Drug Store News articles from February 2003

Drug Store News archives from February 2003

GSK, Apotex battle over Paxil patent. (News).(GlaxoSmithKline)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... CHICAGO -- GlaxoSmithKline and Apotex squared off in a court battle Feb. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to determine whether GSK will face generic competition on its blockbuster Paxil sooner rather than...

Bill revisits Bush discount card. (News).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... WASHINGTON -- In a bid to overturn a recent court ruling, Congressman Mark Foley, R-Fla., has re-introduced a plan he first floated in August 2001 for a prescription discount card for Medicare patients. Foley's bill would give the Bush...

Generic industry meeting draws rich slate of leaders.(Generic Pharmaceutical Association's 2003 Annual Meeting)
February 17, 2003... RIO GRANDE, P.R. -- Generic pharmaceutical manufacturers got a promising dose of news about their industry's prospects and a chance to hear from a slate of health care experts and high-profile federal officials at the generic industry's annual...

NACDS taps into regional strength and expertise.(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
February 17, 2003... KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- A recording-breaking 450 industry executives, including representatives from 116 chains, flew south to the NACDS' Regional Conference for the latest updates on critical issues affecting their businesses. The conference...

CVS deposits extra 4Q cash in 'land-bank' strategy.
February 17, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I.--A better-than-expected fourth-quarter cash flow position allowed CVS' real estate development team to put a few in the bank, in a manner of speaking. CVS managed to generate $398 million in free cash during the fourth...

Eckerd's arrival in Arizona ushers in era of growth. (News).
February 17, 2003... SUN CITY, Ariz. - The opening last month of Eckerd's first store in Arizona marks the beginning of a year in which the nation's fourth-largest drug chain seeks to balance execution of the final phase of its turnaround strategy against the first...

Rite Aid lowers 4Q expectations. (News).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa. - Rite Aid earlier this month lowered its sales guidance for the fourth quarter ending March 1; however, the company has not changed its EBITDA guidance for the quarter or the ear, explained Karen Rugen, Rite Aid spokeswoman. ...

Jewel/Osco unveils urban store. (News).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Jewel/Osco has debuted a prototype store on State and Ohio streets in Chicago, amidst growing upmarket retail development, that is uniquely suited to this urban environment. Helping the shopper get in and out quickly, rather than steering each...

Thriftway divides into two units. (Regional Report).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Sharon Sternheim, widow of Thriftway Drugs founder Howard Sternheim, has sold p art of her interest in the chain to Robert Baker and Alex Perchuk, two of her husband's former business associates. The new relationship created...

Snyder's goes downtown. (Regional Report).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... MINNEAPOLIS -- Snyder's Drug Stores is opening a 12,000-square-foot drug store downtown here the last week of March, as an anchor tenant in a shopping complex. "As a long-time Twin Cities retailer, [Snyder's] is thrilled to make this...

Kinney celebrates 100th year. (Regional Report).(Kinney Drugs)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- When Kinney Drugs officially turns 100 this fall, the upstate New York chain won't be the only ones celebrating. Kinney is inviting local customers to join a year-long celebration of special sales, sweepstakes and community...

Familymeds buys InteliHealth files. (Regional Report).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... FARMINGTON, Conn. -- Familymeds has purchased the customer list, inventory and creative assets of the InteliHealth Catalog and on me store from Aetna late last month. Aetna retains ownership of the InteliHealth health information Web site. ...

Kerr unveils new health center concept. (News).(Kerr Drug)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kerr Drug, in its goal of becoming a full-service health care provider, opened Feb. 3 its newest store in the North Hills shopping center here. Kerr officials are calling the free-standing store the chain's "most...

Q&A.(National Community Pharmacists Association)(re-importation of lower-cost drugs produced in the United)
February 17, 2003... John Rector, NCPA John Rector, senior vice president of government a/airs and general counsel or the National Community Pharmacists Association, has become a passionate advocate on behalf of independent pharmacy/or an easing of...

