Mike Wolf, senior director and DMM of advanced care at Walgreens, moderated a roundtable discussion at the recent ECRM Home Health Care EPPS in Dallas that focused on how retailers and manufacturers can partner to optimize the consumer experience in-store.
Walgreens is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico.
CVS Health is expanding access to the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone to another eight states.
Canadian drug store cooperative PharmaChoice has surpassed 600 locations, making it the country’s second-largest independent pharmacy banner. PharmaChoice said Monday that it has nearly doubled its store count in the past five years.
Galderma Laboratories has rolled out its qilib hair regrowth, revitalization and health system nationwide.
Ritzman Pharmacy is holding the grand opening of its “pharmacy of the future” location in the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Education and Wellness Center.
Coffee giant Keurig Green Mountain Inc. is now officially a private company. The company on Thursday closed its $13.9 billion buyout deal by a JAB Holding Co.-led investor group. The transaction was approved by Keurig Green Mountain stockholders at a special meeting on Feb. 24.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. president and chief executive officer of Steven Collis has taken the reins as chairman. Collis takes over from Richard Gozon, who has retired.
Roche Diabetes Care has integrated its Accu-Chek Connect System with the Apple Health app on iPhone.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has launched an expanded pharmacy technician certification program for employees, with a focus on specialty pharmacy.
Comparable-store sales continued to edge down at Rite Aid Corp. in February, but the drug chain reported sales gains for its 2016 fiscal year. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Feb. 27, same-store sales in its retail pharmacy segment dipped 0.8% year over year.
Gensco Laboratories has launched ColciGel, a transdermal gel for the treatment of acute gout flares in adults. The specialty pharmaceuticals company said Wednesday that ColciGel (colchicinum) is available now by prescription to relieve the symptoms of gout attacks.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. has teamed up with Marvel for an in-store promotion connected with the superhero comics publisher’s upcoming movie “Captain America: Civil War.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has gone live with an online resource center to serve as a one-stop shop for pharmacists who want to learn more about opioid use, abuse and misuse.
PharmaSmart International is among a group of hypertension organizations urging sharper regulation of consumer blood pressure devices.
Meijer Inc.’s expansion plans for the year include an investment of more than $400 million in projects that will include the construction of nine new Meijer supercenters and the remodeling of 32 other outlets.
