New Products

MUMBAI and BALTIMORE — Lupin on Wednesday announced that it received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for rifabutin capsules USP, 150 mg — a generic version of Pharmacia and Upjohn Company's Mycobutin capsules. The company's U.S. subsidiary will begin marketing the product soon.

The drug is used for the prevention of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex disease in patients with advanced HIV infection. Mycobutin capsules had annual sales of $18.6 million in the United States, according to IMS MAT.

WASHINGTON — To provide pharmacist a detail description of each step in the comprehensive medication review, the American Pharmacists Association has published How to Conduct a Comprehensive Medication Review: A Guidebook for Pharmacists, the association has announced.

The new guide covers such areas as:

NEW YORK — U.K. company Kind2Skin has entered the U.S. market with a new line of deodorants designed just for tweens.

NEW YORK — After a two-year hiatus, U.K.’s King of Shaves is back in action and ready to change the manscape of the industry with its new launch Hyperglide razor now available at Target and Target.com.

NEW YORK — Verizon’s Converged Health Management, a remote patient-monitoring medical platform designed to help clinicians and patients manage patients’ health in between doctor visits, recently received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to run on the iOS mobile operating system, Verizon announced Tuesday. 

Patients and clinicians now will be able to access Verizon’s solution on their iPhones and can use their iPads to access the Converged Health Management portal.

DENVER — LED Technologies announced has formed an alliance with Kathy Ireland Worldwide to develop reVive Light Therapy skin care devices for anti-aging; uneven skin tone and hyperpigmantation; acne; and skin healing.

The FDA-approved reVive Light Therapy features a collection that offers full face as well as hand-held light devices, across a full range LED Light Modalities.

CARMEL, Ind. — Skinnygirl brand last week announced its latest take on low-calorie beverages — its new Skinnygirl Water Enhancers, which will launch in March at food retailers across the United States.

The four flavors — White Cherry, Blueberry Acai, Pineapple Coconut and Fuji Apple — have 5 calories per serving. Each bottle of water enhancer contains 48 ml of flavoring, which is enough to turn about 24 glasses of water into a Skinnygirl beverage.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — Pacific World’s Fing’rs brand has created a new collection of press-on nails in five different fashion-forward designs.