AmerisourceBergen, Compliant Pharmacy Alliance ink deal
AmerisourceBergen Corp. and the Compliant Pharmacy Alliance Cooperative (CPA) have detailed a new nine-year distribution pact for prescription drugs and over-the-counter products.
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Higher Tricare co-pay plan draws fire
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee urging them to reject calls to increase retail community pharmacist
Chain drug industry in period of transition
One-third of the way into the new year, the chain drug store industry is hardly setting any worlds on fire. Business is good, but noteworthy only in the fact that it’s not better.
The Top 10 Chain Drug Retailers
The new landscape of chain drug retailing came into sharper relief over the past year. Integration and consolidation were the themes, as Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) assimilated its global holdings while agreeing to buy Rite Aid Corp., and CVS Health picked up Target Corp.
NACDS Foundation spurs health care research
Decisions about health care will increasingly be based on evidence that, when applied to the individual circumstances of a patient, supports the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of one course of treatment over another.
Discount Drug Mart ups commitment to ‘360 Care’
Discount Drug Mart is taking its “360 Care” positioning to another level with its home health care offering.
Coty’s Jill Scalamandre to join Shiseido
Coty Inc. executive Jill Scalamandre has been named president of Shiseido Americas Corp.’s newly launched Global Makeup Center of Excellence.
Kinney Drugs sharpens health, wellness focus
At Kinney Drugs, last year marked the launch of a new wellness format, Good for You Health + Wellness by Kinney Drugs, and the debut of Circle of Care Pharmacy Services, the rollout of which continues in 2016. “This new format underscores our commitment to health and wellness and the total store
CVS Pharmacy brings Hispanic format to L.A.
CVS Health has launched its CVS Pharmacy y más Hispanic store format in Los Angeles, the second major market to have the concept. Plans call for nine CVS Pharmacy y más stores in the greater Los Angeles area, CVS said Thursday. Through August, the CVS pharmacy y más stores will open in South
NACDS backs bill for Medicare Better Care Programs
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has endorsed legislation that would further advanced care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions. NACDS said Thursday that it has sent letters of support Reps. Erik Paulsen (R., Minn.) and Peter Welch (D., Vt.
GMDC goes live with CART-powered CPG portal
The Global Market Development Center (GMDC) has launched a technology-focused resource portal in tandem with the Center for Advancing Retail & Technology (CART).
MinuteClinic collaborates on telehealth service
CVS Health’s MinuteClinic has teamed up with the Cleveland Clinic and American Well to provide telehealth services in Ohio and West Virginia. Telehealth solution provider American Well said Wednesday that the collaboration marks a first for the industry.
Rite Aid wins award for growth in e-commerce
Rite Aid Corp. was recognized for e-commerce growth at the 2016 Imagine Excellence Awards, held by digital commerce provider Magento Inc.
Balancing drug cost vs. access a challenge
Growth in spending on medicines dipped last year, but that hasn’t eased the challenge of balancing access to drugs and the cost of care in an era of innovative but more expensive treatments, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
Retailers scramble to get going with chip cards
Retailer adoption of EMV chip card technology continues to lag since an Oct. 1 deadline shifting liability for some fraudulent transactions to merchants, according to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday.
Wrigley plans new Skittles, Starburst offerings
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. is launching a Skittles limited edition and adding a gummy candy to its Starburst line.