Drug store buying organization Pharmacy Select and FFF Enterprises’ VaxAmerica have unveiled a program that will offer flu vaccine clinic services to thousands of independent pharmacies nationwide. Pharmacy Select — the umbrella organization of pharmacy buying groups Pharmacy Provider Services Corp.
A new pharmacy program from Albertsons LLC aims to bolster children’s health by educating both kids and their parents.
Men seeking advice on how to maintain and style their facial hair can get some answers through a new online resource from Wahl Trimmers.
Procter & Gamble skin care brand Olay has made singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood its first-ever celebrity ambassador for North America.
Voice messages can help promote medication adherence by prompting telephone pharmacy customers to choose automatic prescription refills, according to research by CVS Caremark Corp.
This fall, Maybelline New York, the official makeup sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, and CVS/pharmacy are partnering for the "Be a Sensational Makeup Artist" contest.
7UP has upgraded its taste and packaging with what it said is an "even more crisp, clean, 100% natural lemon-lime flavor and a new look. The Dr.
Rite Aid and Just Between Friends have launched Rite Aid Prescriptions for Education, a new prescription transfer program aimed at benefitting participating families and local Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) nationwide.
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy plans to open the doors for its 23rd drug store in early November. The pharmacy chain said Wednesday that the new 4,700-square-foot location will be located on Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Menlo Park, Calif.
CVS Caremark Corp. is partnering with nonprofit group Direct Relief USA to provide up to $5 million in free flu shots to community clinic and health center patients lacking health insurance. All CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations nationwide began offering flu vaccinations late last month.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun rolling out Zarah, a generic oral contraceptive. The company said Tuesday that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories Inc., received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Zarah 3 mg/0.
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its prescription sleep aid Silenor (doxepin) is now commercially available in the United States.
Target Corp. plans to open eight Target Clinic health centers in the Chicago and Palm Beach, Fla., markets. The discount store chain said Tuesday that the new Target Clinics include five locations in the Chicago area and three locations in the Palm Beach area.
Walmart has named a new chief for its health and wellness unit as part of a revamp of its merchandising organization and leadership. In a company memo released Monday, Walmart said Duncan MacNaughton has been appointed executive vice president of consumables, health and wellness, and Walmart.com.
Rite Aid Corp. plans to add a limited-assortment grocery concept to its stores in Greenville, S.C., under a co-branding arrangement with Supervalu Inc.’s Save-A-Lot supermarket chain.
Procter & Gamble Co. said the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada have found no cause linking its Pampers Dry Max diapers with public reports of diaper rash and other skin conditions.
