ABC News medical journalist Dan Childs has joined Bayer as director of external communications, with responsibility mainly for U.S. media relations. Childs started at Bayer on Feb. 5. Most recently, he served as managing editor of the ABC News medical unit, a post he has held since October 2012.
CVS Health’s MinuteClinic will provide free heart health screenings each week throughout this month. Dubbed “Know Your Numbers,” the MinuteClinic heart health screenings will be offered every Wednesday in February at all MinuteClinic locations.
Novo Nordisk has released two new diabetes medications, Ozempic (semaglutide injection 0.5 mg and 1 mg) and Fiasp (insulin aspart injection 100 units/ml), to U.S. pharmacies.
CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes is joining department store retailer Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC), operator of Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue, as chief executive officer. HBC said Monday that Foulkes is slated to begin in the new role on Feb. 19. At CVS, she currently serves as a corporate
Several months after putting its convenience store business on the block, The Kroger Co. has landed a $2.15 billion deal to sell the unit to EG Group, a United Kingdom-based fuel station convenience store retailer.
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada has named Sandra Hanna as vice president of pharmacy affairs and Aimee Sulliman as senior vice president of public affairs.
Joseph Anto has joined Fred’s Inc. as executive vice president and chief financial officer, taking over from Jason Jenne, who is leaving the company. Anto comes to Fred’s from newspaper company MediaNews Group Inc. (DigitalFirst Media), where he was senior vice president of strategy and M&A.
Without a doubt, pharmacies of all stripes are being challenged in this busy flu season, as the number of cases nationwide continues to escalate.
Metro Inc. has wrapped up financing for its $4.5 billion (Canadian) deal to acquire the Jean Coutu Group. The Canadian food and drug retailer updated the status of the Jean Coutu acquisition on Tuesday in reporting its fiscal 2018 first-quarter results. Metro said sales rose 4.
Three of the largest U.S. companies — Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase & Co. — have joined together to take employee health care into their own hands.
Within five to seven years, 70% of U.S. consumers will be doing at least some of their grocery shopping online, according to research findings released by the Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen at the FMI’s Midwinter Conference here.
Former Albertsons Cos. and Safeway executive Adam Wampler has joined Bartell Drugs as senior vice president of operations. The Puget Sound-area drug chain said Monday that Wampler most recently served as senior vice president of operations for Northern California at Albertsons.
Walgreens has received a U.S. patent for new proprietary technology in its Connected Care Oncology specialty pharmacy program.
Author and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan will speak at the upcoming National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting. NACDS said Monday that Noonan is scheduled for the first Business Program session on Sunday morning, April 22.
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group plan to merge in a deal that will create a new beverage giant, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), in the North American market. Under the agreement announced Monday, Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders will receive $103.75 per share in a special cash dividend
Perrigo Co. plc this week announced three new generic drug products, including two acne treatments and a menopause medication. Perrigo said Friday that it has received tentative Food and Drug Administration approval for clindamycin phosphate 1.2% and benzoyl peroxide 3.
