Walgreen Co. has relaunched its weekly advertising circular with a new look and feel for the print edition plus what it called a "more robust" digital version that is more interactive and offers hundreds of extra items through the chain’s website and mobile applications.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should stop publishing draft federal upper limit (FUL) lists based on average manufacturer price (AMP) until the formal rulemaking process on AMP is finished, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores urged.
Katz Group Canada has agreed to sell its two banner pharmacy businesses, Drug Trading Co. and Medicine Shoppe Canada, to McKesson Corp. in a $920 million (Canadian) cash deal.
Walgreen Co. has agreed to acquire BioScrip Inc.’s specialty pharmacies and centralized specialty and mail-service pharmacy businesses.
Pharmacy Advisor, CVS Caremark Corp.’s integrated pharmacy-based program for diabetes and other chronic diseases, has demonstrably increased medication adherence rates and physician initiation of prescriptions for concomitant medications to improve patient health.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) and several other health care organizations are hailing a recent decision by a federal court to block California officials from proceeding with a 10% Medi-Cal reimbursement rate cut that had been approved by the
Walgreen Co. president and chief executive officer Greg Wasson was joined by former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy, Sen. Richard Lugar (R., Ind.) and community leaders at a ceremony marking the grand reopening of Walgreens’ newly renovated stores in the Indianapolis market.
The federal government’s proposed rule on Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement using the average manufacturer price (AMP) model is being closely examined by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Shoppers Drug Mart next month plans to launch a cobranded banking account/debit card with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) that will make it more convenient for Canadians to bank and earn rewards chainwide.
Walgreen Co. says its Prescription Savings Club (PSC) is being welcomed by thousands of patients with prescription drug benefit plans managed by Express Scripts Inc.
CVS/pharmacy customers can now get text messages notifying them when their prescription is ready for pickup through a new service called Order Ready Text Messaging. Customers can sign up to receive text messages by speaking to a pharmacy staff member at their local CVS store.
Walgreen Co. is acquiring the prescription files and inventory from 33 Kmart pharmacies in 16 states. The patient files will be transferred to nearby Walgreens pharmacies.
Rite Aid has embarked on a game-changing metamorphosis, a boldly conceived and thus far brilliantly executed initiative that, if successful, will transform America’s No.
This year promises to be a pivotal one for the chain drug business, as issues of industrywide significance are decided even as individual companies strive to fortify and improve their position in an intensely competitive sector where the pace of change is steadily accelerating.
Despite a challenging environment for retail pharmacy and consumer spending, Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. posted healthy sales and earnings gains for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and full year. Canada’s largest drug chain said Thursday that for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, total revenue rose 4.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) next month plans to present its Immunization Champion Award to Rite Aid Corp. in recognition of the drug chain’s comprehensive vaccination program.
