Most Americans think doctors are overly influenced by pharmaceutical companies in their prescribing decisions, and many patients believe over-the-counter options are often overlooked, according to a new prescription drug poll by Consumer Reports. In a telephone poll of more than 1,100 U.S.
J. Anne Foley is joining the the National Association of Chain Drug Stores as the new director of political affairs.
CVS/pharmacy is now carrying Colic Calm homeopathic infant gripe water from TJL Enterprises Inc. in stores nationwide.
IntelliGender has retained TransMedia Group to conduct a national campaign to publicize its Gender Prediction Test for expecting parents.
Novo Nordisk Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement with Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. to market 10 mcg Vagifem tablets. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.
RelayHealth has achieved full accreditation with the e-Prescribing Accreditation Program (ePAP) from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). The McKesson Corp.
Catalina Healthcare has introduced NasalCEASE, an over-the-counter remedy designed to quickly stop nosebleeds. The company said late last week that NasalCEASE is now available in the first aid section at national chain drug stores such as CVS/pharmacy and at independent pharmacies.
Med Time Technology Inc. has reached an agreement in which its Pill Timer vial caps, which alert users when to take their medication, will be offered on packaging from Rexam Plastics, one of the nation’s largest makers of plastic prescription vials. Med Time said it soon plans to announce the first
CVS Caremark Corp. has kicked off its annual flu shot program, with immunizations now available nationwide at all CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations.
Procter & Gamble’s Crest and Oral-B brands have launched Pro-Health For Me, which the company said is the first line of oral care products for tweens, or children age 8 and older.
Drug stores raised their public visibility as health care providers big-time in 2009 with aggressive flu shot programs. This year, they’re angling to go a step further.
Rite Aid Corp. has successfully completed a debt offering and a refinancing of its revolving credit facility that were announced last week. The pharmacy chain said Thursday that the two-pronged refinancing plan extends some of its debt maturities and lowers their interest costs.
Safeway Inc. has begun offering flu shots on a walk-in basis at its in-store pharmacies and through scheduled flu vaccine clinics at most of its other stores.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. is offering extra bonus points on back-to-school purchases for loyalty card members. The Canadian drug store chain said Thursday it will award the additional bonus points to Shoppers Optimum cardholders buying school-related items through Sept.
Mike Cantrell has been promoted to the new position of president at AmerisourceBergen Corp.’s Good Neighbor Pharmacy network. The pharmaceutical and health products distributor also said this week that Cantrell has been appointed group vice president of retail business development.
Rite Aid Corp. has launched its flu shot program, making seasonal flu vaccinations available at more than 3,000 of its pharmacy locations nationwide. The drug store chain said Thursday that the flu vaccines, which cost $24.
