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Rite Aid appoints new communications chief

Susan Henderson has been named as senior vice president and chief communications officer at Rite Aid Corp. The drug store chain said Monday that Henderson succeeds Karen Rugen, who retired from the company last month.

NABP prescription monitoring platform goes live

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s platform to link state prescription monitoring programs (PMPs), the NABP PMP InterConnect, is now fully operational, providing a state-to-state tool for reducing prescription drug abuse and "doctor shopping.

Medi-Cal cuts bring coalition to Capitol Hill

The Alliance for Patient Care (APC), a coalition of health care providers, including pharmacists, has gone to the nation’s capital to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Congress to reject proposed reductions to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program.

CVS sees modest retail drug store sales gain in 2Q

CVS sees modest retail drug store sales gain in 2Q

Revenue rose by double digits in the second quarter at CVS Caremark Corp., despite only slight gains in overall sales and same-store sales by the retail pharmacy segment. On the earnings front, CVS Caremark saw a dip in net income from continuing operations in the quarter.

Walgreens’ same-store sales growth slows in July

Walgreens’ same-store sales growth slows in July

Walgreen Co. in July reported its smallest same-store sales increase in months despite continuing a streak of gains stretching back to last year. Walgreens said on Wednesday that comparable-store sales in July rose 2.7%, down from robust increases of 4.8% in June and 5.6% in May.

Rite Aid zeroes in on oral health

Rite Aid Corp. is providing free oral health guides in stores and online and offering wellness+ loyalty program rewards for purchases of oral care products. The drug store chain said Tuesday that the campaign, launched this week and running to Sept.