The Healthcare Distributors Management Association (HDMA) has promoted Kristen Freitas to vice president of federal government affairs and hired Gary Riddle as vice president of state government affairs.
Todd Vasos has been named to succeed Rick Dreiling as chief executive officer of Dollar General Corp. The dollar store chain said Thursday that Vasos, currently chief operating officer, also has been elected to the company’s board. He is slated to take the reins as CEO on June 3. “I am excited and
Eli Lilly and Co. has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to market the Humalog 200 units/ml KwikPen, which the company called the first concentrated mealtime insulin analog approved in the United States.
A new study provides a closer look at a much-debated issue in the U.S. pharmacy market: Americans who buy prescription drugs from Canada.
The CVS Health Foundation is supporting a national smoking cessation program from Easter Seals as the charity marks World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
Next week, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) plans to make the .pharmacy domain name generally available. NABP said late Tuesday that all pharmacies and pharmacy-related entities may apply for .pharmacy domain names starting June 3. The association began accepting .
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Former Walmart U.S. chief merchant Duncan Mac Naughton has joined the board of directors at Crossmark. The sales and marketing services firm said Wednesday that Mac Naughton brings substantial retail merchandising experience to the Crossmark board.
CVS Health has launched a new drug store banner in Florida that’s aimed at Hispanic consumers. Called CVS/pharmacy y más, the stores cater to Latino shoppers to connect them with their favorite brands, products and services.
Fruth Pharmacy will expand its footprint into another state this summer with its debut inside two FoodFair supermarkets. The regional drug chain said Tuesday that under a partnership with Forth Foods Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Stiolto Respimat Inhalation Spray, a medication for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Andy Giancamilli, a former chief executive officer of Katz Group Canada Ltd. and past chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, has been named interim president and CEO of 99 Cents Only Stores.
Church & Dwight Co. has introduced the redesigned First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test stick, aimed at making it easier to take a pregnancy test.
A law that makes Washington the first state to grant provider status to pharmacists goes into effect this summer. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D.
Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula has tabbed actress Jennifer Love Hewitt for its latest pregnancy advertising campaign. E.T. Browne Drug Co.
Sales in the Vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) market rose 3% to about $11.8 billion in 2014, fueled mainly by mass retail chains, particularly Walmart, Costco and Rite Aid, according to the TABS Group.
