Reckitt Benckiser’s VEET depilatory brand has launched the "Get Your VEET On Challenge," in which consumers are encouraged to try the new VEET Suprem’Essence products for a weekend and share their experiences for a chance to win prizes.
CVS Caremark Corp. has launched an informational campaign in its CVS/pharmacy stores and MinuteClinic retail health clinics, as well as online, to give consumers a heads-up about protecting themselves and their families during the upcoming flu season.
Bayer Diabetes Care’s A1CNow+ and A1CNow SELFCHECK diabetes testing devices have been certified to meet tighter performance guidelines instituted by the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP).
Navarro Discount Pharmacies executive Jose Alvarez has been named as a "40 under 40 Up and Coming" business professional by the South Florida Business Journal.
Giant Food is now enabling customers making pharmacy purchases to accumulate points for its Gas Rewards program.
Cardinal Health Inc. has partnered with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacies (ASCP) to offer Medicine Shoppe and independent pharmacies training, tools and guidance to help them enter the fast-growing market for long-term care. The number of U.S.
Shoppers Drug Mart said top-line growth helped fuel a solid earnings gain for its second quarter. The Toronto-based drug store chain said Thursday that for the 12 weeks ended June 19, sales rose 5% year over year to $2.
Rite Aid Corp. has made its web site and recently launched loyalty card key elements of its back-to-school promotional push.
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. has begun shipping tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules, a medication for men with an enlarged prostate. The company said Thursday that the product was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Sun Pharma’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA).
TCGRx has rolled out Will-Call Rx, a computerized system for hanging and retrieving will-call prescriptions that’s designed to ensure accurate medication pickup.
CVS Caremark Corp. president and chief operating officer Larry Merlo is slated to open the Network of Executive Women’s Leadership Summit 2010 this fall in Charlotte, N.C.
Joe Magnacca has been named president of metropolitan New York drug store chain Duane Reade. Magnacca formerly held the title of executive vice president and chief merchandising officer.
Reckitt Benckiser Group has reached an agreement to acquire SSL International, the maker of Durex condoms and Scholl foot care products. The companies said Wednesday that Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay 2.54 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) to buy SSL.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has sent a letter to Donald Berwick, the newly appointed administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to urge continued collaboration with community pharmacy on issues that improve the quality of the nation’s health care while m
Duane Reade has unveiled its largest drug store to date, in Manhattan’s Union Square, and has made the location its flagship store. The metropolitan New York pharmacy chain, now part of Walgreen Co.
Loblaw Cos. has launched a smaller pharmacy format that it said provides more flexibility in deploying pharmacies inside its supermarkets. The Canadian food and drug retailer said Wednesday that it opened its first small-model in-store pharmacy at a nofrills store in Ontario.
