With compounded medications under scrutiny after the meningitis outbreak in Massachusetts, a survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association underscores the value of compounding services to community pharmacies and their patients.
Front-end business and script count growth helped boost sales at Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. in the third quarter. Canada’s largest drug chain said Tuesday that for the 16-week quarter ended Oct. 6, revenue rose 3.2% year over year to nearly $3.21 billion (Canadian), with same-store sales up 2.3%.
Topical BioMedics is making its Topricin homeopathic pain relief and healing cream available in a new trial size. Homepathic topical pain reliever Topricin now comes in a new trial size.
A coalition of southeastern Michigan-based employers and health insurers is offering pharmacists and doctors free webinars on electronic prescribing of controlled substances.
Thrifty White Pharmacy has been able to hone its pharmacy workflow and develop innovative medication programs for patients with the help of an automated image verification and collation system from TCGRx.
The nation’s largest drug chains — Walgreen Co., CVS Caremark Corp. and Rite Aid Corp. — report that they have reopened nearly all the stores impacted by Hurricane Sandy. And as drug store operations begin to return to normal, the three chains continue to do what they can to aid the recovery
If the results of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores polication action committee is any indication, pharmacy advocates’ efforts to engage with candidates leading up to the 2012 elections have paid off.
Qualitest has voluntarily recalled 101 lots of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets (10 mg/500 mg) because of the potential for oversized pills.
Westport Pharmaceuticals has launched Zephrex-D, a tamper-resistant pseudoephedrine-based decongestant, at retail stores and pharmacies in the St. Louis area and throughout Missouri. The tablets feature tamper-resistant packaging.
The Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA) has come out in support the provincial government’s call for Health Canada to defer the approval of generic OxyContin, a narcotic painkiller.
Shareholders of Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. have approved the company’s acquisition by Markwins International Corp. The companies said the $75 million acquisition deal, announced in late September, was given the green light Thursday at Physicians Formula’s stockholder meeting.
CVS/pharmacy has begun deploying special nail care kiosks, called Nail HQ, in more than 2,000 stores.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. saw proceeds for its annual fundraising campaign in support of women’s health rise nearly 31% this year. The Canadian drug chain said Thursday that its 2012 Tree of Life initiative, part of the the Shoppers Drug Mart WOMEN platform, raised more than $2.
William Kozy has been appointed chief operating officer at Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BD). The medical device, equipment and supplies company said Tuesday that Kozy adds the COO title to his current position of executive vice president.
Edward Hospital today opened two Quick Care Clinics at Jewel-Osco supermarket pharmacies outside metropolitan Chicago. The health care provider said the clinics, located in Supervalu Inc. Jewel-Osco stores in Naperville and Romeoville, Ill.
Lawmakers drew praise from the National Community Pharmacists Association by calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue allowing community pharmacies to provide same-day home delivery of diabetes test supplies to certain Medicare patients.
