With his father, W. Galen Weston, stepping down as executive chairman of George Weston Ltd., Galen Weston, current president of Loblaw Cos., has been named to take his place as executive chairman of the food conglomerate, which owns a majority stake in Loblaw.
Canadians’ general impression of pharmacy is at a two-year high, according to a Nanos Research survey performed on behalf of the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada.
Family-owned Bartell Drug Co. unveiled its newest location in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) this month, showcasing new features for convenience and quality products.
CVS Health is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its ScriptSync medication synchronization program. The pharmacy service that enables patients who regularly take multiple medications to pick up eligible maintenance prescriptions in a monthly visit to a CVS Pharmacy store.
The number of retail health clinics in the United States has increased by 38% to 2,215 since 2011, mostly as a result of expansion of the concept by major drug store chains, according to a new report from Kalorama Information.
Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) and its associate owners on September 10 kicked off the 15th annual Growing Women’s Health campaign, a monthlong effort to support women’s health. The retailer is collecting donations from customers, with the goal of gathering $3.3 million for local women’s health charities.
One of the more surprising aspects of the sad spectacle leading up to the election of a new president and new Congress in November is the lack of serious, sustained debate about health care.
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers held its 2016 General Membership Meeting in London in mid-September. No one can blame you for not immediately recognizing IFPW.
Thrifty White Pharmacy has received specialty pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a health care standards organization. The regional drug chain said Friday that its central specialty pharmacy was awarded the designation from Washington, D.C.-based URAC.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has gained tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration for dolutegravir 50 mg, an HIV medication.
Mondelez International has kicked off a multiyear national collaboration with iHeartMedia, the multiplatform media provider.
Shannon Strickland, a senior vice president for Fred’s Pharmacy, has been hired by Ateb Inc. as vice president of pharmacy execution. Ateb said Thursday that Strickland will lead its independent sales team and select pharmacy chains.
Following three pilots launched in the spring, CVS Pharmacy is rolling out its CVS Curbside Pickup service to more than 4,000 stores. Plans call for the free service, accessed via the CVS Pharmacy app or CVS.
Maybe there’s some stuff that people just don’t really want to buy online. That’s one of the undercurrents to the the TABS Analytics Fourth Annual Food and Beverage Study, which concluded that online grocery shopping hasn’t caught on. In TABS survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers ages 18 to 75, only 4.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Invokamet XR, a type 2 diabetes medication.
Mylan CEO Heather Bresch gave testimony at a hearing Wednesday afternoon by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform over the sharp price hike for the EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector since the company acquired the product in 2007.
