Abbott expands Ensure shakes line
Abbott has introduced two new nutrition shakes, Ensure Muscle Health and Ensure Clinical Strength, which are designed to responding to the growing needs of America’s aging baby boomer population.
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Jean Coutu unveils ‘green’ store
The Jean Coutu Group has opened its first green store. The Canadian drug store chain said this week that the new store, located in Beloeil, Quebec, just east of Montreal, has such environmental features as the use of low-emission materials, including paint, and reduced energy consumption.
Mission Skincare launches The M Foundation
Five sports stars gathered here this week for Mission Product Holdings’ launch of The M Foundation, a nonprofit organization to promote healthy athletic performance and recognize charitable achievements of young athletes.
FDA panel: No Rx for DXM cough remedies
Pharmacies and makers of over-the-counter medicines got good news this week when a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted against requiring prescriptions for cough medicines containing dextromethorphan (DXM).
Adora chocolate supplement hits store shelves
Chocolate maker Thompson Brands has shipped Adora, a calcium and vitamin D supplement in premium, all-natural chocolate.
Sanofi serves up less-invasive microneedle flu shot
Sanofi Pasteur is set to roll out a minimally invasive flu shot in Canada and has filed an application for such a vaccination in the United States with the Food and Drug Administration.
Roberts joins BeneCard PBF as CEO
Bruce Roberts, former chief executive officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association, has joined Benecard Services Inc. as the president and CEO of its prescription benefit facilitator (PBF) company. Benecard Services is a prescription benefit manager based in Orlando, Fla.
CVS: Maintenance Choice boosts client’s Rx adherence
CVS Caremark Corp. said its Maintenance Choice program, which gives mail-order customers of its pharmacy benefit management unit the option to pick up prescriptions at CVS/pharmacy stores, has improved medication adherence for employees and their dependents at client US Airways.
NACDS speaks up on DME, HITECH
In comments submitted to lawmakers and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Association of Chain Drug Stores voiced concerns about the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) and proposed rule changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enfo
Safeway offers seniors high-dose flu vaccine
Safeway Inc. announced that all of its U.S. pharmacies can now administer a new high-dose flu vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration for senior citizens.
Walgreens names division presidents
In a move designed to enhance its ability to execute, Walgreen Co. has altered the reporting structure within its top management team, reducing the number of executives who answer directly to president and chief executive officer Greg Wasson.
Big Y Foods teams with Rx college on wellness center
Big Y Foods Inc. and the Western New England College School of Pharmacy have partnered to open a patient-centered Consultation and Wellness Center run by faculty pharmacists.
P&G coupons help in fight vs. breast cancer
Procter & Gamble Co. will donate money to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for coupons redeemed from upcoming editions of the P&G brandSAVER booklet.
Chain drug retailers step up flu shot campaigns
After last year’s vaccine shortages and the worries over an H1N1 pandemic, community pharmacies and other chain drug retailers are stepping up their efforts to provide flu vaccines this year. Both CVS Caremark Corp. and Rite Aid Corp.
‘Road ahead wide open’ for Rx
Acknowledging the significant advancements made by retail pharmacies and pharmacists, National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Larry Merlo noted that “the road ahead is still wide open, and the challenges and opportunities it brings are tremendous.
NACDS is flexing its political muscle
Continuing its efforts to engage on pro-pharmacy, pro-patient issues from policy and political perspectives, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores launched a “get-out-the-vote” effort and recognized the political engagement of two member companies at the 2010 NACDS Pharmacy and Technology Co