Walmart has made several changes in its management ranks in recent weeks. The biggest of those changes has been the appointment of Walmart U.S. chief operating officer Bill Simon to president and chief executive officer of the domestic unit.
The Canadian drug chains Pharmasave and Rx PharmaChoice have formed a strategic alliance that executives say will strengthen both companies.
After the confirmation of President Obama’s choice to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was held up for nearly three months by Republicans, the president bypassed the legislators earlier this month and appointed Donald Berwick to the post while the Senate was on its summer rec
Jean Coutu Group, which posted increased profit in the first quarter, is waiting to see how provincial drug reform will affect its future earnings. Coutu posted a profit of $43.2 million (Canadian) for the fiscal quarter ended May 29, an increase of 12.2% compared with the prior-year period.
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and the Chain Drug Consortium (CDC) have formed a collaboration that they say will leverage the strengths of each organization and advance the interests of community pharmacists and their patients.
Rite Aid Corp. has launched the latest phase of its revamped private label program with the debut of Simplify, a store brand aimed at price-sensitive shoppers.
Health care reform is being viewed more favorably following the Obama administration’s rollout of multiple regulations laying the groundwork for the law’s implementation.
Walgreen Co., CVS Caremark Corp. and Rite Aid Corp. — announced game-changing alterations. In that short span of time Walgreens acquired Duane Reade; Rite Aid reported that Mary Sammons, the retailer’s iconic chief executive,
CVS Caremark recently issued “Insights 2010: Evolving Pharmacy Care,” the latest in a series of annual reports about the role of prescription drugs in the nation’s health care system as seen from the perspective of the company’s pharmacy benefits management operation.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling 21 lots of over-the-counter medicines under the Benadryl, Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol and Motrin banners in a follow-up to a January recall.
Later this month, Walgreens drug stores in the Philadelphia area are slated to begin carrying Wings of Nature snack bars from Fresh Harvest Products Inc. Fresh Harvest said Thursday that plans call for the snack bars to be available in about 90 Walgreens stores in the Philadelphia region.
A&P is offering free prescription prenatal and children’s vitamins for members of its Live Better! Wellness Club.
Navarro Discount Pharmacies has renovated and reopened its flagship store in Miami and plans similar upgrades for other store locations. Navarro held the grand reopening of its original store at 1243 S.W. 8 Street in Miami, which opened in 1961 as El Nacional Drug Store, late last month.
Discount Drug Mart is slated to deploy SoloHealth EyeSite kiosks as part of an effort with the Cleveland Eye Clinic to promote eye health awareness and encourage regular vision exams.
The National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation has been awarded a $100,000 grant by Purdue Pharma to advance the foundation’s efforts to stimulate community pharmacy-based research to help improve patient care and education.
