Archive for January, 2009

Focus on Healthy Aging - I have terrible heartburn. What can I do to relieve it?

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Heartburn occurs when harsh stomach acids back up and come into contact with the delicate lining of the esophagus. It can feel like a burning pain in your chest and throat. Everyone’s heartburn triggers are a bit different, but you’re more likely to get it after eating anything spicy, fatty, or greasy.

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Chain Drug Review - Antacid tablets

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Antacid tablets

% change % change
vs. vs.
Trade class Dollar sales year ago Unit sales year ago

TOTAL MASS MARKET $1,029,862,000 11.3% 144,909,100 2.4%
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DRUG STORES $536,123,600 14.3% 65,071,350 5.8%
SUPERMARKETS …

Drug Store News - Digesting an acquisition: Patrick Hennig, Boehringer Ingelheim

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Following the announcement that Johnson & Johnson would acquire Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals entered into an agreement with Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer to acquire the U.S. rights to the over-the-counter Zantac product line for $509.5 million in cash.
Drug Store News caught up with Boehringer Ingelheim’s Patrick Hennig for his thoughts on Boehringer’s digestive p…

Business Wire - Taro Receives Tentative Approval for Ranitidine Syrup ANDA

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Generic Equivalent of Zantac[R] Syrup
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. — Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (”Taro,” Pink Sheets: TAROF) reported today that it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (”FDA”) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application f…