Rite Aid expands wellness+ for diabetes
Rite Aid Corp. is stepping up its wellness+ for diabetes program by offering support and exclusive benefits and savings to diabetes patients in all of its 4,600-plus stores.
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Soul of industry resides in pharmacists
Thrifty White Pharmacy, an 89-store Minnesota-based drug chain with stores in six prairie states, is rewriting the book on the way community pharmacy is, or could be, practiced in America.
New approaches to health care long overdue
The walls that have demarcated areas of responsibility within the U.S. health care system are beginning to crumble, as payers, providers and patients seek better ways to ensure quality care and, at the same time, limit expenditures that are the highest in the world, consuming almost 18% of GDP.
Walgreens’ hurricane recovery effort is under way
The Hurricane Sandy recovery effort has begun at Walgreen Co., which reported that it’s continuing to reopen stores impacted by the devastating storm.
CVS enhances ExtraCare diabetes program
CVS/pharmacy has expanded its ExtraCare Advantage for Diabetes program with additional savings and benefits for members.
Rite Aid gauges sales impact of Hurricane Sandy
Rite Aid Corp. said consumer preparations for Hurricane Sandy gave a lift to same-store results in October but reported that the storm will negatively impact comparable-store sales for November. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Oct. 27, same-store sales fell 1.
Walgreens, Alliance Boots form joint venture
Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots have set up a joint venture company as part of their strategic partnership. Walgreens said Tuesday that the new company, Walgreens Boots Alliance Development GmbH, was created for the partners’ synergy program. The joint venture is based in Bern, Switzerland.
The Top 100 Drug Store Markets
In the battle for market share among chain drug retailers, store formats are pre-empting numbers. Rather than seeking to dominate metropolitan areas by saturating them with new stores, drug chains are seeking to draw shoppers with distinctive retail concepts. Walgreen Co.
Watson releases Actos generic
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping pioglitazone hydrochloride tablets (15mg, 30mg and 45mg), a diabetes medication. Watson said it released the product, a generic version of Mylan’s Actos, after receiving final approval Friday from the Food and Drug Administration.
NABP: Rogue online pharmacies squelched by global collaboration
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) has released a report highlighting the need for members to the international pharmacy community to collaborate in the battle against illegal online drug sellers.
Walgreens sponsors People’s Choice Awards
Walgreen Co. has been tabbed as the official retail sponsor of the 39th annual People’s Choice Awards, an awards show in which the public votes for favorites in movies, music and television.
NEHI: Better Rx adherence can reduce hospital readmissions
A report by health policy institute NEHI shines a light on the link between hospital readmissions and medication issues, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation.
PearlBrite expands retail distribution
PearlBrite Concepts Inc. has broadened distribution of its PearlBrite teeth whitening pens to Walgreens drug stores in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
Goody’s headache remedy campaign to pair NASCAR legends
NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. is teaming up with Goody’s longtime spokesman, racing legend Richard Petty, in a new multimedia campaign to introduce consumers to the fast-dissolving headache remedy. Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.
Epsilon Walgreens loyalty data
Alliance Data’s Epsilon business announced today that it is providing loyalty marketing services to Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore