Meijer bullish on free Rx plan
Meijer Inc. pharmacies marked a milestone recently when the retailer’s free prescription program hit 30 million prescriptions dispensed — 6 million alone in 2015 — since October 2006 when the program launched.
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Trade groups weigh in on waste management regs
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has joined other retail trade associations in commenting on proposed updates to the Environmental Protection Agency’s waste management regulations. Those rules could affect the way retailers handle their unsold consumer products and pharmaceuticals.
As health care battle persists, pharmacy moves ahead
Clearly, health care reform will remain a contentious issue during the current presidential election cycle and beyond. The House of Representatives started the new year by voting to gut the Affordable Care Act.
Changes loom as industry starts new year
The new year has begun inauspiciously for chain drug retailing, an industry that is still trying to assess the results of the just completed Christmas selling season. By all accounts, December was a month of no great accomplishments, even if it was not the disaster some observers predicted.
Impax to release Emverm chewable tablets
Impax Laboratories Inc. has received Food and Drug Administration approval for its supplemental new drug application for Emverm 100-mg chewable tablets, a medication for parasitic worms.
IRI hires retail chief for Americas
David Hoodis has joined consumer goods market researcher IRI as president of Americas retail. IRI said Thursday that Hoodis to work closely with Piyush Chaudhari, IRI’s president of the Americas, to spur expansion of the company’s services to the retail industry.
Rite Aid Foundation donates $2 million to Fred Rogers Company
The Rite Aid Foundation is making a $2 million donation to The Fred Rogers Company, a nonprofit named after the late children’s television host that specializes in creating kids’ programming for public television.
CVS to roll out updated Nuance Salma Hayek line
CVS/pharmacy is relaunching the color cosmetics segment of the Nuance Salma Hayek brand with newly formulated and repackaged products. Plans call for the new Nuance Salma Hayek cosmetics to begin appearing in stores in March.
Walmart Express small-format stores to be shut
Walmart plans to close all of its Walmart Express small-format stores in the United States as part of a move to shut 269 stores worldwide. The retail giant said Friday that, after a review of the nearly 11,600 stores in its global portfolio, it aims to close 269 stores, including 154 U.S.
Hy-Vee specialty Rx chief given broader role
Hy-Vee Inc. has named Mike Agostino, president of Amber Pharmacy/Hy-Vee Pharmacy Solutions, as vice president of pharmacy innovation/business development at Hy-Vee. The food and drug retailer said late Thursday that Agostino will start in the newly created position in the coming weeks.
MinuteClinic marks decade of accreditation
MinuteClinic has achieved its third straight reaccreditation from The Joint Commission, a national health care evaluation and certifying agency.
Target introduces its own nail care line
Target Corp. is launching its own nail care collection, named Defy & Inspire and comprising 38 shades of nail polish as well as a top coat and base. Each item is priced at $7.49 and will be sold exclusively at Target stores beginning January 17, the company said. Defy & Inspire is the
Real Techniques makeup brush line gets update
Real Techniques, a makeup brush brand created by Paris Presents Inc. with makeup artists and YouTube beauty gurus Sam and Nic Chapman, is marking its fifth anniversary by updating its look with bolder colors, sleeker packaging, a modern logo and new products.
CVS Health expands clinical affiliations
CVS Health has entered into new clinical affiliations with leading health care providers in California, Illinois, North Carolina and Michigan.
Diplomat’s Kadlec to chair AFPE
Gary Kadlec, president of specialty pharmacy Diplomat Pharmacy Inc., has been elected as board chairman for the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE). An independent foundation, the AFPE supports U.S.
H-E-B spotlights pharmacy service
Supermarkets continue to use their pharmacy departments to highlight their health and wellness offerings. That includes leading Texas food and drug retailer H-E-B.