Shareholders attending Shoppers Drug Mart’s (SDM’s) annual meeting here earlier this month got to see David Williams perform capably in his new and temporary role of interim president and chief executive officer.
To raise awareness about the consequences of not taking medication as directed, the National Consumers League (NCL) has launched a public education campaign called Script Your Future.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has launched a free pharmacy mobile application for its customers. Navarro Rx App, which links mobile device users to the retailer’s new mobile website m.navarro.com, is available for cell phones and smartphones.
With congressional Republicans backing away from a contentious plan to overhaul Medicare, cutbacks in the Medicaid program appear to be the new pathway in attempts to control the nation’s surging deficit. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman David Camp (R., Mich.
Actress Salma Hayek is slated to introduce her own line of beauty care and skin care products exclusively in CVS/pharmacy locations. The line, to be called Nuance, is expected to debut in August. It will include products for hair, skin, body and face. Items in the Nuance line will carry price points
Pharmacists across Ontario are hailing the provincial government’s decision to provide seniors and Ontario Drug Benefit recipients with additional access to pharmacist consultations in an attempt to ensure that medications are being used safely and effectively.
Tom Ryan and Mary Sammons have received the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Sheldon W. Fantle Lifetime Achievement Award. Ryan, who just retired as chairman of CVS Caremark Corp., served as president and chief executive officer of the company from 1994 until this year.
A federal appellate court here has begun reviewing the decisions of two lower courts on the constitutionality of last year’s health care reform law. The three appeals court judges, who were randomly selected from the 14 members of the U.S.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores made two giant leaps forward last month, further distancing itself from every other retail trade organization in the United States.
One of the most interesting phenomena in retail pharmacy is the continued vitality of independent drug stores.
The Jean Coutu Group has introduced Jean CoutuPhoto Boutique, a new mobile application function that lets iPhone users order photo prints on the go.
Kerr Drug is giving customers an easy way to safely dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medications. The North Carolina drug store chain said it plans to offer TakeAway Environmental Return System Envelopes, from Sharps Compliance Corp., at all Kerr pharmacies starting on May 23.
Dove is giving one woman a chance to be in the limelight on the hit ABC television show "Dancing with the Stars." The Unilever personal wash brand said Kristi Herman, after being selected from nearly 1,500 women who entered the Dove Close-Up Challenge, will "show off her new moves and beautiful
MinuteClinic has entered into a clinical affiliation with Inova Health System, a health care services network in northern Virginia.
Merck and Roche have entered into agreements, through their respective subsidiaries, to improve treatment, diagnosis and awareness of chronic hepatitis C infection.
Schick is asking consumers to vote on new Intuition razor handle designs created by top fashion blogger Kelly Framel.
