AmerisourceBergen Corp. has promoted Barbara Brungess to vice president of corporate and investor relations. The pharmaceutical and health care distributor said Tuesday that the move is effective immediately. Brungess succeeds Michael Kilpatric, who is retiring on Dec.
Drugstore.com and Medco Health Solutions Inc. have extended their online store partnership through 2018.
Walgreen Co. turned in virtually flat same-store sales for July after seeing a slight rebound in the previous month. The drug store chain said Wednesday that comparable-store sales in July, which exclude the acquired Duane Reade stores, inched up 0.4%, down from a 2% gain in June.
Watson Pharmaceuticals has promoted Robert Stewart to executive vice president of global operations. Watson said Tuesday that Stewart, who joined the company in November 2009 as senior vice president of global operations, will continue to report to Paul Bisaro, president and chief executive officer.
Walgreen Co. is introducing a gift that keeps on giving: a flu shot gift card. The drug store chain on Tuesday said it’s rolling out a gift card for flu vaccinations as a way to help more Americans stay well throughout the upcoming flu season. Flu shot gift cards are available at
Rite Aid Corp. said the New York Stock Exchange has informed the company that the price of its common stock has fallen out of compliance with the exchange’s minimum share price listing rule. NYSE requires the average closing price of a listed company’s common stock to be at least $1 per share
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores 2010 Pharmacy & Technology Conference is less than a month away, with this year’s event set to kick off Aug. 28 at the San Diego Convention Center. NACDS said Tuesday that attendees of the Pharmacy & Tech conference, which runs to Aug. 31, will include
Walgreen Co. is launching an initiative to promote a 90-day prescription program at its pharmacies in Minneapolis.
Rite Aid Corp. is now enabling members of its wellness+ customer rewards program to chat online with a pharmacist. The drug store chain said Tuesday that the online chat, available toll-free on a 24×7 basis, is accessed through each wellness+ member’s account at www.riteaid.
Merz Pharmaceuticals has received Food and Drug Administration approval for Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxinA), a botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of adults with cervical dystonia or blepharospasm.
Drugstore.com Inc. has finalized the sale of the assets of its DS Pharmacy Inc. subsidiary to BioScrip Pharmacy Services Inc., a subsidiary of BioScrip Inc., for about $10.5 million. The online retailer said late Monday that the agreement with BioScrip, announced in early May, was closed on July 30.
Duane Reade has opened its seventh health clinic at its new flagship drug store in Manhattan’s Union Square. Dubbed "Doctor On Premises," the DR walk-in medical center at the 1 Union Square store, which opened late last month, was opened by the physicians of New York Walk-In Medical Group P.C.
A&P has begun offering automatic prescription refills and electronic reminders to let customers know when their medications are ready for pickup.
As the start of the new school year nears, MinuteClinic is positioning itself as a one-stop shop for back-to-school health care services for children and college-bound students. The CVS Caremark Corp.
Rite Aid Corp. closed out calendar year 2013 with increased same-store sales for December. The drug chain said that for the four weeks ended Dec. 28, comparable-store sales rose 2.9% year over year, up slightly from a 2.8% gain in November. In the front end, comp-store sales edged up 1% in
GlaxoSmithKline, sanofi-aventis and Novartis have begun U.S. distribution of flu vaccinations for the 2010-2011 flu season.
