Retail pharmacy operators continue to find themselves on the firing line as government officials work to rein in health care spending and address worrisome long-term budget deficits. Medicaid, the federal/state program that provides health care for the indigent, is a case in point.
The dates of the 2012 NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill have been changed because of a change in the 2012 congressional calendar, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. NACDS said Thursday that the new dates for the pharmacy advocacy event will be March 21 and 22, 2012.
Bartell Drugs has deployed a new suite of integrated retail photo merchandising services developed by Eastman Kodak Co. and LifePics.
MinuteClinic has become a contracted provider with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, the state’s largest locally based health insurer.
As the holiday shopping season gets under way, CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens have served up expanded functionality for mobile device users. CVS on Friday unveiled enhanced shopping and prescription refill functionality for its mobile site (m.cvs.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association have called on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, known as the "super committee, and the Senate Armed Services Committee to nix an Obama administration proposal that they say would lead to high
Walgreen Co. has reached an agreement with health insurer EmblemHealth Inc. that allows EmblemHealth and Connecticare members to retain access to the Walgreens pharmacy network in 2012. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based EmblemHealth, through its companies Group Health Inc.
CVS Caremark Corp. has appointed Kevin Murphy as president of subsidiary Accordant Health Services. Accordant provides disease management and case management services for people with rare chronic conditions.
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare has kicked off the Advil Congestion Relief Project, an effort to alleviate real problems in communities nationwide. Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner helped unveil a new library in the Bronx, N.Y., at the first stop of the Advil Congestion Relief Project.
The general counsel at Walgreen Co. and a onetime health services and specialty pharmacy executive at the drug chain have been named to the boards of health care-related companies. Unigene Laboratories Inc.
Echoing what it calls a "growing chorus of policymakers," the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) has urged the congressional "super committee" on deficit reduction to nix a proposed legislative ban on pharmaceutical patent settlements.
Lawtons Drugs has teamed up with LoyaltyOne, operator of the Air Miles Reward Program, in a pilot that will use reward miles to encourage healthy behaviors.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has hired health care policy editor Ben Moscovitch as communications manager. NACDS said Tuesday that Moscovitch joins its marketing, communications and media relations department and will report to Chrissy Kopple, vice president of media relations.
Perrigo Co. has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to market and distribute infant formula containg 100% partially hydrolyzed whey protein.
Michael Piff has been named executive vice president of sales at CCA Industries Inc. The health and beauty care product developer and marketer said Tuesday that Piff joined the company earlier this month and will be based at its East Rutherford, N.J., headquarters.
Dream Products LLC has entered a national retail alliance with CVS/pharmacy to distribute its Dream Water sleep aid in the sleep section of CVS drug stores. The company said Tuesday that not even two years after its launch at retail, the Dream Water sleep enhancer has become part of the mix in more
