A long-running snack debate — whether the cookie or the creme is the best part of Oreos — is being put into the spotlight this week at the Walgreens store in Manhattan’s Times Square. Mondelez International Inc. (formerly Kraft Foods Inc.) said that on Thursday, Feb. 21, its Oreo cookie brand
Troy Healthcare, the maker of Stopain topical analgesic products, has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association gave their take on a proposed Drug Enforcement Administration rule to establish a process for the disposal of controlled substances.
Bartell Drugs plans to open its 59th store this summer in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.
Fuse Science Inc. has landed retail distribution for its lineup of energy products at Discount Drug Mart. The company said Tuesday that it has shipped its products to Discount Drug Mart’s 71 stores in Ohio.
Pharmavite’s Voots Veggie-Fruit Tarts children’s dietary supplement brand is now being sold at Walgreens stores nationwide.
Kay Hagan understands what community pharmacy can do.
Walgreen Co. has been named as one of the health care industry’s most innovative companies by Fast Company Magazine. Walgreens said Monday that it was the third time in four years it has earned the recognition, part of the business publication’s "World’s Most Innovative Companies" issue.
A week after being promoted by Walgreen Co., Joe Magnacca left the company to become chief executive officer at RadioShack Corp. On February 1, the 50-year-old Magnacca was promoted from senior vice president to executive vice president of Walgreens.
CVS Caremark Corp. has acquired the Brazilian drug chain Drogaria Onofre. Announced by president and chief executive officer Larry Merlo during a February 6 conference call on the company’s strong fourth quarter results, the acquisition marks CVS’ first venture outside of the United States.
Kay Hagan understands what community pharmacy can do.
In recent years the role of the pharmacist has evolved and assumed greater importance in the country’s health care system. In community pharmacy increasing emphasis has been placed on the expertise of the pharmacist in guiding patients in their use of prescription medications.
Thrifty White Pharmacy’s Medication Synchronization (Med Sync) program has significantly boosted adherence, a new study shows. Patients enrolled in Med Sync were 3.4 to 6.1 times more likely to adhere to prescriptions than a control group, the Virginia Commonwealth University study found.
CVS Caremark Corp. recently enhanced two pharmacy-related programs. One expands CVS/pharmacy’s ExtraCare loyalty card plan with the launch of ExtraCare Pharmacy & Health Rewards.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and seven other health care groups have asked a federal appeals court to review its decision to allow California to reduce its Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.
In the latest effort to increase its customer engagement, Duane Reade has integrated its stores into the mobile game Ingress. The 250-store drug chain that is part of Walgreen Co. is one of the first retail partners in the New York market for the game that blends the physical and virtual world.
