Part of the solution to the problems of access and cost that beset the nation’s health care system can be found in greater use of over-the-counter medications, an insight on which GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is acting.
New products are the lifeblood of the consumer products business, and that’s as true in the over-the-counter drug category as in any other sector.
Divine Skin Inc. has been granted a Drug Enforcement Agency license in tandem with its manufacturing partner to produce and distribute and other controlled substances.
One of the first big drug makers to hit the so-called patent cliff, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has responded to a changing industry business model by rethinking its strategic positioning and adopting a more balanced approach to the evolving health care marketplace.
Walgreen Co. is participating in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pilot through which it will offer free HIV testing.
Walmart it has embarked on what it called a "hiring spree" in Canada, including its pharmacies. The discount store giant said Monday that Walmart Canada is opening 47 hiring centers nationwide to support the company’s growth plans and employment of new talent.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. is under way with the nationwide launch of Provella, a probiotic dietary supplement designed for women to promote digestive, feminine and immune health.
Walgreen Co.’s deal to buy a large stake in Alliance Boots, with the aim of acquiring the company later on, could land the U.S. drug chain’s shares on the London exchange.
With the fate of the health care reform law hanging in the balance, three of the country’s largest health insurers said they would maintain some Affordable Care Act benefits regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on it.
As it prepares to launch a new online store, London Drugs is leveraging an e-commerce solution that will enable the western Canada chain to grow across multiple digital channels. Burlington, Mass.
Walgreen Co. is facilitating access to immunizations for whooping cough at its drug stores in Kansas and Missouri, where authorities are reporting epidemic levels of the highly contagious respiratory infection.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has launched the Pharmacy Blood Pressure Challenge, a screening and education initiative that urges pharmacists to help prevent and control high blood pressure.
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.
Frank Scorpiniti is now just over a year into his Canadian experience: 11 months as chief operating officer of the Katz Group and just four months in the chief executive officer position to which he was appointed after the retirement of former president and CEO Andy Giancamilli in February.
With the fate of the health care reform law hanging in the balance, three of the country’s largest health insurers said they would maintain some Affordable Care Act benefits regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on it.
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.
