Report: Obesity growing into a heavy global problem
January 1st 1998The problem of obesity has grown dramatically during the 20th century and will escalate into what the World Health Organization has described as a pandemic unless people significantly change their diet and physical exercise habits, according to a new report from Datamonitor.
Zyban leads smoking-cessation market
January 1st 1998Zyban, a prescription smoking-cessation product launched by Glaxo Wellcome, Research Triangle Park, NC, last June, has muscled its way in front of its prescription and over-the-counter competitors, according to new data from Newton, PA-based Scott Levin.
Panel studies medication problems of elderly
January 1st 1998PHILADELPHIA - The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists will form an independent, interdisciplinary panel with the Alliance for Aging Research to examine medication-related problems in nursing facilities, the association announced at its annual meeting in November.
Retail pharmacy sales on the rise
December 1st 1997The market for retail pharmacy sales rose 15.8% during the second quarter, according to Newton, PA-based Scott-Levin. In its "Source Prescription Audit," the company reported that pharmaceutical companies generated a total of $20.7 billion during the quarter.