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A year of big changes in chain drug industry
This has been a stunning year for chain drug retailing, a period punctuated by dramatic changes in both direction and personnel.
Rx has means to counter budget cutters
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.
RxImpact Day is rescheduled
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 offers integrated Kodak, LifePics photo services
Bartell Drugs has deployed a new suite of integrated retail photo merchandising services developed by Eastman Kodak Co. and LifePics.
MinuteClinic contracts with BCBS of Arizona
MinuteClinic has become a contracted provider with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, the state’s largest locally based health insurer.
Mobile capabilities added by CVS, Walgreens
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.
NACDS, NCPA to Congress: Reject Tricare proposal
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
Emblem members keep access to Walgreens pharmacies
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 names Accordant president
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’s Advil aims to relieve congestion in communities
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.
Current, former Walgreens execs join boards
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.
GPhA to super committee: Don’t ban patent settlements
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, rewards program partner on wellness
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.
Health policy journalist tabbed as NACDS comm manager
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.