from its new proprietary GMDC/Nielsen Health Beauty Wellness Hierarchy. 
     

  • Regulatory collaboration on OTC product launches the theme of this year's CHPA RSQ
    WASHINGTON - The Consumer Healthcare Products Association will host its Regulatory, Scientific & Quality Conference next week in Bethesda, Md, featuring more than a dozen education sessions on key regulatory, scientific and quality issues impacting the OTC business. 
     

  • MD Labs' Rxight advances President's Precision Medicine Initiative
    WASHINGTON – In an effort to expand upon President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative and explore innovative ways to individualize patient care, representatives from MD Labs recently met with senior leadership at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
     
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