Getting a boost from flu-related business, same-store sales at Rite Aid Corp. edged up in January after four consecutive months of declines. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Jan. 26, comparable-store sales were up 0.3% year over year. That marked an improvement from a 2.
In terms of flu-associated product sales, Huntsville, Ala., tops the list of cities most concerned by the severe flu season, according to MaxPoint’s latest Interest Index.
Mountain Dew has signed country music star Brantley Gilbert as a brand spokesman. The PepsiCo soft drink brand said Wednesday that Gilbert embraces Mountain Dew’s Tennessee history and unique flavor, which reflects the hit singer/songwriter’s high-energy live shows and authentic lyrics.
Amid this year’s busy cold and flu season, Little Remedies has partnered with a well-known blogger and mother to help parents keep their kids healthy through the winter months. The children’s medicine brand, part of Prestige Brands Holdings Inc., said Tuesday that Colleen Padilla of ClassyMommy.
For American Heart Month in February, Rite Aid Corp. is offering customers free Heart Health guides in stores and online. The drug chain said Wednesday that along with the 12-page, full-color Heart Health guides, available at pharmacy counters and RiteAid.
Take Care Health Systems has formed a clinical affiliation with Community Health Network in central Indiana. The Walgreen Co.
Viviscal has introduced an extra strength version of its hair growth dietary supplement for men and women. The company said Tuesday that Viviscal Extra Strength has 50% more AminoMar, the active ingredient in Viviscal products.
Sanofi has shipped Auvi-Q, a voice-guided epinephrine auto-injector, to U.S. retail pharmacies. The company said Auvi-Q represents the U.S.
SafeHands Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizer is entering the South Florida retail market with distribution at Navarro Discount Pharmacy. The company said Monday that the product, which provides an alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizer, joins Navarro’s Vida Mia private brand.
Merck has received Food and Drug Administration approval for Oxytrol for Women, which the company called the first and only over-the-counter treatment for overactive bladder in women. Merck said Friday that Oxytrol for Women (oxybutynin transdermal system, 3.
Contac cold and flu medicine is hitting shelves with a new look for the new year. Contac’s new look is designed to more clearly designate the brand, SKU and symptom relief. Meda Consumer Healthcare enlisted partner Little Big Brands to lead a redesign of the venerable cold medicine brand and give
Plaintiffs in federal litigation to halt reimbursement cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, have filed a request for a review of the case. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, one of the plaintiffs in the case, California Medical Association (CMA) et al. v.
Thrifty White Pharmacy’s Medication Synchronization program lifts the medication adherence rate well above the industry average for patients with chronic disease states, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Increased use of preferred pharmacy and limited pharmacy networks could save employers, Medicare and Medicaid $115 billion over the next decade, according to a study commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).
Policymakers should consider alternative strategies as they examine a proposal that would put thousands of common, hydrocodone-containing products under the same restrictions as morphine and opium and make it more difficult for consumers using those drugs legitimately to relieve chronic pain, accord
