Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company that specializes in medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition, announced that Omegaven (fish oil triglycerides) injectable emulsion is now commercially available in the United States.
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of seven articles by A.T. Kearney on the trends that are radically transforming the health care sector. The promise of consumer-driven health care is not new.
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There is a lot of talk in the industry about the role of retail pharmacists and how it will change in response to the aspirations of those professionals; the knowledge and expertise they possess; and the needs of a creaking health care system, notably the problems of patient access and rising expend
Bartell Drugs has promoted Billy Chow to vice president of pharmacy. Over the last four months, Chow has filled the role on an interim basis. “Billy has been an essential part of the leadership team.
Fred’s Inc. announced last month that it will soon be moving its corporate headquarters from Memphis to Dallas — a move that doesn’t come as a surprise.
CVS Pharmacy announced last month that customers in the greater Boston area can enroll in CarePass, a new pilot membership rewards program offering additional benefits to the company’s popular ExtraCare Rewards Program.
CVS Health will debut new concept stores early next year, said president and chief executive officer Larry Merlo.
Retailers spend millions of dollars combing through data to help them determine ideal store layouts, merchandise packaging and sales strategies to maximize consumer spending over the holiday season. Real-time data tools promise to give organizations a rapid picture of what’s working and what’s not.
The recent partnership of Kroger and Walgreens caught many industry experts off guard largely because the agreement goes against conventional wisdom of maximizing competitive advantages.
In 1991, Sue Ismiel whipped up her first batch of Nad’s in her kitchen as a mother determined to find a gentle hair removal solution for her young daughter. In doing so, she created the original Nad’s Hair Removal Gel, which changed everything. Nad’s, which Ismiel named after one of her daughters,
Editor’s note: The second in a series of seven articles by A.T. Kearney on the trends that are radically transforming the health sector. There is no question that science is rapidly accelerating the health care opportunities we see in the marketplace.
Despite all the attention that Amazon justifiably receives for the transformational effect it is exerting on mass market retailing, a case can be made that the company that is in the best position to meet the omnichannel needs of consumers over the long term is Walmart.
Routine monitoring of medication adherence is one of the Medicaid programs that must be included under a new law passed by Congress in response to the opioid epidemic. The recently passed opioid legislation makes improvements in treatment capacity for Medicaid patients.
Pharmacies and grocery stores are better positioned than doctors to promote healthy behavior and prevent debilitating and costly illnesses. Many executives know this, but it is surprising how many acknowledge they have not done much about it.
