P&G unveils two Future Friendly partnerships
Procter & Gamble Co. has partnered with two leading environmental organizations, National Geographic and the Earth Day Network, to help support its P&G Future Friendly conservation initiative.
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Rite Aid hosts tour providing free skin cancer screenings
Rite Aid Corp. again will host free full-body screenings for skin cancer as part of The Skin Cancer Foundation’s "Road to Healthy Skin" tour. The pharmacy chain said Wednesday that the tour, also sponsored by Aveeno, includes stops at more than 40 Rite Aid drug stores over the next six months
Take Care clinics offer free blood pressure checks
Take Care Health Systems has begun offering free blood pressure screenings at all 359 Take Care clinics nationwide through May 31.
Walgreens enlisted by UnitedHealth for diabetes alliance
Walgreen Co. has been selected by UnitedHealth Group as a founding partner of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA), a program aimed at treating and managing diabetes. The drug store chain said Wednesday that in the alliance it will be joining the YMCA of the USA, which is also a DPCA
Ontario pharmacists fire back amid funding cutbacks
Canadian pharmacy groups have responded to a letter by Ontario’s health minister that they said disparages the reputation of pharmacists in the province, where the government plans to halve its reimbursement for generic drugs.
Galderma adds new nozzle to Clobex Spray
Galderma Laboratories has rolled out a new nozzle for Clobex Spray, a super-potent topical steroid for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The company said Tuesday that the new packaging for Clobex Spray (clobetasol propionate 0.
Skinvisible inks pact to develop women’s Rx product
Skinvisible Inc. has entered into an agreement with specialty pharmacy firm Women’s Choice Pharmaceuticals to develop a prescription formulation using Skinvisible’s patented Invisicare polymer delivery system for topical dermatology products.
CVS Caremark study: Mind games affect medication adherence
A study commissioned by CVS Caremark Corp. finds that, for many people, medication adherence is a psychological game.
Congress urged not to make pseudoephedrine medicine Rx-only
As lawmakers amplified their call to crack down on methamphetamine production and abuse, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores highlighted pharmacy’s proactive efforts to tackle the problem and urged against requiring patients to get prescriptions for medicines with pseudoephedrine.
Rexall freezes hiring in response to reform plan
Pointing to the Ontario government’s drug reform plan, which aims to slash pharmacy reimbursement, Katz Group’s flagship Rexall drug store chain has enacted a hiring freeze for its corporate head office.
Health care exec to join Walgreens board
Ginger Graham, president and chief executive officer of Two Trees Consulting and former CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, has been elected to the board of directors at Walgreen Co.
SDM cuts store hours, citing Rx reimbursement cuts
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. (SDM) is set to reduce store hours in response to planned pharmacy reimbursement cuts by the Ontario government.
Boots UK adds Prelox male sexual enhancer
Pharmacy retailer Boots UK Ltd. has begun offering Prelox, a male sexual enhancement pill, in 600 stores across the United Kingdom. Northumberland, U.K.
Meijer offers free generic diabetes medication
Adding to its healthy living programs, Meijer Inc. is offering prescription holders free generic medication for diabetes.
Walgreens wraps up Duane Reade acquisition
Walgreen Co. has completed its acquisition of Duane Reade Holdings Inc. and shed some light on its integration of the New York drug store chain.
Bristol-Myers Squibb names Bancroft CFO
The board of directors at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has elected Charles Bancroft as chief financial officer. Bancroft, who had been serving as the pharmaceutical giant’s acting CFO since Jan. 1, took over the CFO position on a permanent basis effective April 8, the company said Thursday.