For Patient Safety Awareness Week, the National Community Pharmacists Association is encouraging patients to properly dispose of expired or unwanted medications at a community pharmacy as part of its Dispose My Meds program.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has mobilized more than 350 pharmacy industry representatives from about 40 states for the third annual NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill. Kicked off Wednesday, the two-day grassroots advocacy event in Washington, D.C.
Counties across the country saved more than $107 million on their prescription medications last year through the National Association of Counties Prescription Discount Card Program, administered by CVS Caremark Corp.
Target Corp. is set to open seven new Target Clinic locations this summer in Minnesota, Illinois and Florida. The discount store chain said Wednesday that plans call for the new Target Clinics to open at Target stores in Minneapolis-St. Paul; Chicago; and Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Fla.
Walgreen Co. plans to sell its pharmacy benefit management business to Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. for $525 million. Walgreens said Wednesday that under the cash deal, Catalyst will acquire all the capital stock of Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (WHI) the drug store chain’s PBM unit.
Michael Ball, currently president of Allergan Inc., has been named chief executive officer at specialty pharmaceutical company Hospira Inc. Hospira said Monday that Ball, 55, is slated to take the CEO reins at the company effective March 28. He also will become a board member.
The Supreme Court has denied a request by pharmacy plaintiffs to review an appeals court ruling on a "pay for delay" settlement involving the antibiotic drug Cipro. Without comment, the court on Monday dismissed a petition filed in December by Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co., CVS Pharmacy Inc.
After mulling a move, American Greetings said it plans to keep its corporate headquarters in northeast Ohio. Chief executive officer Zev Weiss announced the decision Monday with Ohio Gov.
Cheryl Pegus, chief medical officer of Walgreen Co. is slated to present next week at the 11th annual Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium in Philadelphia.
The popularity of programs like Medicare and Medicaid reflect the political minefield that budget-crunched public officials face when mulling cuts to government services, a new Harris Interactive poll finds. Harris said Monday that an online survey of nearly 3,200 U.S.
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its Emoquette oral contraceptive. The company, acquired late last year by Endo Pharmaceuticals, said Friday that it was cleared by the FDA to market Emoquette (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol) in 0.15 mg/0.
Laurus Enterprises LLC’s Zippity Doo’s lice-preventive hair care products for children are now available in Canada at Shoppers Drug Mart. Laurus said Thursday that Zippity Doo’s hair items will be on shelves in Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.
Paul Hennessey has been appointed to vice president of operations at Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.
Walgreen Co. has become a member of the Care Continuum Alliance, a global trade group aimed at bringing together all stakeholders in health care to help improve population health.
New legislation in the Senate has the National Association of Chain Drug Stores reiterating its stance against the reimportation of prescription drugs. NACDS said Thursday that it has expressed concern about the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 (S.
With a busier school athletics season approaches as the weather warms, MinuteClinic is offering students a $20 discount on sports physicals.
