In a fine-tuning of its executive leadership, Pfizer Inc. has named Albert Bourla as chief operating officer, a newly created position. Pfizer said Bourla, 56, currently group president of the Pfizer Innovative Health business unit, is slated to start in the COO role on Jan. 1.
In its continued commitment to workforce development, CVS Health announced today it has set a goal of hiring 5,000 new apprentices by 2022. This newly established goal, which coincides with the U.S.
Biopharmaceutical industry executive Alex Azar has been nominated as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fill the post vacated by Tom Price.
FORT WORTH – Eosera Inc. has made its earwax dissolving product, Earwax MD, available in the Canadian market on Amazon.ca. Eosera said Tuesday that the Canadian market rollout marks the beginning of the company’s international expansion. On Amazon.
almost double the number two years ago — and about 200 new apps are launched daily. What’s more, over 340 consumer wearable devices are now on the market globally. And supporting the burgeoning
Next week, Lil’ Drug Store Products Inc. plans to begin distribution of its NoDoz alertness aid caplets to the convenience store channel. Lil’ Drug Store Products said Monday that NoDoz alertness aid caplets will be available for shipment to convenience stores starting on Nov. 20.
MicroTouch has added a “smart” all-in-one razor, dubbed the MicroTouch Solo, to its economically priced men’s grooming line. The IdeaVillage Products Corp.
Next year, Loblaw Cos. plans to launch a unified customer loyalty program that joins the Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus plans of its Shoppers Drug Mart and supermarket chains.
Hello Products has added Activated Charcoal Fluoride Free Whitening Toothpaste to its natural toothpaste lineup. Hello said its new black paste is formulated with activated charcoal made from sustainable bamboo, which has incredible whitening properties to remove surface stains.
FTI Consulting Inc.’s 2017 U.S. Holiday Retail Forecast projects 4.5% growth in discretionary holiday spending, an increase from 3.3% during the 2016 season.
Web Golinkin, chief executive officer of Rite Aid Corp. subsidiaries RediClinic and Health Dialog, has left the companies to become CEO of FastMed Urgent Care. FastMed said Golinkin will oversee its more than 100 walk-in urgent care clinics in Arizona, Texas and North Carolina.
Pharmacy can be key to thwarting opioid abuse, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson told a government summit on the crisis.
CVS Health has announced today that naloxone opioid overdose-reversal medication is now available without an individual prescription at all of the 300 CVS Pharmacy locations in Michigan, including those located inside Target stores.
Walgreens is joining forces with FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, the Department of Health and Human Services and United Way, to provide a series of community health clinic events at no cost to make flu vaccination more accessible in underserved communities throughout the country.
Murray Koffler, who over 50 years ago founded what would become Canada’s largest drug chain, Shoppers Drug Mart, has died at age 93. Also a prominent philanthropist and businessman, Koffler passed away on Sunday at his home in Toronto. Koffler was born in Toronto in 1924. At age 17, he went on a
Food and drug retailer Albertsons Cos. has entered into an agreement with data and analytics specialist IRI for supply chain services.
