The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has made a pair of new appointments to its government affairs team. Joining NACDS are Julie Philp as director of federal government affairs and Joel Kurzman as a director of state government affairs.
Former Duane Reade executive Lee Colarco has been named vice president of general merchandise and consumables at the Chain Drug Consortium.
U.S. prescription drug spending rose in 2010 but grew at less than half the rate in 2009, according to a new report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
Health Mart and Medicine Shoppe International Inc. (MSI) have tied for second in Consumer Reports’ latest ranking of the best pharmacies. While independent drug stores took the top spot with a score of 93, Health Mart and MSI were each just one point behind.
for a variety of reasons not connected to the program or the current issues facing the association or the chain drug industry. More specifically: • The 2011 NACDS Annual Meeting marks the last
Once again a fellow named Ryan is shaking up the retail pharmacy business. With his proposed federal spending plan for fiscal 2012, Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.
Even before the current recession, consumers began to put pressure on national brand manufacturers by positioning store brand products as the value alternative to branded products. It is well documented that consumers are now more accepting of less expensive quality alternatives to national brands.
A national survey released by the National Headache Foundation (NHF) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) revealed disparities between what migraine headache sufferers and physicians say they discuss during office visits, including their prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs.
Sales and marketing service firms Crossmark and Market Performance Group (MPG) have merged their chain drug sales businesses to form MPG Drug.
More than 500 Rite Aid pharmacies in California are offering whooping cough vaccinations for a newly lowered price of $57.99. Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday that by July 1 — when a new California law takes effect requiring proof of pertussis immunization for all students entering grades 7 through 12 —
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has opened a Continental National Bank of Miami branch in one of its stores, which the retailer said is Florida’s first bank inside a drug store.
Take Care Health Systems has entered a clinical alliance with Ochsner Health System to improve patient access to affordable, convenient health care services in the greater New Orleans region.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named Joel Kurzman as a director of state government affairs.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has created the NCPA Advocacy Center, which aims to bring together all of the association’s advocacy functions on behalf of community pharmacists and their patients.
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has been issued three patents for Xifaxan (rifaximin), an antibiotic for the intestinal tract, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The company said Wednesday that one of the patents (U.S. Patent No.
Mylan Inc. has begun shipping famciclovir tablets, a treatment for herpes. The company said Wednesday that its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. subsidiary is introducing famciclovir tablets in strengths of 125 mg, 250 mg and 500 mg.
