Kermit Crawford, president of pharmacy, health and wellness at Walgreen Co., has been elected to the board of directors at Allstate Corp. The insurance giant said Monday that Crawford will join its board effective Jan. 30, 2013, which will increase the company’s total number of board members to 13.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is hailing Sen. Kay Hagan (D., N.C.) for her leadership on behalf of pharmacy patient care, in particular medication therapy management (MTM).
AstraZeneca reported that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a decision of the U.S. District Court in Delaware that the substance patent protecting its cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor is "valid and enforceable.
Walgreen Co. has opened two more flagship stores in rapid succession, in a historic bank building in Chicago, and in Hollywood, Calif., at Sunset and Vine. Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson at the flagship store opening in Hollywood.
As it celebrates its 60th anniversary, Fruth Pharmacy has remained true to its roots.
Chain drug stores are on the leading edge in using loyalty cards to win and keep pharmacy customers, yet customer awareness of such programs could be greater, a study by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals reveals.
CVS Caremark Corp. may be on the verge of going international. The Woonsocket, R.I.-based pharmacy company is in advanced negotiations to buy a controlling interest in Onofre, a chain drug store operator in Brazil, according to the Valor Economico newspaper.
The White House and congressional Republicans remained far apart on a plan for avoiding the automatic tax increases and spending cuts known as the “fiscal cliff” earlier this month, even as the consequences of not coming to an agreement came into sharper focus.
As 2012 draws to a close, numerous developments in health care reform continue to occur. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius must decide by January 1 which states are capable of running their own health insurance exchanges.
Gallup Inc.’s annual Honesty and Ethics survey reveals that pharmacists rank second only to nurses as the most trusted professionals. Of 1,015 U.S. adults polled, 75% rated pharmacists "very high" or "high" in terms of honesty and ethics. That put pharmacists at No.
Kinney Drugs vice president of marketing Jim Wuest is set to retire at the end of the year, at which time vice president of merchandising Rick Cognetti will be promoted to vice president of marketing and merchandising.
Jean Coutu Group Inc. has agreed to acquire a 50% share of Le Groupe Medicus Inc., a company that specializes in orthotics and prosthetic devices. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Rite Aid Corp. stores have become the exclusive carriers of Forever Fit, a new line of home fitness products developed by fitness expert Denise Austin.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has moved its corporate office. The trade association relocated its headquarters on December 3 to 1776 Wilson Blvd., Suite 200, in Arlington, Va. All office and staff telephone and fax numbers have remained the same.
Rebecca Chater has joined pharmacy alliance RxAlly as vice president of health outcomes. In the new role, Chater will provide leadership and clinical management of RxAlly solutions as well as integrate business development with clinical staff and operations.
Canadian consumer confidence, at 92, is now just below the 94 level scored at the end of the second half of 2007 and again in the first quarter of this year.
