Fred’s Inc. has announced plans to sell its specialty pharmacy business. The disclosure led the company to delay publication of its fourth quarter and 2017 full-year results. An earnings call that was slated for today is now expected to be held May 4.
PerceptiMed has named three industry veterans to its sales team. The appointments of A.J. Lipka, Jonathan Jacobs and Lori Lewonski expand the company’s sales and marketing organization to eight members.
Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) president and CEO John Gray welcomed Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement yesterday of a prescription drug information-sharing agreement between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the attorneys general of 46 states, the District of Columbia and Pue
In support of the fourth annual Red Nose Day in the U.S., Walgreens today released the latest rankings for its Every One Counts Hometown Challenge, which shows Atlanta as the top market for overall Red Nose Day fundraising activity. The challenge features 10 U.S.
KANSAS CITY – Hallmark is partnering with retailers to drive profitability by bringing the greeting card aisle to the online marketplace. This focus on delivering new and innovative solutions comes at a time when the grocery industry is experiencing growth in online sales.
CHICAGO – Health screening kiosk supplier higi today announced an initiative with Wegmans Food Markets Inc. to allow the grocer’s customers and employees to link their health data directly to the chain’s pharmacy management system.
Patients could save time and money if federal law is reformed to allow pharmacists to administer all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended vaccines, a study released today by the Pacific Research Institute found. Click here to download a copy of the study.
Kmart Pharmacy announced today that naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversal medication, is now available without an individual prescription at Kmart Pharmacy locations nationwide.
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Co.
IRI’s 2018 Growth Summit kicked off yesterday at the Wynn Las Vegas with a record-breaking attendance of approximately 1,500 participants.
UnitedHealth Group has tapped former GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) chief executive officer Sir Andrew Witty as the next CEO of Optum, its health services, technology and pharmacy benefits management unit. The appointment is effective July 1.
Amazon.com has hired Taha Kass-Hout, the Food and Drug Administration’s first chief health informatics officer, according to published reports.
CVS Health announced plans to provide $10 million in support of programs to dissuade youths from smoking as the company kicked off year three of its “Be The First” campaign to help deliver the nation’s first tobacco-free generation.
Pharmacy benefit managers have become the target of state legislation around transparency, with lawmakers attempting to increase regulation and protect patients.
The premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, has promised that the provincial Liberal party will make prescription drugs free for residents age 65 and older if it is reelected in June. Pharmacy organizations in Canada hailed the announcement.
Three senators last month introduced legislation that they say will bring more transparency to prescription drug pricing. Sens. Susan Collins (R., Maine), Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.) introduced the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act (S.
