New shop goes live on CVSphoto.com
CVS/pharmacy has launched a new Card and Stationery Shop on CVSphoto.com and unveiled an enhanced and expanded collection of greeting card and invitation options for the holidays.
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Biometric health kiosks to be rolled out at Rite Aid
ADFLOW Health Networks plans to deploy biometric health screening kiosks in all Rite Aid drug stores.
Flurry of merchandising exec changes at CVS
CVS Caremark Corp. said its vice president of consumer health care merchandising has left the company and three other merchandising executives have taken on expanded roles.
SF health plan keeps access to Walgreens
A health plan in San Francisco is retaining member access to Walgreens pharmacies next year by switching to a new pharmacy benefits management (PBM) provider.
Crossmark set to acquire NCiM
Consumer product sales and marketing specialist Crossmark plans to buy national marketing agency New Concepts in Marketing Inc. (NCiM). Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Ranbaxy, Teva in accord on Lipitor generic
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. have entered an agreement on their respectives launches of generic versions of Lipitor, Pfizer’s cholesterol-reducing medication. Jerusalem-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Analysis: What’s the next blockbuster after Lipitor?
With the launch of an authorized generic, Lipitor — the medication that defined the term mega-blockbuster — has now lost patent protection. Astutely managed chain pharmacy organizations have calculated the effect on sales and margins going forward.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy opens 30th location
Pushing ahead with its expansion plan, Navarro Discount Pharmacy officially opened the doors to its 30th drug store, in Homestead, Fla. Navarro CEO Juan Ortiz said the new Homestead, Fla., store has seen robust traffic and higher-than-normal opening sales.
CVS Caremark makes specialty Rx appointment
Randy Falkenrath has been named senior vice president of specialty pharmacy at CVS Caremark Corp. CVS said Thursday that in the role, Falkenrath will oversee the ongoing development of the company’s clinical programs and product management to support its specialty pharmacy business.
Rite Aid posts same-store sales gain in November
The pharmacy was the driver behind a lift in same-store sales for Rite Aid Corp. in November. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Nov. 26, comparable-store sales advanced 1.9% versus a year earlier. That was down from a 2.9% gain in October — which marked the drug
Authorized generic Lipitor rolled out by Watson
In what it called the largest generic product launch in U.S. history, Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun shipping an authorized generic version of Pfizer’s blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor. The shipment of Watson’s Lipitor generic signals the start of the "generic wave.
Medical clinic opens at landmark Loblaws store
Primacy Management Inc., Canada’s largest medical management firm, has opened a medical clinic at a new, landmark Loblaws supermarket at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens building in Toronto.
Walgreens, HHS serve up flu shot vouchers to uninsured
Walgreen Co. is working with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to distribute more than $10 million of free flu shot vouchers to Americans without health insurance and those unable to afford a vaccination.
NCPA program offers front-end assistance
The National Community Pharmacists Association is lending community pharmacy owners a hand in developing better business opportunities for front-end merchandise.
NACDS Foundation dinner raises nearly $1.8 million
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation raised $1.77 million for scholarships, research and charitable activities from 114 benefactors at the 13th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner.
Watson wins FDA approval for generic Yaz
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Vestura (3 mg drospirenone and 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol), a birth control pill.