Most Americans don’t check ingredients of over-the-counter cold sore medicines and select products based on their packaging, according to a survey by Abreva. The GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare cold sore treatment brand said Tuesday that its poll of 1,000 U.S.
MeadWestvaco Corp. has unveiled new medication packaging for patients and pharmacists called Shellpak Renew, which will make its debut at Walmart.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC, the Canadian arm of Mylan Inc., has introduced an online resource to help Canadians learn more about the value, reliability and quality of generic drugs. Called ChoosingGenerics.
Venerable cough/cold remedy brand Vicks NyQuil has added a sleep aid to its product lineup. The Procter & Gamble Co. brand said Monday that the new over-the-counter product, ZzzQuil, is designed to provide relief for occasional sleeplessness and is non-habit forming.
The same day it unveiled a blockbuster partnership with global pharmacy, health and beauty retailer and wholesaler Alliance Boots, Walgreen Co. reported declined sales and earnings for its fiscal 2012 third quarter.
Kerr Drug Inc. subsidiary Kerr Health is moving to a single platform for data analytics across multiple locations and lines of business. Health care technology provider BioMed Intelligence Inc.
Walmart is slated to leverage technologies that will facilitate back-office pharmacy processing and expand access to health services through its retail medical clinics.
Walgreen Co. plans to acquire a 45% equity interest in global pharmaceutical, health and beauty retailer and wholesaler Alliance Boots for $6.7 billion in cash and stock, with the option to buy the remaining 55% of the company in about three years for $9.5 billion in cash and stock.
In a summit hosted by Walgreen Co. at the drug chain’s distribution center here, top executives from over a dozen major U.S. companies and government officials kicked off a national public-private sector initiative to further employment of people with disabilities.
Almost half of consumers plan to spend more this back-to-school shopping season than they did in 2011, according to a poll by PriceGrabber.
Leading pharmacy benefit managers report that client interest in narrow pharmacy networks has picked up, but so far few have been willing to proceed. In presentations at William Blair & Co.’s 32nd Annual Growth Stock Conference here last week, Express Scripts Inc. and CVS Caremark Corp.
Quickly now, who is the most innovative, enlightened and successful drug retailing/wholesaling executive on the planet? Is it a) Larry Merlo, b) Greg Wasson, c) John Standley or d) Stefano Pessina. If you answered d), you clearly know your way around the retail and wholesale drug business.
As retailers and suppliers go about their business at the final National Association of Chain Drug Stores Marketplace Conference, which runs through Tuesday at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, it’s not too early to start thinking about the event that will succeed it on the retail calendar i
Hot and cold therapy product maker TheraPearl has entered a licensing pact with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) TheraPearl said Friday that its products are designed to aid in post-workout recovery, making them a natural solution for the NFLPA and pro football players everywhere.
Retail branding specialist Daymon Worldwide has launched what it calls the first mobile application for private brands. The app provides tools and links to information on the private-brand industry.
