Rite Aid, Save-A-Lot to test co-branded format
Rite Aid Corp. is teaming up with Supervalu Inc.’s Save-A-Lot chain to try out a new twist on the food/drug combination store idea.
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Walmart fills key merchandising post
Walmart has promoted Duncan Mac Naughton to executive vice president of consumables, health and wellness, and Walmart.com, putting him in charge of one of four newly created core merchandising areas.
Generic drug impact on health care costs charted by CBO
A new study from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) underlines the dramatic cost savings afforded by the use of generic drugs in Medicare. According to the CBO, in 2007 generic drug use saved seniors and the federal government $33 billion.
Health care reform remains controversial
A flurry of recent opinion polls indicate that more Americans take a negative view of the health care reforms enacted earlier this year, even though they strongly approve of specific measures.
Fight against flu now in full swing
Flu shot programs are now in full force at drug store, discount store and supermarket chains. Kerr Drug, for one, has launched an unprecedented effort to meet the demand for flu immunizations.
Medication adherence: Active patient key to care
Medication adherence, compliance and persistence are closely related terms, but all require the involvement of an active patient in order to be successful, according to David Nau, senior director of research and performance measurement at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA).
Rite Aid unveils Prescriptions for Education
Rite Aid Corp. and Just Between Friends, a group that works with community-based organizations, have launched a program that will see the drug chain donate to parent teacher groups when patients switch their prescription to a Rite Aid store.
Rx: The convenient health care alternative
No keener rivalry exists in all of retailing than that between CVS and Walgreens, America’s largest and most successful drug chains.
Cost of health care yet to be addressed
During the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Pharmacy and Technology Conference at the end of August, Steve Anderson, the organization’s president and chief executive officer, was heard to say that when it comes to health care reform he used to think we were in the fourth inning of a nine-i
AmerisourceBergen OKs $500M stock buyback program
AmerisourceBergen Corp.’s board of directors has authorized a new $500 million share repurchase program.
NACDS: Organized retail crime bill set for passage
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has commended the House of Representatives for the likely passage of the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2010, which aims to curb the rising problem of organized retail crime.
Sanofi, Lilly enlist stars to raise diabetes awareness
Sanofi-aventis U.S. and Eli Lilly and Co. have teamed up with celebrities in separate initiatives to boost awareness of diabetes and help those with the disease manage their condition. This week sanofi-aventis U.S.
Abbott posts list of recalled Similac baby formula
Abbott has posted online the lot numbers of Similac powder infant formula involved in the broad recall it announced earlier this week, when it reported the possibility that products could contain insects.
Scarguard sees rising market growth
Scarguard Labs reported that its Scarguard MD scar management product has vaulted to near the top of the category in terms of dollar sales and sales growth. The company said Thursday that Scarguard MD was the No.
Clear Eyes to air new TV spots with Ben Stein
Media personality, speaker and actor Ben Stein returns to television this week as the spokesman for Clear Eyes Complete, the latest product in Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.’s Clear Eyes line of over-the-counter eye care products.
FMI to offer online pharmacy tech prep course
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) plans to roll out an online pharmacy technician certification course as part of food, drug and mass retail career preparation programs being developed with e-learning provider LearnSomething.