Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has closed its acquisition of Cephalon Inc. Teva said that as of Friday, Cephalon became a wholly owned subsidiary of and ceased to be traded on Nasdaq. The two pharmaceutical companies unveiled the $6.8 billion deal this past spring.
CVS/pharmacy has added social network connectivity to all of its photo centers with Kodak Picture Kiosks.
Rexall has teamed up with the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation for the launch of Gi BodyGuard, a free mobile application to help consumers track their gastrointestinal health. The GI Bodyguard mobile app is described as a "digital diary for digestive health.
For National Diabetes Month, Walgreen Co. and Novo Nordisk Inc. have partnered to provide a free needle disposal system for patients who self-inject. The companies said Monday that customers can buy the Sharps Compliance Complete Needle Collection & Disposal System at any Walgreens from Oct.
Rite Aid Corp. is offering shoppers an expanded selection of Halloween products online. The drug store chain said Monday that new this year, Rite Aid customers can choose from an additional 18,000 items available through RiteAid.com.
CVS/pharmacy has launched a promotion in which loyalty card customers earn free gift cards by purchasing designated items. The drug store chain said Monday that under the promotion, which began Oct. 16 and runs to Dec.
Walgreen Co. will remain in the Express Scripts Inc. pharmacy network for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and has made an offer to the pharmacy benefit manager to continue serving the Department of Defense’s Tricare pharmacy program in 2012.
Eli Lilly and Co. is promoting a trio of senior executives with the announcement that longtime company Bryce Carmine and Frank Deane plan to retire. The pharmaceutical company said this week that Carmine and Deane are slated to retire as of Dec. 31.
Rite Aid Corp.’s wellness+ customer rewards program has received its own reward: the Shopper Technology Institute’s 2011 LEADER Award. Rite Aid said Friday that it won the award, sponsored by IBM, in the loyalty category.
Tom Ryan, former chairman and chief executive officer of CVS Caremark Corp., has joined the Operating Partner Program at private equity firm Advent International.
Energizer Holdings Inc. has expanded its lineup of products aimed at keeping consumers’ portable devices powered up and has added a home lighting line to its portfolio.
Next spring, Beiersdorf AG will have a new chief executive officer at the helm. The supervisory board of the skin care and cosmetics manufacturer has named Stefan Heidenreich as the company’s next chief executive officer. Plans call for Heidenreich to take the reins as CEO on April 26, 2012.
Johnson & Johnson has made changes to its customer development organization in an effort to simplify it, streamline processes, speed execution and enable faster decision-making.
Questions about the U.S. health care system and community pharmacy’s place in it are as numerous as ever, despite the enactment of the health care reform law.
As it continues to ramp up its health care services, Walgreen Co. has hired two new executives for its pharmacy, health and wellness division. Walgreens said Tuesday that it has named Dr.
It is almost six years since the beginning of Medicare Part D. But now, the development of a system to use quality-based payments for quality-based patient outcomes is coming closer to reality. Imagine a Medicare Advantage Plan that includes drug benefits (MAPD) with 1 million members.
