Prices for generic drugs are getting squeezed again in Canada — this time in Alberta. As part of its 2013 budget announced last week, the Alberta government plans to slash generic drug prices from 35% to 18% of brand-name drug prices effective May 1. The move was blasted by pharmacy industry groups,
Astrup Drug Stores has deployed a clinical solution that gives its pharmacists ready access to patient data from PharmaSmart International blood pressure kiosks.
Pharmacy groups in Texas are endorsing state legislation that would give Texas pharmacists wider authority to administer immunizations to children.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has teamed up with cancer awareness organization StopColonCancerNow.com to promote colon cancer screening during March. The Miami-area drug chain said Friday that, as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, it will work with StopColonCancerNow.
Pharmacy organizations have endorsed bipartisan House legislation to expand the pool of patients who qualify for medication therapy management (MTM) services. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association hailed the legislation — H.R.
SoloHealth®, a consumer-driven healthcare technology company, announced today that its SoloHealth Station® digital health and wellness kiosk is now in more than 2,000 retail locations nationwide, more than doubling its growth in only three months.
Walgreen Co. plans to construct a net zero energy retail store, meaning that it aims to produce energy equal to or greater than what it consumes. Walgreens said Thursday that the company thinks such a store would be a first in the United States. To achieve the net zero status, the store
Rite Aid Corp. saw same-store sales fall in February after reporting an uptick the previous month. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended March 2, comparable-store sales declined 3.6% year over year. The drug chain had seen comp-store sales edge up 0.3% in January, which had ended a
Mike De Fazio, senior director of store concepts at Duane Reade, has left the drug chain. De Fazio played an important part in the development of Duane Reade’s innovative store designs, including the retailer’s flagship outlet at 40 Wall Street in Manhattan.
Ontario’s health system could save at least $143 million (Canadian) over the next five years by making better use of pharmacist capabilities in five key practice areas, a study commissioned by the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA) found.
NACDS Backs Senators’ Call to Review Prescription Drug Abuse, Patient Care Strategies March 5, 2013 Sens. Boxer, Coburn lead effort urging GAO to focus on health, enforcement coordination Arlington, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) supported a bipartisan request by U.S.
FGX International has hired veteran consumer products executive César Melo as chief executive officer. César Melo The eyewear designer and marketer said Melo, who took the helm as CEO this week, succeeds current chief executive Alec Taylor, who is retiring after seven and a half years at FGX.
This weekend Bartell Drugs will kick off its Health and Beauty Event, where it will serve up a range of health and beauty aids samples and services to attendees at select stores.
L&R Distributors Inc. has finalized its deal to buy SAJ Distributors and the Select Brand private-label line from Walgreen Co. L&R said Tuesday that it will operate the current SAJ Distribution Center and offices in Pine Bluff, Ark.
Nexafed, a pseudoephedrine nasal decongestant designed to thwart makers of methamphetamine, is making its chain drug store debut at Kerr Drug. Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc.
