Walgreens recognized for employment of disabled
Walgreen Co. has been named "Private-Sector Employer of the Year" by CAREERS & the disABLED magazine for its commitment to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities.
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Biggest drug chains move up in Fortune 500
The nation’s three largest drug store chains — CVS Caremark Corp., Walgreen Co. and Rite Aid Corp. — moved up this year on the Fortune 500 list of the biggest U.S. companies. CVS Caremark ranked 18th on the 2010 Fortune 500 list, up from 19th last year. The company operates retail drug
NCPA calls on CMS to nix Mississippi Medicaid Rx cuts
The National Community Pharmacists Association has urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reject the state of Mississippi’s plan to trim Medicaid pharmacy reimbursements by 15% for the rest of the fiscal year.
CVS, Navarro to carry Fresh Harvest snack bars
Fresh Harvest Products Inc. plans to roll out its Wings of Nature organic snack bars to CVS and Navarro Discount Pharmacies drug stores in South Florida. The natural and organic food and beverage company said this week that the products will become available next month in about 80 CVS locations.
P&G unveils two Future Friendly partnerships
Procter & Gamble Co. has partnered with two leading environmental organizations, National Geographic and the Earth Day Network, to help support its P&G Future Friendly conservation initiative.
Rite Aid hosts tour providing free skin cancer screenings
Rite Aid Corp. again will host free full-body screenings for skin cancer as part of The Skin Cancer Foundation’s "Road to Healthy Skin" tour. The pharmacy chain said Wednesday that the tour, also sponsored by Aveeno, includes stops at more than 40 Rite Aid drug stores over the next six months
Take Care clinics offer free blood pressure checks
Take Care Health Systems has begun offering free blood pressure screenings at all 359 Take Care clinics nationwide through May 31.
Walgreens enlisted by UnitedHealth for diabetes alliance
Walgreen Co. has been selected by UnitedHealth Group as a founding partner of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA), a program aimed at treating and managing diabetes. The drug store chain said Wednesday that in the alliance it will be joining the YMCA of the USA, which is also a DPCA
Ontario pharmacists fire back amid funding cutbacks
Canadian pharmacy groups have responded to a letter by Ontario’s health minister that they said disparages the reputation of pharmacists in the province, where the government plans to halve its reimbursement for generic drugs.
Galderma adds new nozzle to Clobex Spray
Galderma Laboratories has rolled out a new nozzle for Clobex Spray, a super-potent topical steroid for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The company said Tuesday that the new packaging for Clobex Spray (clobetasol propionate 0.
Skinvisible inks pact to develop women’s Rx product
Skinvisible Inc. has entered into an agreement with specialty pharmacy firm Women’s Choice Pharmaceuticals to develop a prescription formulation using Skinvisible’s patented Invisicare polymer delivery system for topical dermatology products.
CVS Caremark study: Mind games affect medication adherence
A study commissioned by CVS Caremark Corp. finds that, for many people, medication adherence is a psychological game.
Congress urged not to make pseudoephedrine medicine Rx-only
As lawmakers amplified their call to crack down on methamphetamine production and abuse, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores highlighted pharmacy’s proactive efforts to tackle the problem and urged against requiring patients to get prescriptions for medicines with pseudoephedrine.
Rexall freezes hiring in response to reform plan
Pointing to the Ontario government’s drug reform plan, which aims to slash pharmacy reimbursement, Katz Group’s flagship Rexall drug store chain has enacted a hiring freeze for its corporate head office.
Health care exec to join Walgreens board
Ginger Graham, president and chief executive officer of Two Trees Consulting and former CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, has been elected to the board of directors at Walgreen Co.
SDM cuts store hours, citing Rx reimbursement cuts
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. (SDM) is set to reduce store hours in response to planned pharmacy reimbursement cuts by the Ontario government.