With congressional hearings this week on reforming Medicare, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores has provided comment on community pharmacy’s role in the success of the 10-year-old Medicare Part D prescription drug program and called for program enhancements focused on the quality and affo
The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB) has approved a policy of unannounced surveys of pharmacies up for renewal and on an interim basis.
RxAlly has published a white paper that delineates an individualized, health care delivery model for pharmacists.
Loblaw Cos. has introduced a blood pressure monitoring program at its supermarket pharmacies.
Darcey Macken has been promoted to president of U.S. sales at Kellogg Co. Macken, currently senior vice president of customer development for U.S. sales, will succeed Mark Wagner, who plans to retire from Kellogg on Dec. 31 after more than 30 years of service at the company. Soon Darcey will meet
Seniors in Medicare Part D drug benefit plans with preferred pharmacy networks are satisfied with them, according to a survey released by Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).
Advocate Medical Company (AMC) is distributing Lubrigyn Cleansing Milk, a feminine hygiene product, to all CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide.
Actavis Inc. plans to acquire Ireland-based Warner Chilcott in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion.
CoverGirl has announced its first-ever movie sponsorship, for Lionsgate’s "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" due out this fall. The Procter & Gamble cosmetics brand said that for the film, scheduled for release in North American theaters on Nov.
Kerr Drug has introduced Simplify My Meds, a synchronized prescription refill service. The North Carolina drug chain said Monday that Simplify My Meds leverages capabilities brought by the company’s new central-fill facility in Raleigh and extends its menu of refill services.
Despite upcoming Medicare changes, CVS/pharmacy will continue to accept Part B coverage for diabetes supplies. CVS said Monday that the number of providers that will accept Medicare coverage for diabetes testing supplies is slated to decrease after July 1 as a result of changes to the program.
Bruce Bodaken, former chairman and chief executive officer of Blue Shield of California, has been elected to the Rite Aid Corp. board of directors. The addition of Bodaken, announced Monday, comes amid changes to the makeup of Rite Aid’s board.
Shaping public policy is vital to improving patient outcomes, Bob Narveson said in his first remarks as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Three years before the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010, CVS Caremark Corp. began to position itself to respond to the changes that are currently transforming the health care system. The merger that brought together the nation’s second-largest drug chain and No.
Rite Aid Corp.’s “wellness store” concept has reached a milestone. The drug chain said it has converted almost 100 stores in the greater Buffalo, N.Y., area to the wellness format, making that market the first to have the concept for most of its stores.
After almost a year without a chief executive officer, Pharmasave Drugs has named former grocery executive Carmen Churcott as its CEO.
