New Products

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — QS/1, a healthcare automation solutions provider, announced the release of an iPad app for signature capture called eSigcap. Once it's installed and configured with the QS/1 Pharmacy Management System, the ipad can be used to collect prescription signatures wirelessly around the pharmacy.

“We see more pharmacists using iPads to help them better manage their time and resources,” said Ed Willet, QS/1 VP National Sales. “It was a natural fit to integrate the iPad into our pharmacy management systems.”

ARLINGTON, Va. — Surescripts on Wednesday announced its service has routed more than 1 billion electronic prescriptions in 2013, representing a majority (58%) of all eligible prescriptions in the United States, sent by 73% of all office-based physicians.  

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has announced enhancements to its mobile pharmacy app. The update will help customers make better saving decisions and allow quick access to its list of $4 prescriptions.

According to the company, the enhanced app will allow customers to:

ORLANDO, Fla. — AsthmaMD recently launched its first retail product, the AsthmaMD Peak Flow Meter. The AsthmaMD Peak Flow Meter works with the newest AsthmaMD app and MyAsthmaMD secure cloud portal for physicians to help asthma patients more accurately track symptoms and medication adherence to preempt an attack. The multi-tiered asthma management program integrates physician-prescribed asthma action plans individualized to the patient into a simple process, the company stated.

NEW YORK — CōTZ Face Natural Skin Tone SPF 40 is sun protection with a special little something inside — a natural tint that is designed to be universally flattering to all complexions.

CōTZ Face Natural Skin Tone SPF 40 delivers a light texture and sheer, matte finish that layers invisibly under makeup. Its weightless mineral formula enhances natural skin tone, provides discreet coverage and leaves no residue, the company stated.

PHOENIX — Boulder Canyon Foods, a snack food manufacturer, on Tuesday introduced Ancient Grains, a whole-grain snack chip that combines grains and seeds to create a healthy snacking experience, the company said.

Ancient Grains blends together quinoa, millet, chia, amaranth, brown rice, brown teff and sorghum to create a chip that is thin, but hearty, the company said. The chip is then seasoned with garlic, red pepper, cumin and topped with sea salt.

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Takeda Pharmaceutical on Tuesday announced that the Food and Drug Administration simultaneously approved a new biologic therapy, Entyvio (vedolizumab), for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

NEW YORK — Pacific Shaving Co., a manufacturer of natural, eco-friendly shaving products, has just launched its new caffeinated shaving cream and aftershave for men and women. 

Caffeine is already a "go-to" ingredient in everything from eye creams to anti-aging lotions to concealers to moisturizers and now it has found its way into the shaving segment.