Three directors elected to NACDS Foundation board
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Executive Committee has named three new directors to fill vacancies on the NACDS Foundation board.
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Goldman Sachs executive joins Walgreens as treasurer
Walgreen Co. said Friday it has hired Jason Dubinsky as division vice president and treasurer. Plans call for Dubinsky, 36, to start at Walgreens on August 24. He comes to the drug store chain from The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in Chicago, where he served as vice president of investment banking in
Walgreens’ Watts named to Product of the Year panel
Colin Watts, chief innovation officer at Walgreen Co., has been selected to chair the jury panel for the second annual Product of the Year USA Awards.
Price Chopper enlists decision-support tool for MTM
Price Chopper Supermarkets has deployed a clinical decision-support solution that’s expediting information access for its pharmacists in providing medication therapy management (MTM) and other services.
Safeway touts affordability with flu shot program
Safeway Inc. has begun offering seasonal flu shots at its U.S. stores, with the vaccines being provided at what the company calls "a substantial savings" versus doctor-administered inoculations.
NACDS: Pharmacy and health care go hand in hand
Characterizing National Association of Chain Drug Stores members as a “band of reformers,” association president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson called on attendees at the NACDS Pharmacy and Technology Conference here to remain advocates for the role of pharmacy and pharmacists in the bre
Rite Aid’s goal: Be the solution to health concerns
With responsibility for category management, merchandising, marketing and the supply chain, Ken Martindale is leading several of the most critical of Rite Aid Corp.’s initiatives to improve its operating performance.
Obama calls for resolve on health care reform
With Congress in recess, President Barack Obama has become the most visible proponent of a health care overhaul, bringing his push for reform around the country. Individual legislators also met the public in their home states and districts but in many cases were met with vitriolic protests.
Shoppers like Naturally Kerr
Kerr Drug plans to open a third Naturally Kerr site later this fall, with executives saying the company’s initial two stores are performing better than expected.
CVS Caremark moves to boost medication compliance
There are many reasons people say they do not take their medications, but being busy or simply forgetting top the list, according to a new study from CVS Caremark Corp. The study found that nearly three in 10 (28%) sometimes forget to refill their prescriptions on time, despite the fact that most
Standoff over Medicaid in Delaware takes new turn
A compromise over pharmacy reimbursement rate cuts allowing Walgreen Co. to continue filling Medicaid prescriptions in Delaware will not be final unless the National Association of Chain Drug Stores withdraws a lawsuit over the matter.
Wal-Mart grows Rx mail delivery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has added a new wrinkle to its generic drug program, offering a 90-day supply of about 300 generic prescriptions for $10, with free delivery by mail. Wal-Mart is providing the free mail delivery program in 22 states in the Midwest and the Northeast, as well as in the District
Duane Reade completes refinancing plan
Duane Reade Holdings Inc. has refinanced nearly $350 million of debt through a notes offering and a private equity investment. The holding company for the drug store chain said earlier this month that subsidiaries Duane Reade Inc. and Duane Reade closed an offering of $300 million of 11.
Walgreens expands in home health care
Walgreen Co. has entered into a joint venture with Vanderbilt Medical Center, a Nashville-based health care facility and a major patient referral center for the mid-South. Under the agreement, Walgreens’ home care division will work with Vanderbilt to provide home infusion and respiratory services.
Barrett takes reins at Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health Inc. will retain its enormous scale after the spin-off of its medical technology business while sharpening its focus, according to incoming chairman and chief executive officer George Barrett.
DeMino looks back on legendary career
When Len DeMino retired earlier this month after over 50 years of service to the profession of community pharmacy, he closed the door on the golden era of chain drug retailing, an era he helped define. When DeMino began his career in 1958 as a pharmacist for Washington, D.C.