Navarro goes live with website in Spanish
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.
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Duran gets exec post at RxAlly
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, TheraPearl develop therapy pack for nursing moms
Lansinoh Laboratories has teamed up with TheraPearl to offer a cold, warm and hot therapy pack designed to provide relief to breastfeeding mothers.
Viviscal adds supplement to repair overstyled hair
Lifes2good, maker of the hair loss supplement Viviscal, have expanded the brand with a new product, Viviscal Hair Repair.
NCPA warns CMS about Rx reimbursement changes
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 campaign targets high blood pressure
RxAlly plans to launch Heart to Heart, a blood pressure education campaign aimed at helping people prevent and control hypertension.
CVS goes live with new website
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.
Rite Aid shrinks net loss as sales edge up
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
Energizer brands highlight sun protection poll results
The Skin Cancer Foundation, along with Energizer Personal Care’s Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen brands, has released survey findings showing that men are less knowledgeable about sun protection than women. Energizer said Wednesday that the online poll of 1,000 U.S.
NasalCEASE program supports bleeding disorder research
Nosebleed treatment brand NasalCEASE has introduced a marketing program that stands to donate thousands of dollars to support research for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and hemophilia as well as anticoagulation therapy education.
Navarro mobile Rx app supports Spanish
Fresh off the launch of the "En Español" version of its website, Navarro Discount Pharmacy is now offering Spanish language capability in its mobile pharmacy application. Powered by mscripts, Navarro’s mobile Rx app now provides Spanish-language support.
PDUFA reauthorization bill backed by NACDS
As a final congressional vote approaches, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores called on lawmakers to pass the reauthorization legislation for the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) NACDS said Wednesday that the measure is integral to the review process for new prescription medications
Rite Aid settles overtime pay lawsuits
Rite Aid Corp. has reached a settlement with assistant store managers and co-managers in class-action lawsuits regarding overtime pay.
Walgreens, OptumRx renew agreement
Walgreen Co. has extended its partnership with the pharmacy benefits management company OptumRx for several more years.
Bartell to help celebrate Seattle icon’s 50th anniversary
Bartell Drugs and the Space Needle have established a multidimensional partnership in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the structure — the centerpiece of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair.
Study finds health care inflation in U.S. at crossroads
U.S. health care spending should grow at an historically low rate of 7.