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Arizona, Texas top Walgreens Flu Index 'most active' list for 2015/2016 season
DEERFIELD, Ill. - With flu activity winding down in the U.S., Walgreens on Friday announced the top markets and states for flu activity for the season, according to its season-ending Walgreens Flu Index examining aggregate prescription data from Nov. 2015 through mid-April 2016.The states with the highest rates of influenza, according to the Index, were Arizona, Texas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee.FDA approves 3 Aurobindo generics
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has approved three generics from Aurobindo Pharma this week — two prescription drugs and one OTC. On Tuesday, the agency approved Aurobindo’s generic Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan) tablets, and on Wednesday gave its OK to the company's generic Opana (oxymorphone HCl) and Pepcid AC (famotidine).