Michael Ellis, corporate vice president of specialty pharmacy and infusion services at Walgreen Co., has been named as the first president of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP). Michael Ellis NASP said Wednesday that Ellis will serve a one-year term through October 2014.
Canada’s Competition Bureau has entered into a consent agreement with Sobeys Inc. in which it will be able to proceed with its transaction to buy Canada Safeway Ltd. Safeway Inc. said Tuesday that the companies expect to close the $5.8 billion (Canadian) deal in early November 2013.
Users of the free Hallmark Go Cards mobile application for the Apple iOS platform now can create and order a paper greeting card and pick it up at a Walgreens drug store the same day. Hallmark said Tuesday that users of the Hallmark Go Cards app have already been able to
The British Columbia Pharmacy Association (BCPhA) has recommended to the provincial government a different approach for managing spending on immunizations.
Fairview Pharmacy Services plans to roll out a new mobile application and web portal that will provide enhanced prescription services for its retail customers. The pharmacy provider, which has 32 retail pharmacies in Minneapolis-St.
Walgreen Co.’s WellTransitions hospital discharge services program has been adopted by the accountable care organization (ACO) of health care management firm Baroma Inc.
Rexall Pharma Plus is spotlighting convenient access to flu vaccinations, which are now available on a walk-in basis at its stores across Canada.
Bayer HealthCare’s Contour Next Link blood glucose monitoring system has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration as a component of Medtronic’s new MiniMed 530G with Enlite diabetes management device system with threshold suspend automation.
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched tetracycline HCl capsules, indicated for the treatment of various bacterial infections. The company said Monday that its product, available in in strengths of 250 mg and 500 mg, is the AB-rated generic equivalent to the antibiotic Achromycin V.
Novo Nordisk has gained Health Canada’s approval for the Levemir FlexTouch disposable, prefilled insulin pen. Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.
Island Abbey Foods Ltd. has entered a distribution agreement with Canadian drug chain Peoples Drug Mart.
Puffs has announced its sponsorship of the ice dancing duo Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
The community pharmacist members of the National Community Pharmacists Association have elected a slate of leaders for the upcoming year, including a new president. Mark Riley, executive vice president of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association and owner of East End Pharmacy in Little Rock, Ark.
Biosimilar drugs, which could have provided cost relief to the nation’s health care system as early as this year, have been delayed, putting more pressure on patients and payers as the demand for specialty medications is projected to climb by double digits through the end of the decade, according to
Completing a succession plan unveiled last month, Kroger Co. has named Michael Ellis as president and chief operating officer. The food and drug retailer said Thursday that Ellis, currently senior vice president of Kroger’s retail divisions, will assume the new role on Jan.
Richard Kornhauser has been named as the new president and chief executive officer of CCA Industries Inc. The health and beauty aids marketer and distributor said late Thursday that Kornhauser, 58, takes the reins as CEO effective immediately.
