Walgreens adjusts health plan
Against the backdrop of the shifting health insurance landscape, Walgreen Co. is covering employees through a private exchange.
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New method of tracking adherence eyed
A new approach to classifying patients by their long-term medication adherence behavior may increase the accuracy of compliance studies. In a study published in the September issue of Medical Care, researchers at CVS Caremark Corp.
SDM launches innovative arthritis screening effort
Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) president and chief executive officer Domenic Pilla and Canadian health minister Rona Ambrose kicked off the drug chain’s arthritis screening program earlier this month with an event at a store here.
Social media milestone reached by Duane Reade
Duane Reade has become the most followed mass market retailer on the social media network Twitter, topping the 1 million-follower mark earlier this month.
NACDS names public policy exec
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has bolstered its government affairs and public policy department, hiring Christopher Smith as director of federal public policy.
Rite Aid climbs back into the industry elite
It is becoming increasingly difficult not to think of Rite Aid as one of the chain drug industry’s trendsetters.
Tests facing regional Rx chains put in perspective
Kerr Drug’s decision to sell its retail and specialty pharmacy businesses is another milestone on the road to consolidation that community pharmacy has been on for more than two decades.
Pharmacies can build loyalty by embracing wellness
The retail consumer shift toward wellness is well under way. Hamacher Resource Group and several leading trade associations spotted this emerging trend years ago and changed the term “health and beauty care” (HBC) to “health, beauty, and wellness” (HBW) in everything they produced.
Merck rolls out OTC patch for women with overactive bladder
Merck Consumer Care has released Oxytrol for Women, which it describes as the first over-the-counter treatment for overactive bladder in women. Oxytrol for Women offers women with overactive bladder an OTC option to help control the condition, Merck noted.
AXE issues challenge with Black Chill Collection launch
The AXE men’s personal care brand has kicked off the AXE Black Chill Challenge as part of the launch for its new Black Chill product line. Unilever North America said Wednesday that the AXE Black Chill Collection is infused with citrus, mint and cedar wood fragrance notes to "help guys keep
Kleenex tool predicts where cold/flu will strike
Kimberly-Clark Corp. is launching the achoo by Kleenex tool, which it calls the first and only cold and flu predictive tool that can determine where the flu will hit next.
Loblaw names Shoppers Drug Mart integration executive
Loblaw Cos. has appointed veteran company executive Mark Butler to lead the integration of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. In the newly created role, Butler will serve as executive vice president of integration. Most recently, he was executive vice president of Loblaw’s Conventional Division.
Michigan poll: Don’t make pseudoephedrine medicines Rx-only
A poll in Michigan finds that voters oppose legislation that would require a prescription for over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA).
Teva releases Quartette birth control pill
Teva Women’s Health Inc. has rolled out oral contraceptive Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) to U.S. pharmacies.
ConAgra hails FDA clearance of whole grain health claim
ConAgra Foods Inc. applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the company’s petition for a qualified health claim that links whole grain consumption to a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.