The NACDS Total Store Expo is “changing”
Welcome to the 2018 NACDS Total Store Expo. This year’s event will be unlike anything else before it, because that is the nature of the transformation in which the industry is engaged.
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RSQ Five Junior provides temporary, emotional relief for all ages
Private Label Brands’ Nutripathic line of homeopathic remedies offers RSQ Five Junior. This product provides temporary relief from trauma, anxiety, and emotional stress; and can be used by the whole family with adults just doubling the dosage.
CVS Health opens retail distribution center in Kansas City
CVS Health officially announced the opening of a new retail distribution center in Kansas City, Mo, located at 10711 North Congress Avenue in the Skyport Industrial Park.
Wellness festival slated by Kroger
Kroger Co. is promoting its new Wellness Your Way platform, which encourages shoppers to adopt a more holistic approach to health, with a three-and-a-half-day music, education and wellness festival here in October.
Genoa reportedly will be acquired
UnitedHealth has tentatively agreed to buy Genoa Healthcare from private equity firm Advent International, according to a report.
Industry ready for flu season
Drug makers and health care professionals are gearing up for the 2018-2019 flu season, with much of the initial activity focused on raising vaccination rates.
MinuteClinic unveils virtual care option
CVS Health is offering customers who have downloaded the CVS Pharmacy app access to health care services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from their mobile devices.
Merlo sets record straight on rebates
The Trump administration’s blueprint to lower drug prices has put the spotlight on the rebates negotiated by pharmacy benefits managers with drug manufacturers.
Capsule setting stage for national presence
On the heels of the Amazon/PillPack deal, online pharmacy startup Capsule Corp. is preparing to take its business on a national scale. The New York City-based venture-funded company offers same-day delivery of medicines and access to a team of pharmacists via text, email or phone.
An eventful quarter for SDM
Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) reported strong financial results for the second quarter despite the impact of incremental health care reform measures and the full effect of changes to Canada’s minimum wage.
Rite Aid and Albertsons regroup
The scuttling of Rite Aid Corp.’s acquisition by Albertsons Cos. leaves the chain drug landscape basically unchanged, except that the No. 3 player now faces mounting challenges.
Cigna shareholders approve Express Scripts deal
Cigna Corp. shareholders voted Friday to approve the health insurer’s $52 billion purchase of PBM Express Scripts Holding Co. The vote in favor of the acquisition came after activist investor Carl Icahn last week gave up a last-minute effort to get shareholders to nix the deal.
Patty Kumbera named COO of PrescribeWellness
Patty Kumbera has joined PrescribeWellness as chief operating officer.
Rite Aid names Havas as agency of record
Rite Aid has named Havas North America as its new agency of record with an emphasis on brand strategy and creative. Under the agreement, Havas will form a team of top talent known as the “Well Village” — including thought leaders with vast experience in retail health care strategy and creative
BGC promotes Neil Ducote to VP of pharmacy operations
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) recently announced the promotion of Neil Ducote to Vice President of Pharmacy Operations. Ducote, who served as director of pharmacy operations for BGC since 2017, graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy.
NACDS makes case for pharmacy to Health Care Caucus
NACDS recently outlined a compelling case detailing pharmacy’s quantifiable and demonstrated value in a letter to the bipartisan Health Care Innovation Caucus.