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INDUSTRY NEWS
from DSN-0122
by ensembleiq
Gaia Herbs Intros Plant-Powered Herbal Gummies
Gaia Herbs is debuting three new plant-powered herbal gummies to its lineup.
The USDA Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified gummies are available in three formulas that target a variety of needs, including sleep and relaxation.
New product launches from the brand include: • Ashwagandha Herbal Gummies, formulated to help promote stress reduction. Each gummy contains 6 g of ashwagandha and is sweetened with blueberries, apples and dates as well as flavored with ginger and cinnamon; • Sleep Herbal Gummies, made with ashwagandha, passionflower, reishi and jujube date to help fight occasional tiredness. The gummies are sweetened
with apple and tart cherry, and flavored with sweet orange oil; and • Relax Herbal Gummies, formulated with passionflower, lemon balm and holy basil to aid in the promotion of relaxation. It is flavored with lemon oil and sweetened with apple and blueberry.
“Over the last two years, we have introduced gummy products that have set a new market standard, combining taste, convenience, potency and quality,” said Tracy Eames, vice president of marketing at Gaia Herbs. “The launch of our new herbal gummies is a testament to the commitment we have made to provide consumers with a delicious, convenient way to incorporate herbal supplements into their daily routines.”
New Publication for Convenient Care Clinicians to Launch in 2022
Carrie Adkins-Ali Executive Editor Convenient Care Clinician
EnsembleIQ, the publisher of Drug Store News, announces the upcoming launch of Convenient Care Clinician, a publication targeted to the front-line healthcare providers working in retail health settings.
As the official communication partner of the Convenient Care Association and the only publication serving this industry, Convenient Care Clinician will launch a website and weekly e-newsletter in January 2022 and a print publication in March of the same year.
There are more than 3,300 retail health clinics in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and those numbers are expected to rise rapidly. Convenient care clinics offer acute care, preventive services, chronic health management and mental health services. The print and digital editions of Convenient Care Clinician will support this growing industry by providing the latest clinical information, practice management guidance, product updates and industry news.
Urban Hydration’s Bath, Body Collection Emphasizes Importance of Self-care
Self-care routines are as important as ever, and Urban Hydration is looking to help consumers add extra nourishment when it comes to skin and body care.
The Black-owned skin care brand announced the launch of a new bath and body collection that uses quality ingredients and aims to give consumers more bang for their buck, the company said.
“We are super excited to be launching this range of affordable but high-quality bath and body products, utilizing our knowledge of dry skin as well as the innovation and technology from our best-selling skin care collection,” Urban Hydration founder Psyche Terry said. “Our goal was to create a range of products that elevates that intimate moment and calming feeling that we all experience whenever we enjoy a soothing bath, while also packing each product with potent plant-derived ingredients that repair everything from extremely dry skin to skin irritation and acne.”
Consumers can find Urban Hydration’s new bath and body collection at Ulta Beauty and on UrbanHydration.com.
NACDS, HPP Report Highlights Role Pharmacies Play During Health Emergencies
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and Health Preparedness Partners have released a report titled “Community Retail Pharmacies’ Experience During the COVID-19 Response: Successes and Lessons Learned to Date.”
This report centers on the key lessons learned from local pharmacies providing COVID-19 vaccinations and testing as well as the historic and pivotal role pharmacies continue to play in meeting health-andwellness needs during public health emergencies and every day.
The new report follows NACDS’ recent release of two additional papers that detail the value of better leveraging the clinical expertise of pharmacies — as demonstrated during the COVID-19 response — and which offer actionable blueprints and legislative solutions that will help the nation achieve better health for all.
Critically, these key findings from NACDS member respondents and forum participants can help inform public strategies for nearterm increased demand of COVID-19 vaccinations/boosters, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 oral therapeutics (once authorized) and future pandemic planning. They also can be leveraged for use after the public health emergency diminishes to continue to provide essential health services — particularly to underserved populations.
CVS Health to Capitalize on Opportunities to Make Health Care Convenient
CVS Health is unveiling a new strategy.
At its 2021 Investor Day, the company’s leadership team shared that the strategy entails capitalizing on the significant opportunity to make health care more convenient, personalized and affordable for consumers.
Leaders articulated how investing in high-growth areas of the business and introducing new health products, services and technologies will enhance shareholder value as well as provide greater visibility into the retail chain’s near- and long-term financial performance expectations.
“Now is the time to undertake our next major evolution and capitalize on our role as the leading health solutions company in America,” said CVS Health president and CEO Karen Lynch. “By leaning into our high-growth foundational businesses and expanding our reach in areas like health services and primary care, we have an opportunity to shift care to be more centered around the consumer while capturing a meaningfully greater portion of healthcare spend. Ultimately, this plan is only possible with our unique combination of assets, which will allow us to lower costs, increase access to quality care and improve health outcomes for consumers, patients and members while delivering superior results for shareholders.”
Hitting stores now, this diabetic gummy multivitamin is a daily dietary supplement for adults with diabetes and prediabetes, containing 14 essential vitamins and minerals vital for health and wellness.
YumV’s Zero Diabetic Gummy Multivitamin is specially formulated to provide the vitamins and minerals commonly deficient in people with diabetes. The gummy multivitamins contain vitamins C, A, D3, E and B12, plus chromium, thiamine, folate and magnesium. They’re free of sugar, sugar alcohol, artificial flavors, GMOs and gluten. The natural raspberry-flavored chewable gummies have zero g net carbs. The serving size is two gummies in a 60-count per bottle.
“Sugar-free gummy vitamins are a tremendously popular platform of supplements due to their great taste, but their sugar content placed these off limits for people with diabetes and those watching sugar content,” said Asher Tyberg, CEO of Teelah, the maker of YumVs Zero gummy multivitamin. “Not only is this a sugar-free option, it’s the first time we’ve formulated a product to address the specific deficiencies that can be seen in people with diabetes.”
