Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals Inc. licensee JD Nelson & Associates has entered into a distribution agreement with Walgreen Co. to carry its Safe4Hours First Aid Antiseptic Skin Protectant in the chain’s drug stores. JD Nelson currently licenses Safe4Hours Hand Sanitizer from Skinvisible.
HealthyPharmacies.org, a health and wellness retail initiative launched by Elephant Pharmacy founder Stuart Skorman, plans a series of "pharmacy of the future" pilot programs this summer.
CVS Caremark Corp. has launched an e-commerce web site for its Beauty 360 prestige beauty stores.
Hy-Vee Inc. has partnered with Amber Pharmacy to form Hy-Vee Pharmacy Solutions, a joint venture aimed at providing specialty pharmacy services through the food and drug retailer’s stores.
Food and drug retailer Publix is offering customers special pricing on immunizations for the H1N1 flu virus to coincide with National Influenza Vaccination Week.
Citing continued cuts in pharmacy reimbursements, Walgreen Co. is set to pull about half of its pharmacies in Washington from the state’s Medicaid program next month.
Duane Reade is making it easier for students, faculty and staff at Manhattan’s Hunter College to receive H1N1 flu vaccinations.
Rite Aid Corp. is launching a national vaccination and education campaign for shingles, a painful nerve disease that the pharmacy chain said strikes 1 million U.S. adults annually.
At select drug stores, Walgreen Co. is rolling out a self-care educational program for people with chronic conditions. Called Walgreens Optimal Wellness, the program initially will focus on people with type 2 diabetes, the drug chain said Wednesday.
With drug chains now in full rollout mode for H1N1 immunizations, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores trumpeted community pharmacy’s role as a vaccine provider in a letter this week to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Walgreen Co. plans to acquire Snyders Drug Stores’ 25 company-owned stores in Minnesota from Katz Group North America. Under the agreement, announced Wednesday, Walgreens has agreed to buy the pharmacy business and certain other assets of the corporate-owned Snyders stores from Katz.
Pharmacy industry leaders say health care reform will form the backdrop of whatever course the sector takes in 2010. Indeed, as the Obama administration approaches the end of its first year in office, health care reform heads the president’s domestic agenda.
CVS Caremark Corp. is raising its quarterly dividend by 15%, citing its robust financials and positive growth outlook. The drug store and pharmacy benefit management company said Tuesday that its board of directors has approved a dividend of 8.
Jean Coutu Group Inc. posted robust sales growth and improved earnings and operating results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter. The Canadian drug store retailer said sales in the quarter ended November 28 rose 9.3% to $678.1 million (Canadian) from $620.3 million a year earlier.
Fresh Harvest Products Inc. plans to make its Wings of Nature organic snack bars available in Walgreens stores. The natural and organic food and beverage company said Tuesday that Walgreens stores are slated to begin selling the snack bars later this month, starting in the Orlando, Fla., region.
Procter & Gamble Co.’s Gillette shaving products brand is partnering with popular musicians to produce "Gillette UNCUT," a digital documentary film series. Shot by renowned music filmmaker/photographer Danny Clinch, the "Gillette UNCUT" films will give fans with a glimpse into the worlds of will.i.
