Stephen Duricko, a founding partner of topical pain relief manufacturer Topical BioMedics Inc., passed away at age 74. The company said Tuesday that Duricko died on Oct. 21 at his residence in Red Hook, N.Y.
TheraPearl has landed retail distribution at select Safeway food and drug stores, with all 1,200 of the supermarket chain’s stores slated to carry its hot/cold therapy offerings by December.
UCB has entered an agreement to sell its Kremers Urban U.S. specialty generic drug business to private equity firms Advent International and Avista Capital Partners for $1.525 billion.
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical affiliation with Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest health system, and plans to add seven new clinics in the state.
Bartell Drugs plans to open a new store in 2016 at Ballard Commons, a mixed-use development in northwestern Seattle.
A new white paper highlights a lingering issue in the pharmacy arena: first-time prescriptions left on the shelf, known as abandoned prescriptions, the National Association Chain Drug Stores reported.
Ermis Labs reports that its new medicated skin care bars are being applauded by dermatologists. The company said that the products drew an overwhelmingly positive response at the American Academy of Dermatology Summer Conference in Chicago.
Carma Laboratories Inc. is bringing a fresh look to its Carmex skin care brand on shelves at chain drug stores and other retail outlets.
The Affordable Care Act makes headlines almost daily about health insurance exchanges and impacts 10 million to 15 million Americans. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) rarely, if ever, make any headlines.
With the next open enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act set to begin on November 15, National Association of Chain Drug Stores members discussed pharmacy issues this month with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
Walmart has launched Healthcare Begins Here, an in-store program letting customers explore health insurance options. The company has partnered on the initiative with DirectHealth.com, an online health insurance comparison site. DirectHealth.
Bryan Pugh, who for the past year has held a key role at Walgreen Co. coordinating operations and merchandising functions, left the drug chain last week. Most recently, Pugh held the title of vice president of U.S. merchandising, program development and execution.
With the annual Medicare Part D enrollment period now under way, chain drug pharmacies and their pharmacists are offering various forms of assistance to help patients save time and money.
In the here and now is the Affordable Care Act, making headlines almost daily about health insurance exchanges and impacting 10 million to 15 million Americans this very moment. Also in the here and now are Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), although rarely, if ever, making any headlines.
Cardinal Health Inc. recently donated more than 1 million products to AmeriCares Emergency Response Program to help contain the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Sears Holdings Corp. became the latest retailer targeted by cybercriminals when it disclosed October 10 that point-of-sale registers at its Kmart stores were compromised by malicious software that stole customers’ credit and debit card accounts.
