A North Carolina congressman drew praise for urging a House subcommittee to hold a hearing to review the planned merger of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc.
SymphonyIRI Group has announced a new board of directors, including former executives from food, drug and mass retailers Ahold, Kroger and Walmart.
Mscripts has introduced "family-friendly" pharmacy and shopping capabilities for its Mobile Pharmacy Application Platform.
Walmart has named a new chief executive officer for Sam’s Club, whose current CEO is leaving, and promoted another executive to chief operating officer of Walmart U.S., a newly created position.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to study the health impact of pharmacist-led medication therapy management (MTM) in care teams.
The National Community Pharmacists Association is calling for a special enrollment period for Medicare Part D patients who claim deceptive marketing led them to sign up for a prescription drug plan with a restrictive "preferred pharmacy" network.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping a Vestura, an oral contraceptive. The company said late Wednesday that the product was launched by its Watson Pharma Inc. subsidiary. Vestura (drospirenone 3 mg and ethinyl estradiol 0.
A multipronged marketing effort between Shape and Men’s Fitness magazines and Wrigley’s Extra gum brand will feature in-store promotions at leading chain drug retailers. The two American Media Inc.
Walgreen Co. has officially reopened 68 stores in the Indianapolis area that have been converted to the drug chain’s new "health and daily living" format. Walgreens said Thursday that president and chief executive officer Greg Wasson was joined by Sen. Richard Lugar (R., Ind.
Eastman Kodak Co., an iconic U.S. company and at one time a core supplier to chain drug stores, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Kodak said Thursday that the company and its subsidiaries made the filing for Chapter 11 business reorganization in the U.S.
Gillette has unveiled a precision styling tool for men with facial hair, the Fusion ProGlide Styler, and signed musician Andre 3000 Benjamin and actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Adrien Brody as brand ambassadors.
Gilead Sciences Inc. has completed its acquisition of Pharmasset Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical firm. Gilead said late Tuesday that its subsidiary, Royal Merger Sub II Inc., has finalized the transaction to buy Pharmasset for $137 per share in cash, or about $11.2 billion.
Kraft Foods Inc. plans to realign its U.S. sales organization and lay off about 1,600 employees as it readies for a spin-off of its grocery business, splitting the food manufacturing giant into two public companies.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has applauded Regions Bank for rescinding its policy requiring employees to fill prescription drugs for chronic conditions via mail order pharmacies. NCPA said Tuesday that the bank’s new policy had been scheduled to become effective Jan.
GE Healthcare has entered into a global licensing pact with medical testing product specialist Bionime Corp. to provide new GE-branded solutions for the diabetes market. The GE100 Blood Glucose Monitoring System is the lead-off product in the GE-Bionime partnership. The General Electric Co.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has appointed John Punzi and Jay Sirois as directors in its regulatory and scientific affairs department.
