Jack Shewmaker, a former president of Walmart who was key in developing the discount store giant’s everyday low pricing strategy, died this week at age 72. The company said Thursday that Shewmaker passed away on Nov. 17.
CVS Caremark Corp.’s MinuteClinic retail health clinic subsidiary was highlighted as a breakthrough innovator in health care delivery by the World Economic Forum’s Innovative Health Care Delivery Project.
Charging stations for electric vehicles are slated to be added at 18 Walgreen Co. drug stores in Houston as part of a program by NRG Energy.
Cardinal Health Inc. plans to buy regional pharmaceutical distributor Kinray Inc. in a $1.3 billion deal.
Namasté Laboratories, the maker of Organic Root Stimulator, has agreed to be acquired by Dabur India Ltd. Namasté said this week that the deal calls for the company to be acquired through Dabur’s U.S.-based subsidiary Dermoviva Skin Essentials Inc.
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare is spotlighting the launch of Advil Congestion Relief by offering "literal congestion relief" in the form of a personal helper to 100 holiday shoppers across the country on Black Friday.
When patients don’t pick up — or "abandon" — a prescription, a high co-payment is often the reason, a new study by Harvard, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and CVS Caremark Corp. finds.
Santarus Inc. has announced the U.S. commercial launch of Cycloset tablets for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s Softsoap brand has teamed up with the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP) to educate families on how to prevent the spread of germs and illness among children.
Coty Inc. has signed up pop music sensation Lady Gaga to develop and market a signature fragrance. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Plans call for the yet-to-be named fragrance line to launch in the spring of 2012.
With the start of open enrollment for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, pharmacy retailers are again positioning themselves as a destination for senior citizens seeking assistance, particularly regarding changes brought by health care reform. Walgreen Co., Rite Aid Corp.
This week, the AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour expects to administer its 2 millionth free health screening. Walgreen Co.
Duracell has expanded its Smart Power Portfolio with the wireless myGrid USB Charger.
Natural cold remedy Ridovir Cold, from Quebec-based Biopharmacopae, is slated to roll out to retail pharmacies in Canada. Biopharmacopae said this week that Ridovir Cold will soon be available at Zellers, Rexall drug stores, Pharma Plus drug marts and other pharmacies in Canada.
Steven Collis has been appointed president and chief operating officer at AmerisourceBergen Corp. The pharmaceutical and health care products distributor said Friday that its board elected the 49-year-old Collis to the post, effective immediately.
Walgreen Co. and online travel company Orbitz Worldwide have launched a year-long initiative to help keep travelers healthy.
