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Meijer makes ‘family health care a priority’ at two new Indiana supercenters
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer opened new 192,000-sq-ft. supercenters on Tuesday in McCordsville and Franklin, Ind., which include full-service pharmacies that make “family health care a priority.” The prescription program includes oral generic antibiotics with a special focus on prescriptions most often filled for children, prenatal vitamins, and medications for those with diabetes and high cholesterol. Since its inception in 2006, the program has filled more than 39 million free prescriptions, saving Meijer customers more than $536 million, stated the company.
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FDA approves Aurobindo’s hypertension generics
EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — Aurobindo Pharma received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Olmesartan Medoxomil and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, 20 mg/12.5 mg, 40 mg/12.5 mg, and 40 mg/25 mg. The Division of Bioequivalence has determined Aurobindo Pharma Limited’s Olmesartan Medoxomil and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, 20 mg/12.5 mg, 40 mg/12.5 mg, and 40 mg/25 mg to be bioequivalent and, therefore, therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug, Benicar HCT of Daiichi Sankyo.
