The number of insurers offering health plans under the Affordable Care Act will increase by about 25%, the Obama administration reported. Seventy-seven new carriers will offer health insurance coverage for 2015 through federal and state exchanges, the government said last month.
Diplomat Pharmacy has launched an initial public offering. Through the IPO, more than 13.3 million shares of the specialty pharmacy company’s common stock are for sale on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DPLO. The price is expected to be between $14 and $16 per share.
A new survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) found high satisfaction among patients enrolled in medication refill synchronization programs.
CVS Health has entered into clinical affiliations with three leading academic medical centers. The collaborating medical centers are the University of Maryland Medical System, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System.
Care Pharmacies is migrating to PDX Inc.’s Enterprise Pharmacy System (EPS) as its main pharmacy platform. Deployment of the PDX system is slated to begin this month.
The strong relationship between retail pharmacy and the generic drug industry was stressed by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores as it marked the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act.
The nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at drug, grocery and convenience stores has been signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown, but a national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers has vowed to seek a referendum to repeal the law, which is scheduled to take effect in July.
As part of an effort to encourage women to take a more active role in monitoring and maintaining their health, Sam’s Club pharmacies nationwide hosted free women’s health screenings.
Former Shoppers Drug Mart chief financial officer Brad Lukow has been appointed in the same role at 99¢ Only Stores. The extreme value retailer said Monday that as CFO of 99¢ Only Stores, Lukow will be responsible for overseeing finance, accounting and treasury.
The three most influential health care retailers in America are drug chains. They are, in no particular order, Walgreens, CVS Health and Rite Aid. In a sense, this is a surprise. Over the past several years, every major mass retailer in the U.S. has put an emphasis on health care.
The nation’s health care system is in upheaval, with, to borrow a phrase from William Wordsworth, “the meagre, stale, forbidding ways of custom” under siege.
STS Health has gained national retail distribution of its FluNada homeopathic throat and nasal spray following successful trials of the product at CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens.
Boehringer Ingelheim has released Striverdi Respimat Inhalation Spray (olodaterol 5 mcg), a medication for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to U.S. pharmacies.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. closed out its ThinkLive 2014 manufacturers conference with an awards ceremony honoring key partners.
Jean Coutu Group saw its retail store network and corporate sales rise slightly for the fiscal 2015 second quarter. The Canadian drug chain’s net earnings for the quarter, which ended Aug. 30, were in line with the consensus estimate of analysts.
UrgentRx is expanding its product line with UrgentRx Fast Powders multipack boxes, which contain 10 single-dose packets of the brand’s fast-acting, flavored powder medications.
