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NACDS highlights Pharmacy & Tech Conference agenda

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores 2010 Pharmacy & Technology Conference is less than a month away, with this year’s event set to kick off Aug. 28 at the San Diego Convention Center. NACDS said Tuesday that attendees of the Pharmacy & Tech conference, which runs to Aug. 31, will include

Rite Aid wellness+ members can chat online with pharmacists

Rite Aid Corp. is now enabling members of its wellness+ customer rewards program to chat online with a pharmacist. The drug store chain said Tuesday that the online chat, available toll-free on a 24×7 basis, is accessed through each wellness+ member’s account at www.riteaid.

Merz cleared to market Xeomin

Merz Pharmaceuticals has received Food and Drug Administration approval for Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxinA), a botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of adults with cervical dystonia or blepharospasm.

Drugstore.com closes sale of pharmacy to BioScrip

Drugstore.com closes sale of pharmacy to BioScrip

Drugstore.com Inc. has finalized the sale of the assets of its DS Pharmacy Inc. subsidiary to BioScrip Pharmacy Services Inc., a subsidiary of BioScrip Inc., for about $10.5 million. The online retailer said late Monday that the agreement with BioScrip, announced in early May, was closed on July 30.

Duane Reade opens seventh in-store clinic

Duane Reade has opened its seventh health clinic at its new flagship drug store in Manhattan’s Union Square. Dubbed "Doctor On Premises," the DR walk-in medical center at the 1 Union Square store, which opened late last month, was opened by the physicians of New York Walk-In Medical Group P.C.

Rite Aid same-store sales rise in December

Rite Aid Corp. closed out calendar year 2013 with increased same-store sales for December. The drug chain said that for the four weeks ended Dec. 28, comparable-store sales rose 2.9% year over year, up slightly from a 2.8% gain in November. In the front end, comp-store sales edged up 1% in

Senate urged to prevent prescription reimportation

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has called on Senate leaders to prevent language allowing the personal importation of prescription drugs from becoming part of food safety legislation. NACDS, which on Thursday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and Sen.

MinuteClinic forms clinical affiliation in Florida

MinuteClinic and southeastern health system St. Vincent’s HealthCare have entered into a clinical affiliation to enhance the health care services they provide in the Jacksonville, Fla., metropolitan area. Under the agreement announced Thursday by CVS Caremark Corp., parent of MinuteClinic, St.