Walgreen Co. has named Cheryl Pegus as chief medical officer, which the company said is a newly created position. Pegus, 46, comes to Walgreens from SymCare Personalized Health Solutions, where she served as general manager and chief medical officer, the drug store chain said Tuesday.
Singer Taylor Swift has been named the latest CoverGirl and will represent a new line of luxury products for the beauty care brand. The Procter & Gamble brand said the first advertisements featuring Swift are scheduled to appear in January 2011.
Drugstore.com beauty portal Beauty.com a limited-edition gift from designer Lela Rose for shoppers who spend $100. Starting May 4, customers who visit www.beauty.
Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy this month will offer prenatal vitamins free to expectant mothers.
The biggest retailers got stronger, but all in all the chain drug sector turned in an impressive performance in 2009. CVS Caremark Corp.
At a time when the nation’s health care system is embarking on a period of fundamental change, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is fortunate to have Larry Merlo as its new chairman. As the president of CVS/pharmacy and executive vice president of CVS Caremark Corp.
Signs are pointing to another up-and-down year for chain drug retailers. Industry analysts say a lukewarm economic recovery will keep customers in a cautious frame of mind, with front-end sales remaining weak despite a healthy pharmacy business.
For the past 12 months the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and its president and chief executive officer, Steve Anderson, have been actively engaged in fighting on the front lines in the battle over health care reform.
The board of Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. has elected Thomas Lynch as a director. The prestige cosmetics maker said Thursday that Lynch, the founder and senior managing director of investment fund Mill Road Capital, will serve as an independent director, effective immediately.
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical partnership with Catholic Healthcare West, the nation’s eighth-largest hospital system, to provide enhanced health care services in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Many patients with chronic conditions aren’t filling their prescriptions, according to a new study by CVS Caremark Corp. and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
BioScrip Inc. saw an uptick in revenue for its fiscal 2010 first quarter but recorded a net loss due mainly to costs from its recent acquisition of Critical Homecare Solutions (CHS). The retail and specialty pharmacy operator said Friday that sales for the quarter ended March 31 totaled $335.
Merck & Co. has named Kenneth Frazier as the pharmaceutical giant’s new president, taking over that post from chairman and chief executive officer Richard Clark. Merck said Wednesday that Clark will continue as chairman and CEO.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Actavis Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. this week began shipping generic versions of the branded drug Flomax, for the treatment of enlarged prostate. Mylan and Teva said Wednesday they received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for 0.
CVS Caremark Corp. marketing executive Helena Foulkes is taking on new leadership role in the company’s pharmacy benefit management business.
Ingles Markets Inc. has extended its contract to use McKesson Corp.’s EnterpriseRx pharmacy management system in its in-store pharmacies.
