NACDS Foundation awards pharmacy student scholarships
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has announced the recipients of the NACDS Foundation Pharmacy Student Scholarship Awards for 2010.
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HHS: Health reform challenge jeopardizes people with pre-existing conditions
More than 100 million Americans who have a pre-existing health condition could be denied health insurance coverage without the health care reform law, according to an analysis by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
GSK Consumer Healthcare names North America president
Colin Mackenzie has been appointed as the new president of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare North America. GSK said Mackenzie replaces Roger Scarlett-Smith, who is relocating to London to become president of GSK Consumer Healthcare Europe.
CVS drops plan to hire former Walmart executive; names Bloom, Baker as interim retail leaders
Forgoing plans to hire a former Walmart executive as CVS/pharmacy president, CVS Caremark Corp. is continuing its search for a new retail chief and has named Mike Bloom and Scott Baker to lead the retail business in the interim.
Rx group: Pharmacists can help smokers quit
The Ontario Pharmacists Association is pointing smokers looking to kick the habit to their local pharmacist for assistance. The association said Monday that as part of Canada’s 34th annual National Non-Smoking Week running Jan.
DRSI names firm to promote diabetes energy formula
Diabetica Research Solutions Inc. (DRSI) has retained TransMedia Group to publicize ReStore! Energy, its energy formula for people with diabetes.
Walgreens hires customer experience officer, promotes execs
Walgreen Co. has appointed Graham Atkinson as senior vice president and chief customer experience officer and has promoted three other executives. Walgreens said Monday that Atkinson will join the drug store chain effective Jan.
McNeil recalls some OTC medicines at wholesale
McNeil Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Tylenol 8-Hour, Tylenol Arthritis Pain, Tylenol upper-respiratory products, Benadryl, Sudafed PE and Sinutab at the wholesale level. The McNeil-PPC Inc.
Strong finish lifts chain drug sales for 2010
Rounding out the year on an up note, the chain drug industry turned in solid revenue and same-store sales gains in 2010. Industry sales volume climbed 5.4% year over year to $238.3 billion in 2010, with same-store sales edging up 2.
Retail Rx reaches new frontier in health care technology
Smartphones and other digital technologies have a role to play in making drug therapies and other health care services more effective, chain drug retailers say. Walgreen Co. has developed mobile applications for iPhone, Android and Blackberry devices, the company’s chief medical officer, Dr.
CVS expands Medicare Part D business
CVS Caremark Corp. agreed late last month to acquire the Medicare Part D business of Universal American Corp. However, some say the pending $1.25 billion deal for the Rye Brook, N.Y.-based company could open CVS up to further charges of engaging in anticompetitive practices.
Despite bad climate, drug chains grow sales
A strong finish helped the chain drug industry post solid sales for 2010. Industry sales volume advanced 5.4% for the year to $238.3 billion, with same-store sales climbing 2.6%, according to research by Racher Press, the publisher of Chain Drug Review.
ExtraCare Beauty Club introduced by CVS
CVS/pharmacy has launched what it says is the industry’s first beauty club program. Unveiled during the People’s Choice Awards television broadcast earlier this month, the opt-in ExtraCare Beauty Club is an extension of the chain’s ExtraCare loyalty program launched in 2001.
Rite Aid puts spotlight on Resolution Rewards program
Rite Aid Corp. is encouraging its customers to use their wellness+ cards by giving them a chance to win an array of prizes. Through January 22, shoppers who use the Rite Aid loyalty card will be automatically entered into a sweepstakes for a chance to win a vacation, fitness equipment, personal
Emphasis on medication adherence intensifies
Two recent studies from CVS Caremark Corp. and a call from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores for further research into the matter are helping to draw attention to the importance of medication adherence.
Health care reform still contentious
The battle over the health care reform bill President Obama signed into law last spring continues, with incoming Republicans in the House vowing to undo the law. An out-and-out repeal of the health care reform law, which House Republicans aim to push for, seems unlikely.