Zicam is in the news....

It is releasing a new form of its nasal swabs because of buyer requests.  The CEO says it "is clinically proven...to shorten colds." Mass market retailer claims it "lessens congestion, watery eyes, runny nose, and sneezing"

Will allegations of reduced smelling follow? Time will tell.

While some may want to up their Vitamin C content, the dentist will tell you please brush your teeth afterwards as lemons are acidic...

Same day service at Walgreens?

"Customers ordering prescriptions or refills through Walgreens’ mobile app, online, or at the pharmacy can use the delivery service." More at drugtopics.com

A coalition of healthcare organizations held a training event in Providence, RI on June 6, 2015, on Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT).

I will be returning to posting on a monthly basis next month. Happy Shopping for post-Thanksgiving deals.

From newsmax, anonymous took down an isis re ad and put up a viagra and prozac ads in its place. Quoted text below:

"Enhance your calm," the message read "Too many people are into this ISIS-stuff. Please gaze upon this lovely ad so we can upgrade our infrastructure to give you ISIS content you all so desperately crave." 

From the Houston chronicle: the A.M.A. hates drug advertising, and as a physician association they want the world to know it. Here's the breakdown on spending of the  advertising dollars and indications of the top 10 drugs.
tv 3.2 B
magazine 1.2 B
paper 127 M
billboard 4 m
Indication of the top 10 advertised drugs include: ED, arthritis, mental illness, and stroke, fibroylagia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy

In marvel team up 63 [Spiderman]: After being punched Spiderman thought, "I'm a walking talking excedrin headache.'.

From the  New York Times

"Allergan agree to $150 billion merger

Pfizer and Allergan have reached a $150 million merger deal in one of the largest ever acquisitions in the health care industry. The boards of the two companies reportedly approved the deal on Sunday. The deal will likely be announced on Monday, according to sources. People briefed on the deal say that although Pfizer is much larger, with a market value of about $199 billion compared with Allergan's $123 billion, Allergan would be the technical buyer. Allergan's headquarters are in Dublin—though most of its operations are in Parsippany, NJ—the planned merger would avoid new Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service rules on corporate inversions. The new rules, which apply to American companies that acquire foreign firms, are meant to further crack down on the billions of dollars in corporate tax revenue lost from such deals. In adopting Ireland as its home base, Pfizer—whose tax rate last year was about 26.5%—would see significant savings. Pfizer would lead the merged company in most cases, and its CEO, Ian Read, will take the helm of the combined firm, according to sources."