Revionics, an Aptos Co. and provider of retail pricing, promotion, markdown and advanced analytics solutions, announced Monday that Farmaenlace, one of the leading pharmacy chains in Ecuador, has selected Revionics’ pricing intelligence platform.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Community Pharmacists Association and Upsher-Smith Laboratories, announced that Theresa Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA, owner of Bay Street Pharmacy in Sebastian, Fla., is the winner of the 2023 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year award.
In this week’s Video Forum, Dr. Vin Gupta, Amazon Pharmacy’s chief medical officer, talks about the potential for e-commerce providers to help bring down the cost of prescription medications.
Rite Aid Corp. on Sunday announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a voluntary restructuring plan that the company says will reduce its debt, increase its financial flexibility, and allow it to accelerate its ongoing business transformation.
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. – Kinney Drugs, has partnered with Health Plan One and Enliven Health to offer free Medicare Part D plan comparisons. Approximately 60 million seniors age 65 and over are covered by Medicare, which is nearly 20% of the U.S. population.
CVS Health said Monday that Shawn Guertin, executive vice president, chief financial officer and president of Health Services, will be taking a leave of absence due to unforeseen family health reasons.
Meghan Key has been interested in the health care field since she was a little girl. “My dad was a chemical engineer, and I loved chemistry. Also, my mom was a nurse, and I knew I wanted work in the health care field. My uncle was a pharmacist who owned his own
For Larry Schieber, owner of Schieber Family Pharmacy, a member of the Medicine Shoppe Family, pharmacy was all in the family. His father owned and operated an independent pharmacy when Larry was young, so he could say it was in his blood. “His store was very typical at that time and even
Dean Gruber of altScripts Specialty Pharmacy in West Milwaukee, Wis., and Owl Specialty Pharmacy in Covina, Calif. — a member of the CARE Pharmacies Cooperative board of directors, has pharmacy in his blood.
Providing preventive care through immunizations is one of Cindy Perez’ passions. The Walmart pharmacy clinical services manager believes pharmacies are able to keep communities healthy by both directly immunizing patients and indirectly improving herd immunity.
Kristine Spicer, pharmacist and owner of LeFave Pharmacy & Compounding, part of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Network (GNP), was inspired to pursue a career in pharmacy at an early age. “My first job, at the age of 16, was as a grocery bagger at a local store that housed a small pharmacy,”
Kristen Pyland, a Genoa Healthcare pharmacist, always knew she wanted to spend her professional career making a difference in the lives of others. For her, becoming a pharmacist was the ticket to using her knowledge and expertise to serve her community.
due to safety concerns related to theft and organized retail crime — is another red flag for the industry as a whole. The pending store closures (one in New York City, two in Seattle, and three each in
All too soon, 2023 is winding down.
Patrick Tacderan’s interest in the pharmacy profession began while he was working as a clerk in a pharmacy during college. The decisive catalyst that moved him to enter the field came from his pharmacy manager, who shared with him how much he had enjoyed his career as a highly trained and trusted
