Kmart pharmacies begin flu shot clinics
This week Kmart has started offering seasonal flu vaccinations on a walk-in basis through clinics at more than 900 pharmacy locations nationwide. The discount store chain, part of Sears Holdings Corp.
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Walgreens names new technology and marketing execs
Walgreen Co. has hired new chief information and chief technology officers and a marketing services vice president. The drug store chain on Thursday said Tim Theriault will join the company as CIO and senior vice president effective October 1.
Sebelius urged to intervene in AWP Rx reimbursement issue
In the wake of last week’s ruling in the First DataBank/Medi-Span case, pharmacy industry groups are turning to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius to help head off Medicaid cutbacks that they say threaten patient access to pharmacies.
Pharmacy groups call on Congress to ease DME requirements
In letters to key congressional leaders, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and other industry groups are urging lawmakers to take action to allow pharmacies to keep selling Medicare Part B durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) before stricter guidelines
Retail Rx works to influence health care reform debate
Retail pharmacy continues to lobby to maintain its seat at the table in the continuing debate on how or whether to reform the nation’s health care system.
AWP settlements set to impact pharmacy
A federal appeals court has upheld a district court ruling that approves the controversial First DataBank and Medi-Span settlements.
Delaware Medicaid Rx fight ends
Characterizing it as a victory for patient care, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) have reached agreement with the Delaware State Department of Health and Social Services that will restore much of the funding to pharmacies that wo
Walgreens execs shed light on CCR strategy
Walgreen Co.’s Customer-Centric Retailing (CCR) transformation is reshaping the shopping experience to inspire consumers with choices and ideas, two of the program’s architects said at a conference here.
Grass, Rite Aid founder, dies at 82
Alex Grass, who opened a small health and beauty aids store in Scranton, Pa., in 1962 and built it into Rite Aid Corp., now the nation’s third-largest drug chain, died late last month. He was 82. Grass, who became a philanthropist in his later years, died from respiratory failure at his home
Drug chains prepare for a busy flu season
Chain drug retailers are working to stay ahead of the game this flu season amid rising public concern about the need to get immunized, which is being driven by fears about the spread of the H1N1, or swine flu, virus. Facing the unprecedented challenge of meeting demand for both seasonal flu shots
Walgreens agrees to supply Rxs directly to Caterpillar
Walgreen Co. recently struck a deal to offer prescription drugs directly to Caterpillar Inc. workers and retirees. The agreement marks the second such program that the heavy equipment manufacturer has made with a community pharmacy chain.
‘The shopper of tomorrow will spend less’
Consumers are changing the way they shop for health and beauty products because of the recession, according to new research from Information Resources Inc. (IRI) and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Back-to-school shopping season reflects consumer shifts
In 1776 Thomas Paine wrote: “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” Those words are echoed in the current economy, reflecting a mother’s desire to shelter her children from economic hardship.
NACDS names board member
Supervalu Inc. executive vice president of merchandising and marketing Duncan Mac Naughton has been elected to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores board of directors.
Outsiders bring new thinking to industry
Chain drug retailing is changing more quickly and more dramatically than at any time in recent memory.
Retail Rx can’t afford to let its guard down
Retail pharmacy operators garnered a significant victory late last month when the state of Delaware agreed to rescind some of the cuts it had intended to make in reimbursements for prescriptions filled under the Medicaid program.