The National Community Pharmacists Association has endorsed new legislation designed to raise transparency and accuracy in Medicare Part D prescription drug spending and reporting. NCPA said the bill, the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R.
who spent most of his career at Walgreens — quickly
Thomas O’Donnell has been promoted to senior vice president of government affairs and public policy at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said it’s working on store divestiture scenarios with the Federal Trade Commission to gain clearance for its $17.2 billion deal to acquire Rite Aid Corp.
Revlon Inc. has completed its acquisition of fellow beauty care company Elizabeth Arden. Revlon said late Wednesday that the closing of the transaction, announced in mid-June and valued at about $870 million, came after Elizabeth Arden’s shareholders approved the deal in a vote earlier in the day.
Procter & Gamble Co.’s Vicks has relaunched the Sinex brand with an expanded lineup of over-the-counter medicines for sinus symptoms.
Following the debut of its first organic items earlier this year, Jelly Belly Candy Co. has added an organic jelly bean gift box.
CVS Health has kicked off Project Health, its annual campaign to foster access to primary care and promote a preventive approach to health care. CVS said Wednesday that, from Sept. 8 to Dec. 18, it will provide nearly $8 million of free health services through more than 500 Project Health events at
Bartell Drugs has teamed up with the foundation of Group Health, its in-store clinic partner, to boost awareness of and access to childhood immunizations throughout Washington state.
Surescripts is expanding to support population health management with its Medication History for Panel Management service.
The suspense (or impatience?) continues to build in the investor and retailing communities as Walgreens Boots Alliance’s $17.2 billion deal to buy Rite Aid remains under review by the Federal Trade Commission.
Nancy Gagliano, a former senior vice president at CVS Health and chief medical officer of MinuteClinic, has been named chief medical officer at Culbert Healthcare Solutions, a management consulting firm serving health care organizations. Woburn, Mass.
Natural skin care brand Dr. Hauschka is making a foray into a new personal care category with the launch of its Med Oral Care line. Rolling out this month, the Dr.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. has launched bupropion HCl extended-release tablets, an antidepressant medication. Dr.
Carmex customers might have noticed something else new along with the brand’s recent introduction of its first natural lip balm. Carma Laboratories Inc. said the 80-year-old lip care brand now has a new look.
The 2016 NACDS Total Store Expo in Boston drew some 5,500 participants and 735 exhibitors, and the annual event “makes a real positive difference in terms of our businesses’ ability to serve our customers,” according to National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Martin Otto.
