CVS/pharmacy photo centers get social
CVS/pharmacy has added social network connectivity to all of its photo centers with Kodak Picture Kiosks.
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Rexall supports digestive health app
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.
Walgreens offers free needle disposal system
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 points Halloween shoppers to website
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 kicks off gift card-with-purchase promo
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.
Walgreens, Express Scripts enter agreement in KC; proposal made for Tricare
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.
With retirements, Eli Lilly promotes senior staff
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 recognized for wellness+ rewards program
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.
Former CVS CEO Ryan to advise investment firm
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 expands portable power roster, unveils home lighting
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.
Beiersdorf sets CEO succession plan
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 realigns customer organization
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.
Rx Roundtable: Where’s health reform headed?
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.
Walgreens expands Rx, health and wellness teams
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.
Game-changer is emerging in community Rx
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.
NCPA: Community pharmacies rein in health care costs
Amid a difficult economic environment, independent community pharmacies are growing their array of services to better meet patients’ needs and lower their health care costs, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association’s 2011 NCPA Digest.