HRA brings needed expertise in OTC switches to Perrigo, which regularly is first to launch generic equivalents for brand switches but its name hasn’t been linked to submitting proposals for making additional drug ingredients available OTC.
Perrigo Company PLC’s planned acquisition of French firm HRA Pharma will not only bring additional products and markets, but also enhance the private label OTC giant’s outlook for being first in the US to introduce additional nonprescription ingredients.
HRA, officially identified in France as Hera SAS, brings needed expertise in OTC switches to Perrigo, which is regularly is...
Stada's Serbian subsidiary Hemofarm has enhanced its offering in the dietary supplements category with the acquisition of Fortacell from Goodwill Pharma.
Belgium-based Vision Healthcare has acquired Svenskt Kosttillskott in Sweden and New Care Supplements in the Netherlands.
FTC decision, says Bureau of Competition director Daniel Guarnera, influenced by both companies marketing different lines in different countries, limiting the number of similar products in the same categories the combined firm would offer.
Danone moves into dietary supplements space with deal for The Akkermansia Company marketing patented biotic strain in US, Europe and Asia.
Established by Max Gowland in 2013, Prime Fifty was founded to address the specific nutritional needs of the over 50s.
The global ingredients supplier has recently launched microbiome-focused products to expand its supplements offering and has more innovations in the pipeline.
Divesting C&D’s vitamin business, says CEO Richard Dierker, is “probably the cleanest option” as brands remain a drag on earnings after second quarter.
