The use of insecticide-containing shampoos to treat head lice is considered quite safe as long as the directions are followed. The safety of sprays intended for use on furniture and bedding that contain similar...
At a time when supermarket margins, dollar volume and unit sales in health and beauty care are under siege by mass merchant competition, private label has become the strongest weapon for fighting back.Retailers polled...
CINCINNATI -- Supermarkets report initial sales of Aleve, the new over-the-counter analgesic from Procter & Gamble here, are good despite reports of early lowballing and lukewarm manufacturer support.With the product...
SACRAMENTO -- A law passed by the state legislature here last year that could have required mail-order pharmacies to telephone patients and counsel them on their prescriptions is being challenged and may be overturned...
It's good to have choices. But there can be too much of a good thing. That, apparently, is the situation with cough, cold and flu products, according to supermarket pharmacists.The plethora of new-product...
DALLAS -- Tom Thumb Food & Drug here held a Father's Day promotion that cross-merchandised men's fragrances and greeting cards.A full-page advertisement on the back page of the sports section in the Dallas Morning...
Specialty deodorants have helped supermarket retailers stay cool and secure despite the heat of competition from mass merchandisers.These demographically targeted deodorants and antiperspirants -- teen, sport and...
BURBANK, Calif. -- If Disney executives here had rubbed their magic lamps, they couldn't have wished for better sell-through results on their new direct-to-video release, "The Return of Jafar."As of June 7, Disney...
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- Community-oriented pharmaceutical care can take place at the chain level despite a bevy of obstacles, according to a CVS pharmacist who spoke here last month."I practice community pharmacy," said...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Pharmacy technicians must be professional, service-oriented people who understand sophisticated pharmacy procedures and also the limits placed on their role.So said Olena Maleckyj-Popowycz, manager of...