Navarro pushes e-commerce
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has added e-commerce capabilities to its Navarro.com website, enabling customers outside south Florida, nationwide and internationally to take advantage of the value proposition in its stores.
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Two drug chains put focus on sun protection
Two of the industry’s largest drug store chains have initiated efforts to help their customers stay safe in the sun this summer. Earlier this month Rite Aid Corp.
MinuteClinic targets diabetes
CVS Caremark Corp.’s MinuteClinics are offering a free diabetes monitoring package this summer.
Walgreens names first chief diversity officer
Steve Pemberton has been named divisional vice president of diversity and inclusion at Walgreen Co. In this role, he also becomes the company’s first chief diversity officer.
HDMA gives Yost its highest honor
Retiring AmerisourceBergen Corp. chariman and chief executive officer R. David Yost has received the 2011 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s (HDMA) Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research.
Retail pharmacy has place in the big leagues
The annual Fortune 500 listing of the largest publicly traded U.S. corporations has been published, and community pharmacy, while not a major presence, is nonetheless adequately represented.
Understanding the riddle of Rx compliance
Medication adherence has emerged as a hot-button issue in health care.
Merck Adherence Estimator demonstrates worth
The Adherence Estimator, a patient segmentation tool developed by researchers at Merck & Co. to help pharmacists and other health care professionals identify and assist individuals prone to medication nonadherence, has proved its worth in a variety of practice settings since its debut last year.
London Drugs thanks Vancouver police after riots
London Drugs is expressing thanks to the Vancouver Police Department after rioters ransacked one of its stores in the city following the Vancouver Canucks loss in the National Hockey League Stanley Cup final.
Lannett gets OK for morphine sulfate solution
Lannett Co. has received Food and Drug Administration approval for its 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) for morphine sulfate oral solution. Lannett said Friday that it expects to begin shipping the pain relief drug soon.
Newell Rubbermaid names Polk as CEO
Former Unilever executive Michael Polk has been appointed president and chief executive officer at Newell Rubbermaid. The general merchandise maker said late Thursday that Polk, 50, is slated to take the helm as CEO on July 18.
Mylan set to ship Entocort generic
In the wake of a court decision, Mylan Inc. plans to roll out enteric-coated budesonide capsules, a medication for Crohn’s disease. The company said late Thursday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Pharmacy sounds off on health entitlement reform
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association highlighted the role of pharmacy in testimony for a Senate hearing on reform of health care entitlements.
Supreme Court rulings mark win for Rx industry
The pharmaceutical industry chalked up a pair of legal victories yesterday in two rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. In one decision, Sorrell v.
Centrix to promote CutisPharma FIRST VGS compounding kits
Under a partnership, Centrix Pharmaceutical Inc. plans to promote CutisPharma Inc.’s FIRST Progesterone VGS vaginal suppository compounding kits.
Dr. Reddy’s launches generic Levaquin
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories this week began shipping levofloxacin tablets in the U.S. market after receiving Food and Drug Administration approval for the antibiotic medication. The company said Wednesday that it’s offering levofloxacin tablets, a bioequivalent generic version of Daiichi Sankyo Co.