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A record 56 drugs were approved by the FDA last year, a number that topped the previously held record of 53 approvals from 1996, according to a new analysis by Express Scripts.

Procter & Gamble and Unilever (and its subsidiaries) led the hair conditioner category in the food channel with $110 million and $86 million, respectively. L’Oréal and its subsidiary, Garnier Fructis, came in third with $66 million. The category showed modest growth versus last year at 1.7%, driven in part by a significant increase in sales for Vogue International (OGX), up 14.4%.

After 13 years with the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Ted Peterson recently retired as VP of CHPA to start a new company. Peterson is credited for having helped evolve the organization into a leading industry advocate for helping grow members’ businesses.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and CEO Steve Anderson

How do the very best brands and leading retailers create winning organizations, and attract, develop and keep the next generation of leadership?

Next month, an all-star lineup of high-impact speakers will share their best ideas and winning philosophies for attracting talent and leading in a hyper-competitive industry at the first-ever Future Leaders Summit, an exclusive leadership event co-produced by Drug Store News in partnership with the Mack Elevation Forum.

Slated for May 24 in Chicago, the exclusive, full-day summit’s agenda includes:

To help connect the growing numbers of consumers looking to take greater control of their own health care, with the growing number of in-store health fairs and disease screening events that are being held every day at drug stores, supermarkets, mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs all across the country, Lebhar-Friedman — the parent company of Drug Store News — has launched GoHealthEvents.com.