Walgreen Co. continued to build same-store sales momentum in August, turning in gains in both the pharmacy and front end. Walgreens said Thursday that comparable-store sales rose 4.8% year over year in August, reflecting negative impacts of 1.
Twenty H-E-B stores in south and central Texas have been tabbed as pilot sites for the PreVu Non-Invasive Skin Cholesterol Point of Care Test from Miraculins Inc.
Expanding pharmacists’ role could help Canadians with chronic diseases better manage their conditions and save Canada’s health care system as much as $1.9 billion over three years, according to a report by Shoppers Drug Mart and two health care groups.
Next year, owners of Keurig coffee brewers will be able to whip up a hot cup of Campbell’s soup. Campbell’s Fresh-Brewed Soup K-Cup packs include a broth K-Cup plus a packet of dry pasta and vegetable blend mix. Campbell Soup Co. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. on Wednesday
In tandem with the United Nations Foundation, Walgreen Co. is helping to provide up to 3 million vaccines to children in developing nations via a donation to the organization’s Shot@Life campaign. Walgreens said Wednesday that through Oct.
A delivery truck driver from Rite Aid Corp.’s Lancaster, Calif., distribution center came out on top in the drug chain’s 10th Annual National Driver Skills Challenge in Perryman, Md.
An audit found that the Department of Defense’s Tricare mail-order pharmacy program cost the government and beneficiaries less money than retail pharmacies, according to Express Scripts Inc., which administers the program.
Nature Made is adding a pair of new offerings to its VitaMelts smooth-melting vitamin supplement line.
Information Resources Inc. (IRI) has acquired Aztec, an international provider of market measurement and related services in the consumer goods and other sectors, from Aegis Media. Terms of the deal, announced Wednesday, weren’t disclosed.
Neat Feat Products has rolled out BabyB Diaper Rash Cream, which it described as taking a preventive approach to diaper rashes. The personal care company said Tuesday that most diaper rash creams on the market only relieve the symptoms and that once the rash clears up, it can occur again easily.
Bi-Lo Holdings’ Winn-Dixie Stores and Bi-Lo chains are urging customers to be prepared early for the flu season through their "Shield Yourself" vaccination campaign. Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie are offering discounted flu shots to members of their Prescription Drug Plan.
Yoplait has extended its yogurt lineup with Fruitful, described as a premium yogurt blended with one-third cup of real fruit.
VIVUS Inc. has named a new chief executive officer after current CEO Anthony Zook resigned because of a medical condition.
Walgreen Co. is launching a program that will contribute to providing vitamin A to more than 10 million children worldwide who face a deficiency of vital nutrients. Walgreens said Tuesday that, along with participating vendors, it will make a $3.
The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB) plans to launch a feasibility study for a Certified Specialty Pharmacy Technician (CSPT) designation.
HoMedics has brought a new over-the-counter option to the pain relief aisle at pharmacy retailers: the Rapid Relief Electronic Pain Relief Pad, a wireless, portable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device.
