Walgreens, AARP health tour gets under way
Walgreen Co. has kicked off the Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour with AARP, which provides free prevention and early detection health services to underserved communities nationwide.
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Rite Aid to host skin cancer screenings
This week Rite Aid Corp. began hosting free full-body skin cancer screenings through The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour. The drug chain said Thursday that the tour’s 38-foot custom RV will stop at more than 50 Rite Aid stores to provide the skin cancer checks as it
CVS Caremark to shut down Beauty 360
CVS Caremark Corp. plans to close all of its Beauty 360 luxury beauty outlets later this spring. The company said in a statement Thursday that it will shut down its 25 Beauty 360 stores, as well as its related e-commerce business, on May 19. The stores are part of the CVS/pharmacy retail
Mylan, Watson cleared to market Boniva generic
Mylan Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to launch a generic version of Roche’s Boniva osteoporosis medication. Mylan said Tuesday that its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping ibandronate sodium tablets 150 mg.
CVS sponsors forum on Supreme Court ACA hearing
CVS Caremark Corp. is sponsoring a Politico roundtable discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health care reform law.
Pharmacy groups back bill to rein in PBM audits
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have endorsed legislation that would set Medicare standards for pharmacy audits and reimbursement by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). NACDS said Wednesday that it has sent a letter to Rep.
Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration to star on runway
Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care’s new Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration lotion sunscreen will serve as the official sun care sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013 Collections in Miami.
Clotamin lands distribution with Navarro, Walgreens.com
Clotamin, an over-the-counter multivitamin for people on blood thinners, will be carried by Navarro Discount Pharmacy and Walgreens.com. Sunpeaks Ventures Inc.
FMI, GMDC plan health, beauty, wellness conference
Next year, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Global Market Development Center (GMDC) will hold a joint conference focused on health, beauty and wellness. The two trade groups announced the new event Tuesday at FMI’s Health and Wellness Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Keynote event on mass retail agenda nears
Six weeks remain until the start of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. And once again this year the event holds every initial promise of amply rewarding those retail and supplier executives who care enough about their business to journey to Palm Beach, Fla.
DEA action has unintended consequences
Community pharmacies and the drug wholesalers that supply them find themselves caught in the crossfire between people who divert and abuse prescription medications and the law enforcement officials working to stop them.
Walgreens adds Rx intelligence to Facebook page
Walgreen Co. has teamed up with Sharecare to launch an "Answers" application that provides visitors to the drug chain’s Facebook page access to a searchable drug, supplement and wellness database.
Crest, Oral-B Pro-Health Clinical line takes aim at plaque
Crest and Oral-B have added the Pro-Health Clinical Plaque Control line of products, which are designed to significantly reduce plaque when used together.
Novartis releases Arcapta Neohaler for COPD
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. has shipped once-daily Arcapta Neohaler (indacaterol inhalation powder) 75 mcg to pharmacies nationwide.
Mederma debuts advanced scar treatment
Merz Pharmaceuticals has introduced Mederma Advanced Scar Gel, billed as the first and only once-daily topical scar gel clinically shown to reduce the appearance of scars.
Studies highlight efficacy of Olay body moisturizers
New research has found that two Olay body moisturizing formulas with niacinamide provide rapid, lasting dry skin benefits over conventional moisturizers.