NACDS brings to Oklahoma its focus on PBM reform law enforcement
NACDS is engaging in all branches of Oklahoma’s government to stand up for the bipartisan Patient’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act – enacted in 2019.
Bill Schiffner
2023 PQA Annual Meeting provides actionable insights on evolving quality landscape
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The 2023 PQA Annual Meeting is May 10-12 at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The meeting is a top destination for health care quality professionals, who are focused on improving medication safety, adherence, appropriate use and medication management services.
Video Forum: Mike Wysong, CARE Pharmacies
Mike Wysong, chief executive officer of CARE Pharmacies, shares his thoughts with Video Forum as he assumes the chairman’s role at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores a year earlier than originally planned.
Companies need to prepare for the future of digital
Shopper behavior is changing, rapidly. While only roughly 10% to 15% of transactions occur online, a whopping 60% of purchases are now influenced by digital channels, according to recent research by Forrester.
Shift from linear TV to streaming is a trend to watch
whose annual growth rate is estimated at 10.01% by 2027 — by many industries, over-the-counter and prescription
Co-pay assistance works, and it’s more needed than ever
I’d venture to guess that none of my fellow pharmacists has ever heard a customer happily pay a co-payment for a prescription drug. But many patients might yearn for a simple co-payment compared to what they often face more today: large co-insurance obligations and high deductibles.
Renewed focus on execution can lift drug chains
The retail pharmacy industry is in flux. In post-pandemic America, chain, independent and online pharmacies are all fighting for shares of an increasingly volatile market.
The 10-year march to improve quality and safety
Pharmaceutical traceability is here. Are you ready? As an industry we have been working for 10 years to improve the quality and safety of the drug supply chain with the promise that serialization will prevent illegitimate, counterfeit, substandard and unapproved drugs from reaching patients.
Walmart+ campaign targets new moms
Walmart plans to give away as many as 20,000 free one-year Walmart+ memberships to new moms as part of its new “Mother of All Savings Memberships” campaign. The campaign promotes a Walmart+ membership as the ultimate mom hack.
Why drug stores should care about retail media networks
retail media networks (RMNs) aren’t new. They have been around for several years. But, like other aspects of the digital advertising ecosystem, they reappeared as consumers disappeared into their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vision of leaders at CVS, WBA goes beyond the store
Sci-fi thrillers in the 1950s first introduced the phrase “Take me to your leader.” If extraterrestrials were to land in today’s U.S. drug chain universe, they would meet two leaders who only recently arrived on the scene and move fast. It might be hard to find them.
Rite Aid kicks off spring beauty event
PHILADELPHIA – Rite Aid is kicking off a spring beauty sales event today, with the theme “Beauty is in Bloom,” promising “spectacular shopping promotions to get consumers feeling and looking their best this season.
Customer-centricity: Easy to promise, hard to deliver
Every for-profit business is in the business of serving customers. So, it stands to reason that we should all care about them and strive to serve them as well as we can. The better we are at meeting the needs of our customers, the more money they will spend with us and the less tempted
Omni health care drives need for collaboration
Only a short time ago, access to health care outside of traditional boundaries was fraught with regulatory, reimbursement, technological and other barriers, and patient/consumer trust and adoption were at low levels. Then the pandemic struck and turned health care delivery on its head.
Pharmacies rise to the challenge of filling gaps in care
Imagine you could walk into any drug store retailer and not only get your regular prescriptions refilled but access primary care, meet with experts that can coordinate your health care and get connected with the right doctors? Now imagine this retailer serves the whole family, so group health care p
Retail modernization must address three basics
By some estimates, retail has undergone more transformation in the last three years than in the previous 50 combined.