Research and Markets: OTC Pharmaceuticals Market in Brazil Is Expected To Lead the Market to a Value of $5.8 Billion by the end of 2015 DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jmp66j/otc_pharmaceutical) has announced the addition of the “OTC Pharmaceuticals in Brazil” report to their offering. OTC Pharmaceuticals in Brazil industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative [...]

Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC Announces Investigation into ViroPharma Incorporated ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HOLZER HOLZER & FISTEL, LLC ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO VIROPHARMA INCORPORATED New Data Presented at 64th AAN Annual Meeting Highlights Biogen Idec’s Commitment to Deliver Promising Therapies for Unmet Needs in Neurodegenerative Diseases WESTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) will highlight its commitment to using [...]

OPUS Health, a Division of Cegedim Relationship Management, Now Delivers Medication Loyalty and Adherence Solutions via e-Prescribing Systems BEDMINSTER, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The OPUS Health division of Cegedim Relationship Management today announced the expansion of its patient acquisition and retention portfolio. OPUS Health’s newest solution allows pharmaceutical manufacturers to promote and deploy loyalty card programs within e-prescribing [...]

Kal Sundaram Appointed to Taro’s Board of Directors as Chairman HAWTHORNE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Taro,” NYSE: TARO) announced today that Mr. Dilip Shanghvi has resigned, effective today, as Chairman and a member of Taro’s Board of Directors (“Board”) in order to focus on other growth priorities within the Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Sun [...]

Forest Laboratories, Inc. to Host Investor Meeting to Review Company’s Late-Stage Product Development Pipeline and Commercialization Strategy NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX), an international manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical products, today announced that it will host a meeting on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 to review its late-stage product development pipeline and commercialization strategy. [...]

PerkinElmer Launches Ensemble® for Biology™ Informatics Platform WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PerkinElmer Launches Ensemble® for Biology™ Informatics Platform Magellan Health Services of Arizona Receives National Recognition for Suicide Prevention Program CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, at the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare’s Mental Health and Addictions Conference in Chicago, Magellan Health Services of Arizona, a subsidiary of Magellan Health [...]

Meridian Bioscience Awarded New Agreement with Premier Healthcare Alliance for Molecular Diagnostic Tests and Instruments for C. difficile and Group B Streptococcus CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO) today announced it has signed a new group purchasing agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance to offer illumigene® C. difficile and illumigene Group B Streptococcus to its [...]

McKesson Selected by Department of Veterans Affairs as Prime Pharmaceutical Supplier to VA Healthcare System SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) announced today that it has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which runs the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system, to continue as the VA’s prime pharmaceutical supplier. The two-year agreement calls [...]

Walgreens Names Jan Babiak to Board of Directors DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) (NASDAQ:WAG) today announced that Jan Babiak, a retired managing partner for Ernst & Young, LLP, has been elected to its board of directors. Babiak, who joins the board as an independent director, becomes the board’s 12th member. “Jan’s diverse combination of leadership [...]

Walgreens Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The board of directors of Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) (NASDAQ:WAG) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 22.5 cents per share, a 28.6 percent increase over the year ago dividend. The dividend is payable June 12, 2012, to shareholders of record May 21, 2012. Walgreens has paid a dividend [...]