CVS: Specialty drug spending to quadruple
A new CVS Caremark Corp. report forecasts specialty drug spend to more than quadruple to $402 billion annually by 2020.
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Senate passes bill to bolster Rx supply chain
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AmerisourceBergen rolls out new pharmacy ownership program
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Elan shareholders OK sale to Perrigo
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Mylan releases generic version of Focalin XR
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CVS Caremark appoints health plans executive
Tracy Bahl has been hired as executive vice president of health plans at CVS Caremark Corp.
Bristol-Myers Squibb makes senior management changes
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Akorn to buy three ophthalmic products from Merck
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Kimberly-Clark eyes spinoff of health unit
The board of Kimberly-Clark Corp. has authorized management to explore a potential tax-free spinoff of the company’s health care business. Kimberly-Clark said Thursday that a spinoff of K-C Health Care would create a stand-alone, publicly traded health care company with about $1.
Rite Aid tests new concept for beauty care
A new beauty care concept is being tested by Rite Aid Corp. at some of the drug chain’s "wellness store" locations. At the Rite Aid on Hudson Street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, fashion magazine-style photo signage is prominent throughout the beauty section.
Bartell pilots digital print media kiosk
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Televisa, Unilever to hold in-store events at CVS
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CVS sponsors retail innovation challenge focused on seniors
CVS Caremark Corp. is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Wake Forest Retail Innovation Challenge, whose theme this year is "Enhancing Seniors’ Lives.