Retail pharmacy has the capacity to be one of the drivers of the transformation of health care, says Kathleen Jaeger, senior vice president of pharmacy care and patient advocacy at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Amid a rising tide of criticism, Walgreen Co. today gathered investors and analysts in a meeting with its top executives and those of Alliance Boots to explain the rationale behind the companies’ planned union.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said this weekend’s 2012 NACDS Marketplace Conference will bring top-notch business programming and opportunities to retailers and suppliers in the chain drug industry plus give a glimpse of what’s in store at its new show for next year, the NACDS Total
Seven leading health care organizations in Canada have partnered to launch new digital tools to help Canadians use their medications properly and safely.
Walmart’s annual meeting earlier this month managed to celebrate the retailer’s 50 years of spectacular growth in usual style, with plenty of enthusiastic associates from around the world and high-profile celebrities on display.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has unveiled an interactive educational resource for this year’s NACDS Marketplace Conference.
The role of private label has changed, and that means a more sophisticated approach in developing them is required, according to Laura Sturdevant, Walgreen Co.’s director of product development for private brands.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named Thomas O’Donnell vice president of federal government affairs. O’Donnell, who most recently served as the chief of staff for Rep. Steve Rothman (D., N.J.), is slated to join the association on July 9.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has launched a Spanish-language version of its website. Visitors to navarro.com can click on the "En Español" icon on the site’s home page to change the site’s language to Spanish.
Former Medco Health Solutions Inc. executive Peter Duran has joined the executive team at RxAlly. Duran, who spent the last 15 years with Medco, is serving as vice president and chief privacy officer of the 22,000-member pharmacy alliance.
Lansinoh Laboratories has teamed up with TheraPearl to offer a cold, warm and hot therapy pack designed to provide relief to breastfeeding mothers.
Lifes2good, maker of the hair loss supplement Viviscal, have expanded the brand with a new product, Viviscal Hair Repair.
In letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Community Pharmacists Association has expressed "serious concern" over federal Medicaid officials’ handling of proposed changes to pharmacy reimbursement.
RxAlly plans to launch Heart to Heart, a blood pressure education campaign aimed at helping people prevent and control hypertension.
CVS/pharmacy has revamped its website to offer consumers a more personalized experience plus more pharmacy and health care tools and information. The drug chain said Thursday that the redesigned CVS.
Buoyed by an uptick in revenue and same-store sales, Rite Aid Corp. turned in a smaller net loss for its fiscal 2013 first quarter. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the 13-week first quarter ended June 2, revenue rose 1.2% to $6.5 billion from $6.4 billion a year earlier. The company