Kmart strengthens efforts to keep pharmacy customers amid closings. (News).
February 17, 2003... TROY, Mich. -- Kmart is taking aggressive steps to redirect customers-especially its pharmacy patients--to surviving stores, after it received the go-ahead last month to shutter more than 300 stores. The company, which plans to emerge from...

Chaindrugstore.net expands services. (News).
February 17, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- ChainDrugStore.net has formed a marketing partnership with the National Council of State Pharmaceutical Association Executives to launch a new merchandising information service that will deliver key pharmaceutical product...

Whitening brands launch overnight offering. (News).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... The white knights of the oral care category, Colgate Simply White and Crest Whitestrip s soon will work through the night to whiten teeth. Colgate-Palmolive leaked plans for Simply White Night, a clear gel that works much like its predecessor,...

CanadianDrugStore to boycott GSK. (Pharmacy Watch).(GlaxoSmithKline)(GSK stops distribution to Canadian pharmacies that supply US citizens w/ cheaper prescriptions than those available in US)
February 17, 2003... Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline followed through on its promise to stop supplying those Canadian pharmacies that made a business out of dispensing the company's prescription drugs directly to American patients late last month. Accordingly,...

NIPCO launches pharmacists listserv. (Pharmacy Watch).(National Institute for Pharmacist Care Outcomes)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A new Internet-based networking and communications program is available now to pharmacists who provide disease management and other specialized patient care services, according to the National Institute for Pharmacist Care...

NCPA issues HIPAA guidelines. (Pharmacy Watch).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Responding to member requests, the National Community Pharmacists Association has published the HIPAA Compliance Handbook for Community Pharmacy to help independent pharmacy owners implement new federal patient privacy...

McClellan, new FDA commissioner, outlines ambitious improvement plan. (Pharmacy News).(shorten review times)
February 17, 2003... RIO GRANDE, P.R. -- New Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan said his agency would make a major push this year to shorten review times for both branded and generic pharmaceuticals. In his first major address as FDA...

Bush discount card plan overturned, shifting balance of Medicare Rx battle. (Pharmacy News).
February 17, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Pharmacy leaders are expressing relief over a judge's decision to block the Bush administration's plan for a federal prescription discount card administered by privately run pharmacy benefit managers. "We see this as a...

Murphy joins Revlon team. (News).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Revlon's newest executive recruit may have had a crash course in the beauty category, but the Coca-Cola veteran is well schooled in front-end merchandising. At the start of this month, Paul Murphy, former vice president of customer marketing...

Albertson's. (People in the News).(appointment)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's has named C.J. Gabriel executive vice president of supply chain. He succeeds Tom Brother, who plans to retire. Gabriel joins Albertson's from Newgistics, where he served as p resident, chief executive officer and...

Winn-Dixie Stores. (People in the News).(appointment)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores, which operates about 700 pharmacies, has named combo store veteran Larry White director of operations services, reporting to John Sheehan, senior vice president of operations. He was director of...

Together Rx. (People in the News).(appointment)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... NEW YORK -- Together Rx, a prescription discount program formed by seven drug companies, has name d Robert Perkins its first executive director. Perkins, a former DuPont Pharmaceuticals executive, will lead operations, strategic planning...

Procter & Gamble. (People in the News).(appointment)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... CINCINNATI -- At Procter & Gamble, Virginia Coleman Drosos, former general manager of skin care, global design North America, has been named vice p resident of skin care, global design North America. Drosos will continue to manage P&G's skin...

Maybelline. (People in the News).(appointment)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... NEW YORK - Maybelline has named Dennis Decker vice president of global design for Maybelline Worldwide. Decker will develop global standards for packaging to ensure global consistency. Previously, Decker was a global design director.

Super gimmicks are not a substitute for low prices. (Opinion).(Walgreens has created a "super coupon")
February 17, 2003... It's the kind of simple thing that makes a shopper wonder why someone didn't think of it sooner. It's the kind of simple marketing tactic that more retailers should consider. It's a promotion that benefits consumers and makes a customer notice...

Recent news spells 'mile-high' hopes for industry. (Opinion).
February 17, 2003... Maybe I have just been working too hard lately. We all know what that's like; that feeling like you can never really shut it down. Maybe it was the lack of oxygen at 9,500 feet. That thin, mountain air really messes with your mind, the...

