The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has begun registration for the 2014 NACDS Annual Meeting. NACDS said Friday that online registration for the event, to be held April 26 to 29, 2014, in Scottsdale, Ariz., is available on the association’s website at annual.NACDS.org.
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Inc. has brought its Natural Beauty Bar services, launched a year ago, to another five locations. Pharmaca said Thursday that it now offers the Natural Beauty Bar in its Brentwood, Menlo Park, Novato and Oakland, Calif., stores and in its Portland, Ore., store.
The Jean Coutu Group has sold its remaining shares of Rite Aid Corp., divesting its equity stake in the U.S. drug chain. Jean Coutu Group said that on Thursday it completed the sale of 65,401,162 shares of Rite Aid common stock for $192.2 million (U.S.), which will result in a $94.1 million
Les Hamilton has been appointed executive vice president of Hyland’s Inc. and vice president of sales for parent company Standard Homeopathic Co.
CVS Caremark Corp. is launching its effort to hire military veterans and spouses with an event at the company’s Vero Beach, Fla., distribution center.
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has announced senior leadership changes, including the appointment of a new chairman and a new chief executive officer. The company said Thursday that Dilip Shanghvi has been named chairman of the board and that, effective Aug.
Prostate health formula UrinoZinc has added to its product line available at Walmart. Vitanergy Inc., maker of the dietary supplement for men, said Wednesday that UrinoZinc Plus with Beta-Sitosterol is now available at almost all Walmart stores, which also carry UrinoZinc Prostate Formula.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. saw revenue and same-store sales rise in the second quarter of 2013, while earnings topped analysts’ forecast by a penny. Canada’s largest drug chain reported the positive results just days after announcing a blockbuster deal to be acquired by Loblaw Cos. for $12.
The salon-quality Hot Legs hair removal system from Australia has launched in the United States at Walgreens drug stores nationwide and Duane Reade stores in metropolitan New York.
Mylan Inc. has launched norethindrone tablets 0.35 mg, a birth control pill. The company reported Tuesday that its partner, Famy Care Ltd., received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for the product. product Mylan Inc.
CVS Caremark Corp., Walgreen Co. and Rite Aid Corp. have indicated they won’t sell an issue of Rolling Stone magazine that pictures accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has made a request for proposals to research the impact of integrating pharmacist-provided medication management services into the hospital discharge process.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association provided insight to a congressional committee examining ways to tighten regulation of pharmacy compounding.
Healthrageous Inc. and Boehringer Ingelheim have launched the SMART Study along with United BioSource Corp. to assess a digital self-management solution to improve the health status of people with type 2 diabetes.
AquaBall Naturally Flavored Water from True Drinks Inc. is now available at Walgreens drug stores across the country. True Drinks said Tuesday that the retail distribution at Walgreens comes as it launches a national initiative to support healthy hydration in summer programs.
Actavis Inc. has been cleared to market lamotrigine orally disintegrating tablets, an anti-epileptic medication. The company said Monday that it plans to launch the product, a generic equivalent to GlaxoSmithKline’s Lamictal ODT, immediately.
