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  • February 2008
    • Sex Aids' Shelf Space, Sales Grow

      Sex Aids' Shelf Space, Sales Grow

      (Newser) - Be careful letting your kids wander in Wal-Mart—the retail giant and other mainstream stores are devoting more shelf space to sex aids, Newsweek reports, and they aren’t hiding it. Lubricants, oils and even vibrators are increasingly appearing next to contraceptives and pregnancy tests. “Even the more conservative retailers have come over,” says an executive of one sex-aid company. More »

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      Wal-Mart   retail stores   sex toys   CVS   Walgreens   sex aid   Pharmacy

  • October 2007
    • FDA Promises More Generics

      FDA Promises More Generics

      (Newser) - The FDA approved about a third more generic drugs in fiscal 2007 than the year prior, and pledged yesterday to speed its review process to accommodate yet more. Sales of generics, which average about one-third the cost of their brand-name counterparts, are up 22%—and one advocacy group says the FDA isn't doing enough to cut through the 1,300-drug backlog. More »

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      medicine   FDA   prescription   generic drugs   Pharmacy

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