Eckerd/AHBAI donation. (Making the Scene).(United Negro College Fund)(American Health and Beauty Aids Institute)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Geri Duncan Jones of the American Health and Beauty Aids Institute and Germaine Gibbs of Eckerd present a $60,000 check to the United Negro College Fund. AHBAI member products purchased at Eckerd stores funded the check.

Best of You awards. (Making the Scene).(Glamour/Sally Hansen's Best of You awards)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... At Glamour/Sally Hansen's Best of You awards are Glamour's Suzanne Grimes, runner-up Diane Alford, winner Mayra Suero-Wade, Del Labs' Bill McMenemy, third place winners Lori Jessup and Meredith Blake and Glamour's Cindi Leive.

Grasping ethnic shoppers' needs shapes merchandising. (Merchandising Trends).
February 17, 2003... Chain drug retailers have identified it as a strategic initiative, even hosted round tables with their supplier partners on the topic, but ethnic experts on the outside looking in say few really have embraced ethnic merchandising in their...

Forget about family planning, shoppers seek 'sexual wellness'. (OTC/Natural Health).
February 17, 2003... Innovation and new products are driving the family planning category. In fact, the category itself is being expanded in many chains to in dude more segments, such as personal lubricants. Even the placement of the category is shifting in...

Meal replacement drinks. (What's Hot).(Cadbury Schweppes Snapple)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Slide over Slim-Fast, make room Ensure. A pair of beverage powerhouses are flooding the beverage market with a slew of fruity drink offerings that could compete I in the meal replacement segment. Cadbury Schweppes Snapple division this...

Canada's Jean Coutu Group. (Retailer News).(quit smoking)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Canada's Jean Coutu Group has initiated its annual Quit to Win Challenge, inviting smokers to quit March 1 through April 11. The Jean Coutu Group will hand out some 30,000 exclusive support kits that contain an anti-stress ball, a bottle of...

Wal-Mart. (Retailer News).(infant formula)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Wal-Mart plans to add a docosahexaenoic acidenriched product to its Parent's Choice private label infant formula this fall. Studies show that consumption of DHA and arachidonic acid can improve brain and eye development in children. The...

Johnson & Johnson. (Supplier News).(Band-Aid Brand liquid bandage)(Good Housekeeping "Good Buy" Award)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Johnson & Johnson's Band-Aid Brand liquid bandage was one of seven pro ducts to receive a Good Housekeeping "Good Buy" Award for best new household products introduced in 2002, confirmed Closure Medical, the company that developed the liquid...

Medisana. (Supplier News).(blood pressure monitors)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Medisana last month announced plans to enter the home health care market with a line of blood pressure monitors. The three new offerings will range in retail price from $39.99 to $69.99 and include a wrist monitor and two arm units--one...

HemCon. (Supplier News).(received FDA approval to market its new HemCon bandages)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... HemCon received FDA approval to market its new HemCon bandages. Made from chitosan, a shrimp-based product, the bandage actually stops severe bleeding. Development of the bandage was funded in p art through a research grant from the U.S. Army...

Pharmavite. (Supplier News).(appointment)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Pharmavite last month named Skip Aldridge its executive vice president of sales. Aldridge will report to president Brent Bailey. Before joining Pharmavite, Aldridge was executive vice president of grocery sales at ConAgra Foods. He was...

Faced with liability suits, retailers and suppliers drop ephedra. (OTC/Natural Health).(diet aids)
February 17, 2003... The big trend in weight loss and diet aids this year will involve cutting back on risk, as retailers and suppliers shave off ephedra SKUs, rather than contend with fatter liability insurance bills. With the Rand Corp.'s release of its...

New launches, line extensions tip off nail segment growth. (Beauty Care).(Del Labs)(Maybelline)
February 17, 2003... Sales trends in nail cosmetics have been steady but not strong for the past year. However, new launches, some hitting the shelves this quarter, could change that in the year to come. Sue Young, category manager of cosmetics for Kinney Drug,...

