The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) has presented Neil Warren of Cardinal Health Inc. with its Distribution Management Award for Career Achievement. Warren is vice president of industry and supplier relations at Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health.
Continuing to enhance its pharmacy services, Sam’s Club this weekend plans to offer free allergy health screenings in select locations nationwide. The Walmart warehouse club chain said Thursday that on March 12 select stores will provide the allergy checkups from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association are urging Congress to speed up implementation of limits on debit card interchange fees charged to retailers, including pharmacies.
Purdue Pharma has offered a $1 million grant to support the operation of a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) in Florida to help combat the illegal diversion and abuse of prescription medications.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has promoted David Buchen to executive vice president, general counsel and secretary and R. Todd Joyce to executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Kraft Foods Inc.’s Stride gum brand has signed up action sports icon Shaun White as an official brand spokesman.
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.
