In Canada, pharmacy chains are a key partner of a national distributor that has launched an online resource to help diabetics make more informed decisions about insulin pump therapy and buying diabetes products. Insulinpumps.
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical affiliation with Baptist Health Care, the largest health care network in northwest Florida . The retail health clinic operator, part of CVS Caremark Corp., said Thursday that the clinical collaboration with Pensacola, Fla.
Rite Aid Corp. beat analysts’ earnings expectations for its fiscal 2014 second quarter, hoisting its stock price in morning trading. Rite Aid opened its 1,000th "wellness store" location during the second quarter. The drug chain said Thursday that net income for the 13-week second quarter ended Aug.
Duane Reade said it has become Twitter’s most followed retail chain in the drug, food and mass retail segment worldwide. The metropolitan New York drug chain, part of Walgreen Co.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. has expanded distribution of its Nexafed nasal decongestant — which has a technology that disrupts the conversion of pseudoephedrine into methamphetamine — to over 2,600 pharmacies nationwide.
The Topricin natural pain relief brand is stepping into the foot care aisle at CVS/pharmacy. Topical BioMedics Inc., the maker of the topical analgesic brand, said Wednesday that it has entered an agreement with CVS to carry Topricin Foot Therapy Cream in its over 7,400 drug stores.
GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) on a new approach to analyzing health information that enables health care providers and payers, with the touch of a button, to analyze patient medication challenges in real time.
A new survey indicates strong consumer support for Food and Drug Administration regulation of pharmacy compounding.
Walgreen Co. plans to transition more than 160,000 employees to company-sponsored health insurance offered through a private exchange.
Though drug chains are the busiest retail pharmacy operators, Publix Pharmacy is North America’s favorite in terms of customer satisfaction, according to a survey of more than 3,600 consumers by Market Force Information, a provider of customer intelligence solutions.
Actavis Inc. has released a generic version of Lidoderm (lidocaine topical patch 5%). The company said Monday that it launched the generic product as part of an exclusive settlement agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Teikoku Seiyaku Co. Ltd.
Dr. Smith’s Diaper Rash Ointment was joined by entrepreneur and television personality Bill Rancic to mark the baby care brand’s launch in Walgreens drug stores nationwide.
Users of XyliMelts for Dry Mouth are sleeping better thanks to the product’s delivery mechanism, according to a study done on behalf of manufacturer OraHealth.
Bartell Drugs has begun its annual seasonal flu vaccination effort, offering flu vaccines at its stores and through an off-site flu clinic program serving area businesses and retirement communities.
Providing another option for people addicted to painkillers, Orexo U.S. Inc. has released Zubsolv sublingual tablets to U.S. pharmacies.
The Jean Coutu Group is now providing free access to the wireless network in most of its drug stores in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick.
