The Utah state legislature’s passage of a bill that would require audits conducted by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to be “fair and rational” has been praised by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, which asserts that the action addresses the concern that PBMs jeopardize neighborhood ph
Whatever aspirations CVS Caremark entertained in hiring former Macy’s executive Mark Cosby as president of the company’s drug store unit, they appear, even at this early date, to have been both justified and exceeded.
The market for pharmacy benefit management services is in flux, with many different stakeholders working to alter the sector’s dynamics or exploring new options. The ultimate outcome of the ongoing dispute between Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) and Walgreen Co.
Shop ‘n Save Pharmacy has joined UnitedHealth Group’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance. The Supervalu Inc.
Supervalu Inc. and Aurora Pharmacies were honored for the performance of their medication therapy management (MTM) services in 2011 by the Outcomes MTM Network.
Pharmacy advocates from 41 states held more than 350 meetings with senators and representatives this week during the National Association of Chain Drug Stores RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill.
Walgreen Co. has kicked off the Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour with AARP, which provides free prevention and early detection health services to underserved communities nationwide.
This week Rite Aid Corp. began hosting free full-body skin cancer screenings through The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour. The drug chain said Thursday that the tour’s 38-foot custom RV will stop at more than 50 Rite Aid stores to provide the skin cancer checks as it
CVS Caremark Corp. plans to close all of its Beauty 360 luxury beauty outlets later this spring. The company said in a statement Thursday that it will shut down its 25 Beauty 360 stores, as well as its related e-commerce business, on May 19. The stores are part of the CVS/pharmacy retail
Mylan Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to launch a generic version of Roche’s Boniva osteoporosis medication. Mylan said Tuesday that its Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping ibandronate sodium tablets 150 mg.
CVS Caremark Corp. is sponsoring a Politico roundtable discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health care reform law.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have endorsed legislation that would set Medicare standards for pharmacy audits and reimbursement by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). NACDS said Wednesday that it has sent a letter to Rep.
Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care’s new Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration lotion sunscreen will serve as the official sun care sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013 Collections in Miami.
Clotamin, an over-the-counter multivitamin for people on blood thinners, will be carried by Navarro Discount Pharmacy and Walgreens.com. Sunpeaks Ventures Inc.
Next year, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Global Market Development Center (GMDC) will hold a joint conference focused on health, beauty and wellness. The two trade groups announced the new event Tuesday at FMI’s Health and Wellness Conference in Orlando, Fla.