Nails as fashion accessories. (What's Hot).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... As fashion forecasters will tell you, accessories are back in a big way. Chalk it up to the economy or lack of "must-have" fashion in the market. But whatever the reason, women are gravitating toward the little extras to update their looks....

Color cosmetics collection. (Retailer News).(Duane Reade will expand its color cosmetics collection)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Duane Reade will expand its color cosmetics collection, apt. 5, with a rainbow of spring hues, such as pink and purple, and sea foam and sky blue eye shadow duos. New York metropolitan stores launched the line in May on brightly lit endcap...

Energizer Holdings. (Supplier News).(will buy Schick-Wilkinson)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... After months on the selling block, Pfizer's Schick-Wilkinson Sword has found a buyer. Energizer Holdings will purchase the more than 75-year-old shaving products business for $930 million. Schick-Wilkinson Sword--the second-largest manufacturer...

Revlon. (Supplier News).(lipstick)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Revlon is seeking to wet the lips of consumers with the launch of Moisturous Lipcolor in April. The nearly weightless gel formula smooths and conditions lips. Aloe vera and vitamin E, along with an SPF of 17, protect from environmental...

Pacific World. (Supplier News).(Nailene brand will unveil its new look)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Pacific World's Nailene brand will unveil its new look to consumers this spring. The brand's tradition al purple and green colors now will differentiate glue-on nails (purple) and self-stick (green). Both designs boast a cleaner, more modern...

Skinvisible. (Supplier News).(sun-detection stickers dubbed SunSpots)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Skinvisibie, the Washington-based developer of sun-detection stickers dubbed SunSpots, has signed an agreement to manufacturer a line of sun care products for SunSpots International. The new line of sun care products will be marketed alongside...

General Mills Snacks. (Supplier News).(introducing several new items)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... General Mills Snacks this month is introducing several new items. Betty Crocker Sesame Street Elmo Fruit Snacks mark the first time the Sesame Street brand has been leveraged in the fruit snack category. Three different packaging...

Kelloggs. (Supplier News).(additions to its breakfast foods lineup)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Kelloggs currently is unveiling several additions to its breakfast foods lineup. The new items include two new flavors in its Fruit Harvest cereal line--apple cinnamon and strawberry-blueberry--as well as a new twist to Frosted Flakes, Tony's...

The Vector Group. (Supplier News).(new Quest brand of reduced nicotine cigarettes )(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... The Vector Group officially introduced its new Quest brand of cigarettes-a brand designed to get smokers to quit through a gradual, step-down pro am. Quest cigarettes are available in three varieties: Quest 1, which contains 0.6 mg of nicotine...

Just Born. (Supplier News).(to acquire Goldenberg Candy Co. )(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Just Born, maker of Marshmallow Peeps, Hot Tamales and Mike and Ike, agreed last month to acquire Goldenberg Candy Co. of Philadelphia, best known for its chocolate-covered Peanut Chews. Under terms of the agreement, Peanut Chews and Chew-ets...

Fischer Beverages. (Supplier News).(Murphy's Stout and Murphy's Red Beer can size changed)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Fischer Beverages has changed the can on Murphy's Stout and Murphy's Red Beer to a new, more standard, 16-ounce size, replacing its former 14.9-ounce cans. The pint-sized cans are available in four-packs, as well as a new eight-pack.

Almaden Vineyards. (Supplier News).(red and white sangria box wine introduced)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Almaden Vineyards last month introduce d two new flavor concepts to its box wine collection--red and white sangria. New packaging features more vibrant colors and a festive theme the company hopes will set it apart from the traditional image of...

Salty snack sales are in the bag as drug grabs convenience market. (Consumables).
February 17, 2003... Salty snacks have evolved into a $261 million category in the drug channel, and according to those close to the business, drug retailers "Just ain't seen nothing yet." "Growth has been strong for some time now, in the double digits. But in...

Fresh breath always in style. (What's Hot).(Callard & Bowser-Suchard to offer new breath strip entry, Altoids Strips )(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... A year and a half ago, no one had ever heard of a breath strip. Today, it is a business worth more than $58 million in drug stores, and there now are a number of brands competing ir that space. By next month, retailers can expect that number to...

