With the end of 2009 nearing, drugstore.com is pointing customers with "use it or lose it" balances remaining in flexible spending accounts to its online FSA Store for savings on thousands of items. The online retailer said Tuesday that its FSA Store, which can be accessed at www.drugstore.
CVS Caremark Corp. drug stores in Florida have begun offering Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Health Cards, which offer savings on health insurance and health care services.
Rite Aid Corp. is offering a free Medicare Part D planning guide in stores, along with pharmacist counseling and online tools, to help senior citizens during the enrollment period for the prescription drug coverage.
Despite tailing off slightly over the next couple of years, growth in the retail health clinic market stands to remain robust going forward, according a report by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. plans to split off its holdings in former subsidiary Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. through a stock swap. The maker of Enfamil infant formula and other pediatric nutrition products, Mead Johnson completed an initial public offering in February.
The Mississippi State Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that stops the state from implementing a policy that would have slashed Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement for certain generic drugs.
More than half of Americans don’t take their prescriptions as directed, despite believing that the medications will help them, a new survey finds.
Novartis has launched Prevacid 24HR, which the pharmaceutical giant bills as the first and only over-the-counter proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for the treatment of frequent heartburn in its original formulation.
Prilosec OTC has teamed with the National Football League and hall-of-fame coach and commentator John Madden to create a new award for players.
Unilever is combining its antiperspirants, deodorant and hair care group with its skin care business to create a personal care business unit based at its North American headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Shoppers Drug Mart said store growth and effective marketing efforts helped drive solid revenue, same-store and earnings gains in the third quarter. For the 16 weeks ended October 10, total sales climbed 7.9% year over year to $3.
With the annual enrollment period for Medicare Part D nearing, CVS Caremark Corp. has launched a campaign to help senior citizens hold the line on prescription drug costs.
Rite Aid Corp. is reaching Hispanic consumers via messages sent to mobile phones. The drug chain is one of a list of companies tapping the Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network launched last year by HipCricket, a Kirkland, Wash.-based mobile marketing provider.
The way people communicate is rapidly changing, and American Greetings Corp. is evolving right along with these changes.
Product of the Year USA moved one step closer to selecting the year’s most unique and innovative products when a panel of judges narrowed the field of eligible items. During the judging, the 30-member panel headed by Walgreen Co. chief innovation officer Colin Watts rated nearly 40 new products.
For diabetes patients, CVS Caremark Corp. finds that a medication adherence program can make a big difference. The company on Wednesday said a review of data tracking its diabetes drug adherence program found that 75.
