Paul Fonteyne has been named U.S. country managing director and president and chief executive officer of Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp. The Germany-based drug maker said this week that Fonteyne takes over that post from J.
LowestMed, a provider of discount drug programs, has launched what it calls the industry’s first mobile application that enables consumers to view and compare prescription drug prices at local retail pharmacies on a smartphone.
As part of an effort to revamp its Medicaid program, the state of New York this year plans to evaluate average acquisition cost (AAC) as a benchmark for pharmacy reimbursement.
A survey sponsored by Pharmavite’s Nature Made brand found that many consumers don’t take advantage of pharmacists’ expertise about dietary supplements and vitamins. The online poll of about 500 U.S.
Attitude Drinks, creator of the Phase III Recovery exercise recovery aid, has inked a distribution agreement with Walgreens in Florida.
CVS/pharmacy has implemented a check management system from ACI Worldwide Inc. that the technology provider said enables the drug chain to automate and lower the cost of check authorization. ACI said Monday that CVS/pharmacy, part of CVS Caremark Corp.
Kao Corp. has appointed John Nosek President of Kao USA Inc., a beauty care company that merges Kao’s prestige, mass and salon businesses in the United States.
Kinney Drugs has hired Jennifer Whalen as director of marketing and Steve Harris as inventory and replenishment manager, a newly created position.
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) made key strides during 2011 in the areas of prescription labeling, electronic prior authorizations, medication therapy management and electronic prescribing.
A North Carolina congressman drew praise for urging a House subcommittee to hold a hearing to review the planned merger of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc.
SymphonyIRI Group has announced a new board of directors, including former executives from food, drug and mass retailers Ahold, Kroger and Walmart.
Mscripts has introduced "family-friendly" pharmacy and shopping capabilities for its Mobile Pharmacy Application Platform.
Walmart has named a new chief executive officer for Sam’s Club, whose current CEO is leaving, and promoted another executive to chief operating officer of Walmart U.S., a newly created position.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to study the health impact of pharmacist-led medication therapy management (MTM) in care teams.
The National Community Pharmacists Association is calling for a special enrollment period for Medicare Part D patients who claim deceptive marketing led them to sign up for a prescription drug plan with a restrictive "preferred pharmacy" network.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping a Vestura, an oral contraceptive. The company said late Wednesday that the product was launched by its Watson Pharma Inc. subsidiary. Vestura (drospirenone 3 mg and ethinyl estradiol 0.
