To encourage healthy weight loss in the new year, Rite Aid Corp. has launched a sweepstakes with a grand prize of a trip for two to the Biggest Loser Ranch in Los Angeles, where the popular weight-loss reality TV show is filmed. Rite Aid said Tuesday that for the promotion, which
Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. has begun marketing generic versions of the antihypertensive Lotrel and the antiarrhythmic drug Rythmol SR.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has appointed Bill Head as vice president of government affairs.
An "intelligent" pill bottle cap from Vitality Inc. and AT&T Inc. helps patients take prescription medications regularly by wirelessly sending reminder calls, weekly e-mail reports and monthly updates to their doctors.
Rite Aid Corp. saw same-store sales rise in December, marking its first monthly comparable-store gain in well over a year. The drug store chain said Tuesday that for the four weeks ended Dec. 25, same-store sales edged up 0.6% versus a year earlier, compared with declines of 1.3% in November and
Mark Panzer, president and chief executive officer of Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, has been named Chain Drug Review’s Merchant of the Year for 2010.
Mark Panzer, president and chief executive officer of Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, has been named Chain Drug Review’s Merchant of the Year for 2010.
Helen of Troy Ltd. has finalized its deal to acquire health care and home products manufacturer Kaz Inc. The company said Monday that sales of Kaz products are expected to top $400 for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2011. "We are very pleased to announce the closing of the acquisition
Combe Inc. has completed the sale of its cough and cold, skin care and foot care businesses to Reckitt Benckiser Inc. and Blistex Inc.
Mars Chocolate North America has shipped a new variety of its Snickers candy bar, Snickers Peanut Butter Squared, to drug stores and other mass retailers nationwide.
Sara Lee Corp. has received an offer from SC Johnson to acquire Sara Lee’s global shoe care business, including the venerable Kiwi brand, for 245 million euros ($327.9 million). Sara Lee said Monday that the binding offer also includes the Kiwi Kleen, Bama, Tana and Meltonian brands.
For the first time, universal standards for prescription drug labels that reflect how patients read and understand medication instructions are being proposed on a national level, according to the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP).
CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to acquire the Medicare Part D business of Universal American for $1.25 billion. The company said Friday that the acquisition of the Part D business of Rye Brook, N.Y.
If John Spina’s work to integrate Duane Reade into Walgreens goes well, it will be invisible to consumers. Thus far, it has been just that, as evidenced by the continued strength of Duane Reade under its new owner.
One man was integral to possibly the most dramatic two-year transformation in the history of chain drug retailing. The second grasped its import early on and helped find a way to turn it to his company’s advantage. The third is making sure its benefits endure.
A last-minute shopping surge turned a disappointing holiday selling season into an acceptable one for America’s chain drug retailers, as customers crowded into the nation’s chain drug stores during the three days before Christmas to buy many of the holiday items they had repeatedly deferred or postp
