Former CVS Caremark Corp. executive Jim Trappani has joined Family Dollar Stores Inc. as vice president of health and beauty aids. “Health and beauty aids play a growing and important role to our customer,” Family Dollar president and chief operating officer Mike Bloom says.
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No one can accuse Bob Miller of being afraid of a challenge. During a long and distinguished career in mass market retailing the chief executive officer of Albertson’s LLC has proven equal to any assignment that he has taken on, including at least one where few people thought anybody could succeed.
In what’s being called a first step toward a more strategic, coordinated approach to pharmaceutical management, provinces and territories in Canada are establishing price points for six popular generic drugs.
DenTek has introduced the Scrub Betweens Dental Pick to help consumers take the fight to gum disease. The oral care products company said Thursday that the new Scrub Betweens are the only soft-scrubbing dental pick with thousands of microbristles for thorough cleaning.
Phil Samples has joined Innovation as vice president of government and professional services.
Patients expect prompt attention and a concise dialogue with the pharmacist, yet the degree of engagement varies widely by pharmacy type, research from Boehringer Ingelheim shows.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has been awarded a major pharmaceutical wholesale contract by the state of California. The California Department of General Services (DGS) said late Thursday that the new drug supply pact, awarded to the pharmaceutical distributor’s AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp.
Robert Gates, who served as secretary of defense under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 NACDS Annual Meeting. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced Gates as the speaker on Friday.
Walgreen Co. plans to sell health and wellness items from Televisa Consumer Products (TCP) as part of an effort to engage Hispanic customers and gain more insight into the Hispanic community.
With the help of comedian Larry the Cable Guy, Prilosec OTC has a winner for its Wild American Flavor Sweepstakes.
For the second straight year, Parata Systems is sponsoring the 2013 Independent Pharmacy Business Growth Conference. The pharmacy automation company aims to showcase its entire suite of solutions at the event, which will be held by Pharmacy Development Services (PDS) on Feb.
It’s peak cold and flu season for the people of Chicago and Philadelphia, according to Robitussin’s CoughCast tool.
A report from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) describes the biopharmaceutical pipeline as "innovative and robust," with a high percentage of possible first-in-class medicines and therapies for diseases with limited treatment options.
CVS Caremark Corp. and United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) have agreed to allow CVS/pharmacy employees in three major California markets to vote on whether they want union representation.
Rite Aid Corp. and Safeway Inc. have procured hundreds of thousands of additional flu vaccinations as many states continue to report significant flu activity. Rite Aid said Thursday it has obtained over 400,000 more seasonal flu shots, which started arriving in stores earlier this week.
