London Drugs has launched a new Photolab website that enables customers to log into and access images from Facebook, Flickr, Google+ and Picasa social media accounts and create a variety of photo products.
Walgreen Co. said more than 250,000 beneficiaries in the military’s Tricare health plan have petitioned Express Scripts Inc. to keep the drug chain in its pharmacy provider network.
AstraZeneca plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs from its U.S. sales force as part of a restructuring program unveiled last year. The pharmaceutical firm said Wednesday that it aims to eliminate about 1,150 leadership positions and sales representatives, or roughly 24% of its U.S. sales organization.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has endorsed legislation that aims to stiffen penalties on criminals engaged in trafficking counterfeit medications. NACDS said Wednesday that it has sent a letter of support to Sen. Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has overruled a decision by the Food and Drug Administration that would have allowed women under age 17 to buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription.
Catering to the swelling ranks of smartphone users, CVS/pharmacy has made the entire CVS.com catalog available to shoppers through its mobile site (m.cvs.com). CVS said Wednesday that the move, which also includes access to the CVS Photo mobile site (m.cvsphoto.com) and MinuteClinic mobile site (m.
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched an authorized generic version of Caduet, indicated for the treatment of high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Ranbaxy said Tuesday that the product is being introduced in the U.S. market under an agreement with Pfizer Inc.
Christopher Arington has been promoted to vice chairman and chief executive officer of authorized generic drug maker Prasco Laboratories. Previously president and chief operating officer, he takes the CEO reins from his father, Prasco chairman and founder E. Thomas Arington.
Retail pharmacy executives told a Senate panel that the merger of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc., if approved, could lead to higher prescription drug costs and limit patient access to pharmacy services, in turn negatively impacting health outcomes.
When it comes to prescription drug benefits, cost matters much more to consumers than access to every branded medication and local drug store, according to a survey commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).
Helen of Troy Ltd. plans to buy the PUR water filtration product business from Procter & Gamble Co.
Horizon Pharma Inc. has launched Duexis, a proprietary single-tablet combination of ibuprofen (800 mg) and famotidine (26.6 mg), in the United States.
Nipro Diagnostics Inc. has won the 2011 Manufacturer of the Year Award from the Manufacturers Association of Florida (MAF). The diabetes management product company said Monday that it was recognized in the large company category (more than 500 employees).
Kraft Foods Inc. has appointed the chairmen and chief executive officers of the two companies it will form next year when it wraps up a planned spin-off of its grocery business.
The National Community Pharmacists Association hailed a call by three U.S. senators for the Federal Trade Commission to make a careful examination of the proposed merger of pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Rite Aid Corp. has launched "25 Deals of Christmas," a new seasonal promotion that offers its fans on the social media site Facebook the first chance at a limited number of high-value coupons for gifts and stocking stuffers. The drug store chain said Monday that new deals will be offered each
