Innovation is key in the pharmacy industry, and one new company is using innovation to distinguish itself in this very competitive field. Capsule, which opened in New York City last month, is a digital start-up focusing on the home delivery of prescription drugs.
Thrifty White Pharmacy and Diplomat Pharmacy have expanded their current specialty pharmacy agreement to include Thrifty White’s affiliated pharmacies. Thrifty White said the new program with Flint, Mich.
Genoa Healthcare LLC has opened its 300th pharmacy inside a community mental health center. Its latest is in Tamarac, Fla., within a facility operated by Henderson Behavioral Health Inc.
Voter engagement is the goal of a video ad released last month by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. The ad, titled “Momentum,” urges pharmacy personnel to participate in this year’s elections in order to “sustain legislative success at the federal and state levels.
Helayna Minsk has joined Walgreens as group vice president of retail brands. A former executive at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Unilever, she has over 25 years of experience in brand marketing, innovation, product development and activation.
Walgreen Co. has launched a mental health platform and campaign focusing on the mental health conditions that affect approximately one in five Americans each year.
Walgreens has launched CF Champions: Navigating the Journey, Together, a campaign to support cystic fibrosis patients and their caregivers. The initiative was debuted in May to coincide with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s National CF Awareness Month.
Activist investor Barry Rosenstein, managing partner of hedge fund JANA Partners LLC, has stepped down from the Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) board after reducing his investment in the company.
Opioid prescriptions have dropped for the first time in two decades, but dealing with the threat of misuse of the powerful painkillers remains a challenge for retail pharmacies and the health care system.
Amazon.com Inc. reportedly is set to begin rolling out a broadly expanded lineup of private label brands as the company aims to burnish its reputation as a lower-cost retailer and bolster its efforts to sell more perishable goods.
MinuteClinic has announced a new initiative with the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System to expand access to health care services for veterans in Northern California.
CVS Pharmacy has rebranded its private label health and wellness products under the CVS Health name. The line of more than 2,500 products spans 19 categories.
CVS Pharmacy said it has become the first major retailer to build in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward since the historic neighborhood was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. With the grand opening of a new CVS drug store at 5000 N. Claiborne Ave.
Target Corp. has hired Mark Tritton as its chief merchandising officer, a role that allows him to determine what appears on store shelves. Tritton will have oversight of the company’s buying, product design and development, sourcing, and store displays. Target hired Tritton after a yearlong search.
establishing new protections for health care consumers, enhancing access to care, and improving quality while
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