PillPack buy shows Amazon’s outcome-first approach
A year after announcing it was acquiring Whole Foods Market, Amazon.com made a splash again, this time in the health care sector.
Jonathan Jacob
Pharma industry fights against invoice fraud
As technology continues to evolve, so do criminals that seek to tap it in order to defraud individuals and businesses. The FBI’s internet crime center has been monitoring the scale of this issue and estimates that in 2017 alone over 15,000 U.S.
The changing face of back-to-school shopping
Ordering everyday goods online and having them delivered to your doorstep has become a norm in many American households.
Shoppers Drug Mart launches Canada’s largest e-commerce beauty platform
Shoppers Drug Mart today unveiled a new e-commerce platform uniting a wide selection of the company’s mass market cosmetics with an already broad range of luxury beauty products. The new site — shoppersdrugmart.
CVS-Aetna: an answer to a broken system
All indications are that CVS Health’s $77 billion acquisition of Aetna is on track to be finalized by the end of the year.
McKesson highlights power of community pharmacy in Vegas
McKesson ideaShare 2018, McKesson Corporation’s annual interactive forum for community pharmacists, kicked off today in Las Vegas. The annual event offers those in community pharmacy the opportunity to improve their knowledge, performance and profitability while networking with industry experts.
Technology can advance a 21st century regulatory process
Driven by the 21st Century Cures Act, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has publicly stated a goal of moving the FDA into the new century by creating a regulatory process that is modern and efficient.
Gen. Michael Hayden to deliver keynote at TSE
Retired four-star general and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency Michael Hayden will address the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo (TSE) on Sunday, August 26, in Denver as the keynote speaker during the event’s Business Program.
Walgreens to open Chicago facility
Walgreens last month said it will open a new 200,000-square-foot corporate facility in the former Chicago Post Office building. The company expects 1,800 people will work in the new offices, with some 1,300 of the jobs being relocated from other offices.
Humana, Walgreens team up for senior care
Humana Inc. and Walgreens have partnered to provide easier access to primary care and other services for seniors as part of the two companies’ ongoing and shared commitment to the health and well-being of people in the Kansas City area.
CDMA adds to Boivin’s role after Devine resigns
The Chain Drug Marketing Association’s (CDMA’s) board of directors announced last month the resignation of John Devine as its president. Devine, whose last day as president was June 22, stepped down to pursue other opportunities, according to CDMA.
Rusk named to head pharmacy at Publix
As of June 1, Dain Rusk joined Publix Super Markets Inc. as vice president of pharmacy.
Albertsons offering mental illness testing
Albertsons Cos. has teamed up with Genomind to offer customers with mental illness a genetic test that could lead to improved results from medication therapy.
Thrifty White, PrescribeWellness pair up
Thrifty White Drug Stores and PrescribeWellness have entered into a partnership that aims to deliver software solutions to pharmacists that will help them provide better customer care.
Supreme Court rules on sales tax
States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state, the Supreme Court ruled last month in a case with far-reaching implications for online commerce.