The Jean Coutu Group and its franchised drug store network saw sales rise slightly in the fiscal 2012 first quarter, and the company reported a year-over-year profit gain. The Canadian drug store operator said Tuesday that revenue for its franchised stores rose 2.9% to $957.
Finpago Inc. rolled out its EasyCopay automated copayment claims service for pharmacies to all Health Mart members at the McKesson Trade Show in San Francisco.
Archimedes Pharma Ltd. and its subsidiary Archimedes Pharma U.S. Inc. have been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market approved Lazanda (fentanyl) nasal spray, for the management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients.
Forest Laboratories Inc. has shipped VIIBRYD tablets (vilazodone HCl), an antidepressant, to pharmacies throughout the United States.
Steven Collis has officially taken the reins as chief executive officer at AmerisourceBergen Corp. The pharmaceutical distributor said that as part of its succession plan announced in March, the 50-year-old Collins started in his new post on Friday, taking over from R.
Head & Shoulders has kicked off "Head & Shoulders Hats Off," a social movement designed to salute Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for their accomplishments on the field.
The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement requiring Nivea skin cream maker Beiersdorf Inc. to stop claiming that regular use of its Nivea My Silhouette! cream can significantly reduce consumers’ body size.
Par Pharmaceutical Cos. has restructured its branded drug division, Strativa Pharmaceuticals, as part of a strategic assessment.
Eucerin has unveiled the Eucerin Skin Health Cost Calculator, part of the brand’s Skin First Movement to educate Americans about the importance of treating their skin care more like health care.
Thrifty White Drug went into action to keep pharmacy services going earlier this month when river flooding forced the regional chain to shut one of its stores.
So far, 2011 is proving to be a good year for Rite Aid Corp. on the same-store sales front, as the drug store chain saw another uptick in June. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended June 25, same-store sales were up 1.8% versus a year earlier. That
The National Community Pharmacists Association has endorsed the efforts of Sens. Jerry Moran (R., Kan.) and Jon Tester (D., Mont.) in creating the first-ever Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus.
Meijer Inc.’s free prenatal vitamin program has filled its 1 millionth prescription, at a cost savings of nearly $14 million to Midwest families. The supercenter chain said Wednesday that Meijer pharmacies hit the million mark earlier this week.
Next week, Sam’s Club plans to offer free children’s health and ID screenings at its pharmacies nationwide. The Walmart warehouse club chain said Wednesday that the children’s health screenings will be available July 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the more than 500 Sam’s Club pharmacies.
Wrapping up its Marketplace Conference here, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced the winning vendors in the Product Showcase on the exhibit floor.
Walgreen Co. has unveiled a major investment plan for Chicago in which it will remodel many of its 142 drug stores in the city, quadruple its number of "food oasis" stores there and expand its downtown office space, providing an estimated 600 new jobs.
