Family Dollar Stores Inc. has rejected an enhanced acquisition bid by Dollar General Corp. made earlier this week. Family Dollar said Friday that it turned down Dollar General’s $80-per-share acquisition proposal on Sept. 2, valued at $9.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has launched entecavir tablets (0.5 mg and 1 mg), an antiviral medication, in the United States. Teva said Thursday that its product is the generic equivalent of Baraclude tablets, marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
David Tacka, senior vice president and chief financial officer at The Hershey Co., plans to retire at the end of this year. Hershey said late Wednesday that it has engaged a leading executive search firm to conduct a national search for a successor to Tacka, who assumed the CFO role at the
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Davis Beverage Group and Davis Bottling Co. Dr. Pepper Snapple said late Wednesday that the company and Davis have begun due diligence and aim to close the sale in the fourth quarter.
PharmaSmart International Inc. has introduced its next-generation biometric kiosk, the Model PS2000 Destination, following a pilot at Mariano’s, a Chicago-area food and drug chain. A pharmacy patient uses the PharmaSmart PS2000 biometric kiosk at a Mariano’s store.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist consumers newly enrolled in plans bought via the health insurance exchanges as they access their prescription drug benefits.
ReCept Pharmacy has been received full specialty pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a Washington-based health care accrediting body.
Target Corp. is now offering a range of flu vaccines on a walk-in basis at all of its pharmacy and retail health clinic locations.
Solid pharmacy results helped lift Rite Aid Corp. to a year-over-year gain in same-store sales for August. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Aug. 30, comparable-store sales rose 3.9%, in line with increases earlier this summer of 4.6% in July and 3.9% in June.
Walgreen Co. saw comparable-store sales rise in August, reporting increases in both the front end and the pharmacy. Walgreens said Thursday that comp-store sales climbed 3.7% in August, reflecting negative impacts of 1.
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Procter & Gamble Co.’s Vicks cold, cough and flu brand has made a foray into the allergy relief category with the launch of QlearQuil.
CVS Caremark Corp. has changed its corporate name to CVS Health to reflect its broader commitment to health care. Also on Wednesday, CVS Health announced the end of tobacco sales at all CVS/pharmacy stores, nearly a month ahead of its initial target date of Oct. 1.
Lysol has enlisted National Football League hall-of-famer Jerry Rice as the disinfectant and household cleaning brand’s first Healthy Habits Coach.
Meijer Inc. expects to provide 30% more flu shots this season versus a year ago but notes that many families aren’t looking to get vaccinated as soon as they should. The supercenter retailer said Tuesday that the back-to-school season is the best time for flu immunizations to help limit the spread
Dollar General Corp. has raised its bid to acquire Family Dollar Stores, sending its rival a new acquisition proposal valued at about $9.1 billion. In making its new offer on Tuesday, Dollar General also said it would be willing to divest up to 1,500 stores — more than twice as many as
