Rite Aid Corp. has renewed its use of SciQuest’s Advanced Sourcing Optimizer (ASO) global sourcing software. SciQuest said Wednesday that Rite Aid, the nation’s third-largest drug chain, is a longtime customer and uses ASO to source major indirect spend categories.
Fragrance brand Curve for Men has launched a 360-degree integrated marketing campaign dubbed #CurveYourReality. Curve Fragrances said Wednesday that the campaign targets Generation Z consumers and focuses on bringing “personality, individualism and personalization” to the brand.
H-E-B has earned full accreditation to deliver specialty pharmacy clinical services to patients with complex and chronic diseases in more than 260 stores across Texas.
Even with all the data and analytics tools available, getting a bead on today’s consumer isn’t easy.
Dipankar Bhattacharjee has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of the Global Generic Medicines Group at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The appointment is effective immediately.
Jardiance tablets, marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Co., have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to cut the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease.
J M Smith Corp. plans to acquire drug wholesaler Burlington Drug Co. and certain retail operations assets of Pharmacy Health Services (PHS). Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed.
Chain drug stores remain the largest customer base for pharmaceutical distributors, according to the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA). Drug chains accounted for 42.
Though annual growth stands to moderate, global drug spending will climb to an estimated $1.5 trillion by 2021, up 33% from this year, according to the QuintilesIMS Institute. Worldwide spending on medicines is projected to grow at a 4% to 7% compound annual rate over the next
Automated pharmacy notifications prompt patients with chronic conditions to refill prescriptions before a forecasted natural disaster, a new study by CVS Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds.
Aurora Health Care will own and operate eight health clinics in Walgreens stores across eastern Wisconsin. Plans call for five current Walgreens Healthcare Clinics to transition to Aurora next spring, when the locations will become part of Aurora Health Care, the companies said Tuesday.
Wakefern Food Corp. has promoted Chris Lane, senior vice president of product divisions, to executive vice president of the company. Lane, a 13-year veteran of Wakefern, will guide day-to-day operations and strategy planning.
VoicePort LLC has partnered with iMedicare to provide patient-specific Medicare plan analyses to community pharmacists via the VoicePort CLARO adherence application.
The pending acquisition of Rite Aid Corp. by Walgreens Boots Alliance hasn’t interrupted the Camp Hill, Pa.-based drug chain’s rollout of its innovative Wellness Store format. About 49% of Rite Aid’s store base now has the Wellness concept in some way, shape or form.
General Mills has unveiled a new global organizational structure that eliminates a key international post and will result in hundreds of job cuts. The food company said Monday that it’s dropping the position of international chief operating officer.
DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) has acquired at-home paternity test provider Identigene LLC. Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed.
