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CVS Specialty accredited by URAC

CVS Specialty accredited by URAC

CVS Specialty, the specialty pharmacy arm of CVS Health, has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from health care standards accrediting body URAC.

Sales rise in 2Q at Walgreens Boots Alliance

Sales rise in 2Q at Walgreens Boots Alliance

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) reported double-digit revenue growth for its fiscal 2016 second quarter, with adjusted earnings per share topping Wall Street’s consensus forecast. WBA said Tuesday that second-quarter sales climbed 13.6% to $30.18 billion from $26.57 billion a year earlier.

Fred’s tabs former Walgreens executive as CFO

Fred’s tabs former Walgreens executive as CFO

Former Walgreens finance executive Rick Hans has joined Fred’s Inc. as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Fred’s said late Monday that Hans fills the vacancy left when Jerry Shore, the retailer’s previous CFO, was promoted to chief executive officer in October 2014.

Aurobindo gets approval for Exelon generic

Aurobindo gets approval for Exelon generic

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for rivastigmine tartrate capsules, a dementia medication, in dosages of 1.5 mg, 3 mg, 4.5 mg and 6 mg. Aurobindo said Monday that its rivastigmine tartrate product (1.5 mg, 3 mg, 4.5 mg and 6 mg) is a generic

Former Walmart executive Coughlin dies

Former Walmart executive Coughlin dies

Tom Coughlin, a legendary retailing executive and former vice chairman of Walmart, died April 1 at the age of 66. According to a ­Reuters report, Coughlin had been in the intensive care unit of a hospital for several days.

Walgreens, OptumRx build ‘new pharmacy solution’

Walgreens, OptumRx build ‘new pharmacy solution’

Walgreens is partnering with OptumRx to create a new pharmacy benefit to meet consumers’ changing prescription drug needs and help employers, health plans and their members achieve better health outcomes and greater cost savings.

Ritzman aims to elevate expectations for retail Rx

Ritzman aims to elevate expectations for retail Rx

An answer to the commoditization of pharmacy has arrived here. “The Pharmacy of the Future,” highlighting pharmacists’ clinical knowledge and services, has been opened in northeastern Ohio by Ritzman Pharmacy.

On RxImpact Day, Congress gets powerful message

On RxImpact Day, Congress gets powerful message

At a time when the American political system and legislative process are, more often than not, characterized by gridlock, and the ongoing presidential campaign is riddled with examples of what are seemingly new lows in civilized discourse and rational debate, it’s refreshing to see moments when our

CVS doubles down on anti-tobacco effort

CVS Health has pledged to spend $50 million over the next five years on an initiative with the ambitious goal of helping to deliver the nation’s first tobacco-free generation. The initiative, called “Be the First,” represents a further broadening of CVS’ reach as a health care advocate.

Prescription drug costs keep rising

Prescription drug costs keep rising

Inflation in medication costs eased last year due to spending controls and fewer new blockbusters, although there are still numerous cases of sticker shock. Spending on prescription drugs rose 5.