Jim Holbrook has been appointed as chief executive officer at Daymon Worldwide, succeeding Carla Cooper, who is retiring. The consumables retail marketing firm said Thursday that Holbrook is slated to take the helm as CEO on Sept. 1. He also will join Daymon’s board of directors.
Shoppers Drug Mart has gone live with an e-commerce website for beautyBOUTIQUE, its store-within-a-store concept for prestige beauty care. Canada’s largest drug chain said Thursday that the beautyBOUTIQUE.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has launched the AmerisourceBergen Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization that provides grants to health- and pharmaceutical-related causes and educational opportunities.
Elizabeth Keyes, chief operating officer of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), has been named as interim executive director of the APhA Foundation with the departure of Mindy Smith.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has gained Food and Drug Administration approval for alprazolam tablets, a medication for anxiety. Aurobindo said its alprazolam product — available in dosages of 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg and 2 mg — is a generic version of Xanax tablets from Pfizer Inc. Part of a group of
Steven Frestedt has been promoted to vice president of marketing at Bartell Drugs. The Puget Sound, Wash.-area drug chain said Wednesday that Frestedt supervise marketing initiatives for the retailer’s 64 stores in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
As a drug store customer, Philippe Duval, president and chief executive officer of Uniprix Group, was always surprised by how little the trade class had changed for decades. “The reason I came out of retirement in February to head up the Uniprix Group was the fact that there were so many
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Co. has received Food and Drug Administration approval for Spritam levetiracetam for oral use, an epilepsy treatment made using three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology.
Hershey Co. is expanding its Brookside wholesome snack brand with the addition of Brookside Fruit & Nut Bars. Hershey said Tuesday that the new offering builds on the success of Brookside Dark Chocolates.
Drug chains have gotten used to dealing with fewer, and larger, drug makers, wholesalers and PBMs over the years. Retailers have also consolidated. Now a merger wave has washed over the health insurance industry.
CVS Health saw sales climb in the second quarter and posted adjusted earnings per share in line with Wall Street’s forecast, despite the impact of costs from its pending Omnicare and Target pharmacy acquisitions. CVS said Tuesday that for the three months ended June 30, total sales rose 7.4% to $37.
Kimberly Scardino has joined Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. as senior vice president, global controller and chief accounting officer. Walgreens Boots Alliance said late Monday that Scardino comes to the company from American Express Co.
In a reorganization of key leadership, Rite Aid Corp. has promoted president and chief operating officer Ken Martindale to the newly created position of chief executive officer of Rite Aid stores.
DenTek has gone live with a new branded website featuring full e-commerce capabilities. The oral care brand said Monday that DenTek.com now provides oral care product information and tips plus the ability for consumers to buy items directly through the site.
Pfizer Inc. has entered into an agreement with Synthon to acquire the exclusive U.S. commercialization rights for glatiramer acetate, a potential generic version of Teva Pharmaceuticals’ Copaxone for the treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
Benzer Pharmacy has begun offering free med-pack preparations to customers struggling to remember to take all their medications and keep them organized. The regional drug chain said Monday that the solution employs the Dispill cold-sealed, multidose packaging system from Dispill-USA Inc.
