Amazon Rx adds new coupon tool
Amazon has put another building block in place as it works to bring the experience of pharmacy customers fully into the digital era.
Bill Schiffner
Rx finds itself between a rock and a hard place
The dispensing of mifepristone, one of two medications used sequentially to terminate pregnancy, has emerged as a very thorny problem for Walgreens, one that will, in short order, engulf other retail pharmacies across the country.
What do consumers want from their pharmacy experience
After three years of the pandemic, consumers are returning to health care. But they are not returning to the same health care landscape, nor are they behaving in the same manner.
Expect a resolution that saves face for all
and not under the most favorable circumstances. Along with other newspapers and periodicals, The New York Times has lately put Walgreens in its cross hairs, with attention-grabbing headlines such as these:
Victor Allen’s SNICKERS & TWIX Iced Coffees bring delicious innovation to the ready-to-drink category
Trilliant, parent company of Victor Allen’s, a top selling coffee brand nationally, celebrates the launch of its newest flavor innovation, Victor Allen’s SNICKERS and TWIX Ready-to-Drink Iced Coffees.
Prescription for change: Improving competition to lower drug prices
In a new web video, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) president and CEO JC Scott discusses the critical role and value of pharmacy benefit companies, the root cause of high prescription drug prices, and how solutions to boost competition, especially in the biosimilar marketplace, wil
Consumers spent less in February as discretionary retail sales fell 4%
CHICAGO – Discretionary U.S. general merchandise retail sales revenue fell 4% in February 2023, when compared to February 2022, and unit sales were down 5%.
Registration opens for NASP 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo
The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP), the only non-profit organization in the U.S.
HDA issues statement on enhanced controlled substance monitoring procedures
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) released the following statement from President and CEO Chester “Chip” Davis Jr.
Video Forum: Christine Baeder, Teva USA
Christine Baeder, chief operating officer for generics and biosimilars at Teva USA and newly named chair of the Association for Accessible Medicines, tells this week’s Video Forum about the threats facing the generic pharmaceutical industry and what should be done to counter them.
How retail pharmacies can play a role in the discount card market
Prescription drug discount cards are a fast-growing market. The growing complexity of insurance plans and a system of pharmaceutical discounts and rebates that is not visible to the patient have widened the discrepancy between the cost of drugs and what patients actually pay.
Video Forum: Todd Huseby, Kearney, Part 2
In the final installment of a two-part interview, Todd Huseby, a partner at Kearney and leader of the consulting firm’s consumer health care practice, tells this week’s Video Forum how such developments as the emergence of large health care ecosystems, the growing involvement of digitally based comp
Hallmark reflects diversity of younger generations
With a new year come new products, trends and innovation, and Hallmark knows that relevancy is key. “We continuously strive to create new product that is more relevant, to more people, more often. It’s imperative that we continue to evolve to meet the diverse needs of today’s consumers.
Genexa’s ‘clean’ pediatric formulas allow it to boost supply
Genexa continues to be a pioneer, and it is the only clean medicine company that makes over-the-counter medicines for the entire family.
Designer Greetings helps stores curate mix
Now in business for over 40 years, Designer Greetings continues to look for new ways to make the category relevant and thriving at drug stores and other retail outlets. “As a leader in the industry, Designer Greetings has one of the most extensive greeting card lines in the United States.
CVS takes another step to revamp health care
CVS Health’s long anticipated push into primary care represents yet another milestone for the company, which in little more than three decades has transformed itself from a regional drug chain into one of the nation’s leading multifaceted health care providers, as well as a potential turning point i