In his speech during one of the business sessions at the recent National Association of Chain Drug Stores Pharmacy and Technology Conference in Denver, Steve Anderson, NACDS’ president and chief executive officer, talked about the profession’s newfound assertiveness.
Like healthy bacteria, the market for prebiotic and probiotic supplements is growing.
Shopko Stores Operating Co. has acquired a pair of Health Mart pharmacies in Wisconsin from an independent operator. Generational Equity, a Dallas-based mergers-and-acquisitions consultancy, said late Wednesday that its client, Waupaca Woods Pharmacy Inc., based in Waupaca, Wis.
MinuteClinic entered a couple of new markets with the opening of three walk-in clinics inside CVS/pharmacy stores in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, metropolitan areas.
Introductions of lower-priced generic drugs contributed to a dip in same-store sales at Rite Aid Corp. for September. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Sept. 29, comparable-store sales decreased 0.7% year over year. That was down from upticks of 0.4% in August and 0.
New research by Walgreen Co. reveals a disconnect between consumer beliefs and behaviors when it comes to immunizations.
Thrifty White Pharmacy and LDM Group, a provider of behavior-based health management programs, have teamed up to support the Million Hearts Initiative, a national effort led by the Department of Health and Human Services that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five yea
Rite Aid has taken its "wellness store" concept to the next level. The drug store chain on Thursday unveiled the next generation of its wellness format — dubbed "Genuine Well-Being" internally — in a grand opening event at a Rite Aid store in Lemoyne, Pa.
Asteres Inc. has named Shawn Orr as vice president of global operations. The company said Tuesday that Orr will lead the rapid expansion of its ScriptCenter automated pharmacy kiosk in retail, health care and military locations worldwide.
MinuteClinic has become an in-network provider with TriWest, the Western region plan contractor for TRICARE, the health insurance program for the U.S. armed forces. The CVS Caremark retail health clinic subsidiary said Wednesday that TRICARE provides health care and pharmacy benefits to 2.
Winn-Dixie pharmacists are participating in a free flu vaccination clinic for seniors in the Jacksonville, Fla., area as part of a health fair hosted by ElderSource (Area Agency on Aging). ElderSource said Wednesday that the event, to be held Oct.
Walgreen Co. saw comparable-store sales drop by double digits in September as the drug chain reported sharp declines in prescription count and pharmacy revenue, which took a hit from introductions of lower-priced generic drugs. Walgreens said Wednesday that same-store sales fell 11.
Distribution to Walgreens and CVS drug stores has helped fuel consumer interest in Empowered Products’ GunOil and PINK sexual wellness brands.
A new low-tech medical device called BladderVoid aims to help improve the lives of men dealing with the discomfort associated wtih an enlarged prostate, or BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia).
Responding to an article in The Wall Street Journal, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores called for more collaboration between the health care community and law enforcement in the battle against abuse of prescription painkillers.
QS Holdings Inc. has landed national distribution for its Quick Sticks fast-dissolve glucose supplement at Walgreens and Walmart. Quick Sticks come in boxes of a dozen 10g packets.