Target. (Retailer News).(uses letter Z as substitute for letter S to jazz up merchandising of its toy department)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... In a move designed to enhance its appeal to "hip" young shoppers, Target has jumped on one of the newest trends in "coolness," using the letter Z as a substitute for the letter S as a way to jazz up the merchandising of its toy department. ...

McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing. (Supplier News).(shipping new series of informational picture books for children)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing is shipping "Animal Faces, a new series of informational picture books that explain how the faces of animals have evolved to aid their survival. Two titles in the series, "Animal Faces in The Water" and...

Panasonic. (Supplier News).(launching industry's first AA-size 1950 mAh nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Panasonic is introducing the industry's first AA-size 1950 mAh nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery. These high-capacity, long-lasting batteries deliver up to six times the power of premium alkaline batteries and are designed to address...

Inkworks. (Supplier News).(new series of premium-priced trading cards based on ABC adventure series 'Alias' )(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Inkworks has introduced a new series of high-end, premium-priced trading cards based on the ABC adventure series "Alias" The 81-card base set includes episodic coverage cards, rophesies of Rambaldi cards, character cards, power players...

Igo Home Products. (Supplier News).(extends its Kitchen Drawer Power Tool line with 2 products)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Igo Home Products is extending its Kitchen Drawer Power Tool line with the Igo Grip and Zip Cordless Drill and Igo Mini Powered Screwdriver, both of which will retail for under $10. Weighing in at 1 pound, the Igo Grip and Zip Cordless...

Miniracers drive toy trends, get green light from retailers. (General Merchandise).
February 17, 2003... From the buzz generated overseas at January's Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair, the next big thing is anything but big--in size, that is. Nevertheless, in the eyes of todays kids, the latest cast of miniaturized microchip-driven toys makes for...

Private label phone cards. (What's Hot).(drug chains begin to market store-brand telephone cards)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... As drug chains continue to play up convenience, it s perhaps a no-brainer that they begin to market store-brand telephone cards. Rite Aid and CVS, in partnerships with MCI, each have store-branded telephone calling cards, which both chains...

Health and Human Services. (Industry News).(identifies 12 commonly prescribed drugs that would be tested for use in children)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Health and Human Services identified last month 12 commonly prescribed drugs that would be tested for use in children. Each drug will undergo about two years of testing, followed by evaluation of test results by the Food and Drug...

Nastech Pharmaceutical. (Branded News).(to reacquire from Pharmacia all developing and marketing rights of experimental impotence drug )(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Nastech Pharmaceutical has agreed to reacquire from Pharmacia all developing and marketing rights of an experimental impotence drug in an effort to please U.S. antitrust regulators concerned about Pharmacia's pending merger with Pfizer. Pfizer...

FlavorRx. (Branded News).(inks partnerships with both CVS and Rite Aid)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... FlavorRx, the provider of medical flavoring systems to pharmacies, has inked partnerships with both CVS and Rite Aid. The flavoring, used by pharmacists in liquid medicines to improve taste and increase compliance, is available in 42...

Cardinal Health. (Branded News).(opens $80 million drug-development facility in Somerset, NJ)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Cardinal Health announced last month the opening of an $80 million drug-development facility in Somerset, N.J. The center delivers such services as analytical science, formulation of innovative delivery techniques and clinical manufacturing....

Aventis and Andrx. (Generic News).(reach settlement with 29 states on charges they conspired to keep generic version of Cardizem CD off market)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Drug makers Aventis and Andrx have reached an $80 million settlement with 29 states on charges that the companies conspired to keep a generic version of Cardizem CD, a widely used blood pressure medication, off the market. Of this amount,...

Novartis. (Generic News).(to unite 14 brands under name Sandoz )(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Novartis last month announced plans to unite its 14 brands under the name Sandoz to increase the visibility of its products. The move will bring under one banner Geneva Pharmaceuticals of the United States, Azupharma of Germany and...

NACDS blasts GAO's PBM findings. (Chain Pharmacy).(National Association of Chain Drug Stores attacks General Accounting Office study of pharmacy benefit managers and their role in health care marketplace)
February 17, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is crying foul over a recently released General Accounting Office study of pharmacy benefit managers and the role they play in the health care marketplace. The study, NACDS...

