Walgreen Co. is introducing a suite of financial services called Balance Financial that are integrated with its Balance Rewards customer loyalty card. The program has been designed to provide low-cost financial services to customers, including those without traditional bank accounts.
Not often does change disrupt the orderly nature of things in chain drug retailing to the degree that the recent personnel shifts at Walgreens have altered both the personnel roster at that drug chain and the priorities of the many constituencies with which the retailer interacts.
Recent events illustrate the high stakes involved in getting health care right.
Many retailers today are immersed in building multichannel capabilities. The multichannel wave has led to many good initiatives, making it easier for customers to interact with retailers across distinct channels, including fast-growing mobile channels. For example, A.T.
Dr. Brown’s has launched Healthy Wipes, a natural option for safely cleaning a baby’s mouth, nose and face, as well as pacifiers and bottles. Handi-Craft Co., maker of the Dr. Brown’s baby care brand, said Friday that the line includes Tooth & Gum, Nose & Face and Pacifier & Bottle wipes containing
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a product label addition for Cialis, Eli Lilly & Co.’s drug for erectile dysfunction and symptoms of enlarged prostate.
Pharmacists are making a difference in helping people with diabetes better manage their condition, according to the the American Pharmacists Association Foundation.
Citing escalating levels of drug abuse, the Food and Drug Administration aims to reclassify hydrocodone to put tighter restrictions on the opioid pain reliever.
Ontario’s health minister helped Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. kick off the flu immunization season. Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews is administered a flu shot from Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist and associate-owner Hitesh Pandya.
Mallinckrodt plc has hired three new executives for its senior management team.
Coca-Cola Co.’s Dasani water brand is expanding its lineup with the new flavored Dasani Sparkling Water Beverage. The beverage giant said Thursday that the lightly carbonated Dasani Sparkling is unsweetened, calorie-free and infused with natural flavors.
Catalina Health, a provider of personalized patient management solutions, plans to add all Safeway supermarket pharmacies to its retail pharmacy network by the end of November.
U.K.-based Nelsons has introduced Homeopathic H+Care Hemorrhoid Cream in the United States. The 150-year-old company, part of London-based natural and homeopathic product maker A. Nelsons & Co. Ltd.
VOXX Accessories Corp. has rolled out the SoundFlow Soundboard Portable Speaker, which enables consumers to wirelessly add amplified audio to their smartphones. To get amplified audio, consumers just place their smartphone on top of the SoundFlow Soundboard Portable Speaker.
CVS/pharmacy has launched the Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program, aimed at helping police departments across the country work with CVS stores in their area to hold drug takeback events.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assess "the true cost" of dispensing prescription drugs with the coming expansion of Medicaid services under the Affordable Care Act (
