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Navarro’s 31st store opens doors in Broward County

Navarro’s 31st store opens doors in Broward County

Navarro Discount Pharmacy has opened its 31st store, located in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The South Florida chain, the nation’s largest Hispanic-owned pharmacy retailer, said Thursday that the Pembroke Pines store is part of its three-year, 22-store expansion strategy throughout the state.

JD Power customer service

Since the onset of the recession, the importance of people as a driver of service excellence has increased substantially–even more than the importance of price, according to a J.D. Power cross-industry special report titled, "Beyond Satisfaction: J.D.

NACDS, NCPA hail Utah bill on PBM audits

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association praised the Utah state legislature for passing a bill that would require audits conducted by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to be fair and rational.

APhA, Cardinal present GenerationRx Award

At the American Pharmacists Association’s (APhA) Annual Meeting and Exposition here, the Cardinal Health Foundation and APhA received the inaugural APhA GenerationRx Award of Excellence, which honors a pharmacist for outstanding efforts in the prevention of prescription drug abuse.

RxAlly program gets backing of nine chains

Nine drug chains and thousands of independent pharmacies across the country have signed onto an initiative to give pharmacists a chance to work more closely with patients to improve care and cut costs. The drug stores, which include Walgreen Co.

Medi-Cal challenge to proceed

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and several other pharmacy associations are applauding a recent decision by the Supreme Court that sides with pharmacists and other health care providers in preserving their ability to challenge reimbursement cuts in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid progr

Cardinal Health loses round in DEA battle

A federal judge here has allowed the government to suspend Cardinal Health Inc’s license to distribute controlled substances from its Lakeland, Fla., facility. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton denied Cardinal Health Inc.

Private label line extended at Health Mart

McKesson Corp. has rolled out a line of Health Mart branded vitamins for the more than 2,900 independently owned pharmacies that operate under that banner. In conjunction with the rollout the company has launched the 2012 Vitamin Finder on its ­website.

Kerr Drug introduces Just Ask plan

Kerr Drug is launching a campaign in stores and across multiple marketing channels designed to encourage pharmacists and patients to discuss the patients’ prescriptions, conditions, health practices and overall health.

Rite Aid teams up with CaptureRx

Rite Aid Corp. has selected CaptureRx as its preferred 340B technology vendor and administrator. Through CaptureRx, Rite Aid will offer contract pharmacy services to dispense 340B-priced drugs to patients of eligible community health centers and hospitals nationwide.

High Court poised to tackle health care reform

The Supreme Court last month agreed to add another 30 minutes to the arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. The sessions, which will be held over three days later this month (March 26 through March 28), will now span six hours. The 30 additional minutes will be added to the