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Retail News Breaks Archives The National Community Pharmacists Association has partnered with group services provider GeriMed Inc. to help support NCPA's Long-Term Care (LTC) Division. Supervalu Pharmacies is the nation's first retail pharmacy chain to be approved to accept electronic prescriptions for controlled substances, according to Supervalu Inc. Multidepartment store retailer Fred Meyer Stores is offering customers needle-free option to be immunized against the flu this fall. Customers of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. can get some free grocery items when they get a flu vaccination at the supermarket retailer. Walgreen Co. is making its case for its decision to exit the Express Scripts Inc. pharmacy provider network starting next year. The retail pharmacy and specialty pharmacy communities applauded the Federal Trade Commission's move for further investigation of the proposed merger of pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. Most people think flu shots help ward off influenza, yet many of those same individuals don't end up getting immunized, a new survey from Safeway Inc. finds. Walmart and its Sam's Club warehouse club unit have started holding flu shot clinics in more than 4,100 stores across the country. Patients with chronic conditions who get medical care in an integrated health system with electronic health records are much more likely to pick up new prescriptions, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente. Sam's Club this weekend is slated to hold free diabetes screenings for adults and children. Walgreen Co. turned in a robust same-store sales performance in August after calendar day shifts impacted results the previous month.
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