Jürgen Schreiber, president and chief executive officer of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., is slated to resign next month, and the company has begun a search for his replacement. Shoppers Drug Mart said Thursday that plans call for Schreiber, who’s also a board director, to leave the company on Feb. 15.
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) has gone live with RxReconn, an online portal tracking pharmacy-related legislative and regulatory activity.
Same-store sales rose for the second straight month in January at Rite Aid Corp. The drug store chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Jan. 22, comparable-store sales increased 1.1% from a year earlier, building on a 0.6% same-store sales gain in December.
The Florida Pharmacy Association has filed a complaint claiming the state is unconstitutionally attempting to direct Medicaid recipients with chronic diseases to get their maintenance medications via a mail-order pharmacy program.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has launched NACDS Mobile, a new mobile web site intended to serve as a "guide on the go" for association events, activities and information. Going live on Wednesday, the NACDS Mobile site — available at http://m.NACDS.
A consumer poll by Prestige Brands Inc., the maker of Chloraseptic products, and market researcher TABS Group reveals that sore throats often arise from other causes besides the typical seasonal effects.
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared popular allergy medication Allegra to become available over the counter starting next month. Sanofi-aventis U.S. and its Chattem Inc. U.S.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and sanofi-aventis have received expanded exclusivity for the blood thinner medication Plavix. The companies said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration has granted an additional six-month period of exclusivity for them to market Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate).
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores spotlighted pharmacy services as a bipartisan solution to rein in health care costs and improve health outcomes in a statement before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress.
Nordic Naturals has introduced Daily Omega, designed to provide an easy solution for consumers concerned about which type of product to take regularly to address their need for omega-3 essential fatty acids.
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) reports that it’s seeing record numbers of pharmacy technicians seeking certification through the organization.
Stater Bros. has introduced a personal vitamin recommendation program that gives customers free guidance on dietary supplements. The southern California food and drug chain said Tuesday that customers can take a five-minute online survey at staterbros.
A key economic benchmark indicates that consumers are feeling noticeably better about their prospects in the coming months, which could spell good news for drug store chains. Business think tank The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index climbed to 60.
Walgreen Co. has launched the new Inside Out Beauty Solutions skin care collection by BORBA, which includes "cosmeceuticals," at select drug stores nationwide.
Seven in 10 asthma, allergy, cold, cough and flu sufferers oppose laws that would require over-the-counter medicines containing pseudoephedrine to be available by prescription only, according to a survey by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
Matrix Laboratories Ltd. is shipping pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets, a medication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Parent company Mylan Inc.
