On Friday, at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Conference here (October 19-24), Walgreens and AllianceRx Walgreens Prime will kick off a new collaboration with the Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF).
To bolster the public’s awareness about flu vaccinations and the fact that many insurance plans will cover most or all of the cost, Albertsons Cos. pharmacies have fully revamped their informational consumer flu websites with new features, easier navigation, and interactive tools this flu season.
As we enter cold and flu season, many consumers are turning to homeopathic solutions at the first signs of the sniffles or scratchy throat.
SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health company, announced its new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) options for 2019. Medicare beneficiaries in the continental U.S. can choose from three SilverScript plans that offer a $0-deductible in 44 states on all five drug tiers.
Now more than ever, the media landscape is turning an increasingly critical eye towards pharmacy benefit managers — the health care system’s favorite scapegoats. As health care costs continue to rise at staggering rates, these organizations can help their clients save on drug costs.
The Rite Aid Foundation announced that 422 students have been selected as 2018 Folds of Honor educational scholarship recipients through its KidCents program.
Beauty and entertainment marketing consultancy Omerge Alliances released news that its “Beauty Marketing Immersion” class will debut November 10, 2018 in New York City, and follow on December 29, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee.
The high value of pharmaceutical shipments has traditionally meant that all parties in the chain drug industry were primarily concerned with quality. They needed a reliable, transparent solution. Given that shipping represented a tiny percentage of drug costs, price was a lesser concern.
The who, why, what, where and how of health care retail are changing faster and more dramatically than for perhaps any segment of consumer packaged goods.
Retail in the future will look nothing like what we see today. A new role for physical retailers is long overdue, and only a few have satisfied the need for change.
Pricing pressures have become the new normal for the pharmaceutical industry. Three main factors are forcing down drug prices: government pressure, patent losses and the rise of generics. In developed markets, governments account for nearly 76% of spending on hospitals and other medical services.
Consumers facing complex health conditions that are treated by specialty medications don’t need more ads.
There is no question that consumer shopping behavior is forcing brick-and-mortar retailers, e-commerce providers and consumer packaged goods companies to look for new growth opportunities and ways of providing differentiated shopping and brand experiences.
Welcome to the 2018 NACDS Total Store Expo. This year’s event will be unlike anything else before it, because that is the nature of the transformation in which the industry is engaged.
On the heels of the Amazon/PillPack deal, online pharmacy startup Capsule Corp. is preparing to take its business on a national scale. The New York City-based venture-funded company offers same-day delivery of medicines and access to a team of pharmacists via text, email or phone.
I grew up in a very small town, Yardley, Pa., in the 1970s. Main Street, “downtown,” had only one pizza place (Vince’s), one convenience store (WaWa) and no movie theater. We did, however, have two drug stores less than 150 yards from each other. In the 20 years that I lived in
