The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today announced that three students from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University were given educational awards to attend The Workshop: C
Sally Beauty Holdings was recently honored at the 2019 Breakfast of Corporate Champions, hosted by the Women’s Forum of New York, for the company’s role in advancing gender parity in the boardroom.
Upsher-Smith announced Monday that it has added Zembrace SymTouch (sumatriptan) Injection 3 mg to its Access Pathways Platinum Pass Program – a savings and support program where eligible patients pay $0 per prescription.
Ocean Spray announced Monday that Daniel Cunha has joined the farmer-owned cooperative as chief financial officer (CFO), effective November 11, 2019. Cunha joins Ocean Spray from Tangram Partners where he was a cofounder.
Value-based care models have been used in health care for years, trying to strike a balance between coverage, cost and quality.
A race is under way among pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs that treat a spectrum of liver diseases, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an asymptomatic condition characterized by elevated levels of fat in the liver, and its more severe form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NAS
BOSTON – Biofourmis has reached an agreement to acquire Zürich, Switzerland-based Biovotion AG, a leading developer of a cutting-edge clinical-grade wearable biosensor platform.
BOSTON – Biofourmis announced Monday it has been selected by Novartis, a global healthcare company, to collaborate on a commercial project for managing patients with heart failure (HF) beginning in Southeast Asia, with potential plans to expand globally.
This space in the last issue of Chain Drug Review was devoted to the alarming results of a survey conducted by the National Community Pharmacists Association that show 58% of independent drug store owners think it is either somewhat or very likely that continued downward pressure on pharmacy reimbur
Walgreens will close 157 of its retail clinics by the end of the year as it focuses on cutting costs and expanding partnerships. The collaborations include a rollout of Jenny Craig meal planning and weight loss consultations at 100 stores starting in January.
The phrase “inflection point” is overused, but there is no other way to describe where we have arrived in the consumer health care market in 2019, which is why Nicholas Hall, founder, executive chairman and creative solutions director of the Nicholas Hall Group of Cos.
elderberry, coconut oil, charcoal, melatonin and CBD. In Europe, elderberry has been used for centuries, but in the U.S. it’s been slower to gain traction, partly due to the virus that nearly decimated the
The mass retailing community is abuzz over Walmart’s most recent initiative, the opening earlier this fall of an innovative health care facility in the small Georgia town of Dallas, northwest of Atlanta.
Amazon has acquired health care startup Health Navigator LLC to help bolster its recently launched primary care program for employees, called Amazon Care, which combines telemedicine checkups, at-home or in-office doctor’s visits and prescription deliveries.
Costco Wholesale Corp. is testing prescription drug delivery via Instacart in California and Washington. Costco pharmacy customers and Instacart members over the age of 18 can get medicines delivered within an hour, with fees waived on orders of $35 or more.
Walmart has promoted Kathryn McLay to lead Sam’s Club as the division’s new president and chief executive officer. McLay succeeds John Furner, who was elevated last month to the role of president and CEO of Walmart’s U.S. division.