Pfizer to add bar coding to packaging. (Chain Pharmacy).
February 17, 2003... NEW YORK -- Its initial target user is the hospital pharmacist. But a new scanner-based identification system from Pfizer is likely to appear in retail pharmacies in the not-too-distant future. In a pre-emptive move that could pay big...

Supply chain, new drug therapies drive AmeriSource Bergen 1Q sales. (Chain Pharmacy).
February 17, 2003... VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- With its eye on new, data-driven supply-chain capabilities and new prescription therapies, drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen drove net earnings up 37 percent over year-earlier levels to $92.7 million in the first quarter...

Drug makers may shift R&D focus to 'more predictable revenue streams'. (Chain Pharmacy).
February 17, 2003... BOSTON -- The search by brand-name drug companies for a new generation of b blockbuster drugs may give way to the development of medicines that could be more modest in scope but that produce "more predictable revenue streams," according to the...

FDA issues new HRT, ERT guidelines. (Chain Pharmacy).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... BETHESDA, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration has formulated new guidelines regarding safety warnings for all estrogen and estrogen with progestin products. Based on its analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative study, the FDA's...

NCPA adds execs to two new posts. (Chain Pharmacy).(National Community Pharmacists Association)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Broadening its reach into specialty care, the National Community Pharmacists Association has named retail pharmacy veteran William Popomaronis to the new post of director of pharmacy specialty services. Popomaronis is...

Winn-Dixie.com enhances Rx features. (Chain Pharmacy).(introduces online pharmacy service)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- WinnDixie Stores has launched an online pharmacy service, marking a late but potentially fruitful move beyond bricks-and-mortar drug retailing. The 1,070-store supermarket chain reported last month it has added a new...

Getting poised for a steeper growth curve. (Special Report: Generic Drugs).(Industry Overview)
February 17, 2003... New YORK -- The winds of change have begun to fill the generic drug industry's sails. Driven by expiring patents on big-selling blockbuster drugs and the frantic search for lower-cost prescription alternatives by health plan payers, generic...

Hatch-Waxman compromise bill in need of reform, author contends. (Special Report: Generic Drugs).
February 17, 2003... RIO GRANDE P.R -- One of the lawmakers responsible for the present-day generic drug industry says he is fed up with brand-name pharmaceutical companies' efforts to block the marketing of me-too pharmaceuticals and is pushing for an overhaul of...

Push is likely for speedier generic approvals. (Special Report: Generic Drugs).
February 17, 2003... WASHINGTON -- With prescription drug costs at all-time highs, Congress and the Bush administration feeling the heat from patients angered over drug prices and state governments staggered by the Medicaid funding crisis, it's no wonder that the...

Retailers educate patients on generics' benefits. (Special Report: Generic Drugs).
February 17, 2003... What does an average pharmacist today do when a young mother comes in for a prescription for a brand name drug, but the co-pay is $40, and she is on a tight budget? Or when an 80-year-old woman says she's stopped taking her medicine or cut back...

Endo Pharmaceuticals. (Companies to Watch).(specialty pharmaceutical firm has market leadership in pain management products)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Chadds Ford, Pa., (610) 558-9800 Endo Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company with market leadership in pain management products. The company researches, develops, produces and markets a broad product offering of branded and...

Hi-Tech Pharmacal. (Companies to Watch).(caters to diabetic market with branded and OTC offerings)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Amityville, N.Y., (631) 789-8228 Specializing in liquid and semi-solid dosage forms, Hi-Tech Pharmacal's future looks promising when looking at the generic opportunities ahead of them. "Over $1 billion worth of branded liquid and...

Inwood Laboratories. (Companies to Watch).(distributes controlled-release generic substitutions of certain drugs)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Inwood, N.Y., (718) 471 -8000 Inwood Laboratories is the small generics arm of its much larger parent, Forest Laboratories, which was ranked No. 26 on Fortune magazine's top 100 list of fastest-growing companies. With a parent company...