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Ritzman opens doors in Buehler’s stores

Ritzman Pharmacies Inc. has wrapped up its acquisition of Buehler Food Markets Inc.’s in-store pharmacies. The Ohio-based drug store chain said Monday that it has completed the transition of all Buehler’s pharmacies to Ritzman Pharmacies, which have now opened their doors in the supermarkets.

Stopain to hit store shelves in Canada

Topical pain reliever Stopain is slated to become available to Canadian customers for the first time. Troy Healthcare, the maker of Stopain, said Monday that the topical analgesic will be rolled out to retailers across Canada this month through a partnership with ANB Canada.

Hyland’s names VP of sales

Les Hamilton has joined homeopathic medicine manufacturer Hyland’s Inc. as vice president of sales. Hyland’s said Monday that Hamilton comes to the company from The Emerson Group, where he served as field sales manager for seven years.

Poll: Some Americans unsure of vaccine safety

A Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll found that more than a quarter of Americans are concerned about the value and safety of vaccines. What’s more, over 20% of the survey’s more than 3,000 respondents said they believe vaccines can cause autism. Thomson Reuters and NPR conduct the monthly poll to

Pharmaca readies new California location

Late next month, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy plans to open its 24th location in Carlsbad, Calif. Pharmaca, which provides traditional prescription filling services and homeopathic health solutions, said Thursday that the 4,700-square-foot Carlsbad store will open for business on Oct.

Walgreens hosts health systems forum

Walgreen Co. this week brought together representatives from leading health systems to discuss evolving efforts in coordinated patient care at the first Walgreens Health Systems Executive Client Forum.

September same-store sales up at Rite Aid

Despite a dip in the front end, same-store sales for Rite Aid Corp. rose during September. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Sept. 24, comparable-store sales edged up 1.3% versus a year earlier. The uptick kept up the drug store chain’s monthly comp-store sales growth this year

CVS marks opening of New York distribution center

With a gathering of federal and New York state officials on hand, CVS Caremark Corp. this week held a grand opening for a 751,000-square-foot distribution center in Chemung, N.Y., that serves about 350 CVS/pharmacy stores in the Northeast. (Left to right) Sen.