SDM updates beauty boutique
Continuing to enhance its upscale beauty care offering, Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) has unveiled its beautyBOUTIQUE at the Toronto Eaton Centre.
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Rexall, London Drugs build up Web presence
Rexall Pharma Plus and London Drugs have bolstered their online offerings with, respectively, a medical record site and two e-commerce fulfillment centers. Rexall’s newly launched MyRexall lets customers view and print their personal medication records at www.rexall.ca.
Pharmacy retailers launch annual flu shot campaigns
Retail pharmacies across the country are taking steps to help customers stave off illnesses in the 2013-2014 flu season. For example, flu shots are now available at all Walgreen Co. pharmacies and at Healthcare Clinics at select Walgreens and at Duane Reade pharmacies.
CVS Caremark opens high-tech mail order facility
CVS Caremark Corp. has opened a state-of-the-art mail service pharmacy and customer center in this Illinois community.
Petraeus to speak at NACDS Foundation dinner
Gen. David Petraeus, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and former commander of coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, will be the keynote speaker for the 2013 NACDS Foundation Dinner to be held here on December 3.
Pratt Award goes to H-E-B’s Wiesner
H-E-B senior director of privacy, pharmacy and governmental affairs Dennis Wiesner was given the Harold W. Pratt Award at this year’s Total Store Expo.
Products star in the TSE Showcase
Eleven products were chosen as the top new items at this year’s NACDS Total Store Expo. With 160 different products featured in the TSE Product Showcase, retailers were able to see all of the newest items in one place. After reviewing these products, the retailers chose such items as Pet Head Inc.’s
Amicus brief filed in generic substitution case
The Retail Litigation Center (RLC) has joined the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association and other pharmacy and retail organizations in an amicus brief filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court regarding a case involving generic drug substitution.
Walmart puts focus on American products
and sell — more goods made in America, at the expense of foreign-produced products. Some 1,500 people attended the two-day summit.
Rx steps up as health care paradigm evolves
The drive toward coordinated health care is redefining the relationships between providers and creating opportunities for drug chains and other community pharmacy operators to become more tightly woven into the continuum of care.
NSAID concerns lead pain sufferers to external remedies
America is a nation in pain. Over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, and the annual cost of health care for pain (including disability days and lost wages and productivity) is estimated at between $560 billion and $635 billion.
Carmex provides fragrance-free option for healing cream
Carma Laboratories Inc. has added a fragrance-free alternative to its Carmex Everyday Healing Cream product.
CVS to offer double rewards for loyalty card holders
CVS/pharmacy is bringing back a popular loyalty card promotion as it marks a company milestone. The drug chain said Friday that members of its ExtraCare program can sign up to double their Quarterly ExtraBucks Rewards earnings when they shop at any of its more than 7,500 stores from Sept.
Kmart joins pharmacy communications network
Kmart pharmacies are adopting messaging solutions from LDM Group’s pharmacy network to bolster patient-pharmacist communication.
NCPA urges care as Congress scrutinizes compounding
In a letter to congressional leaders, the National Community Pharmacists Association gave its take on how pharmacy compounding safety and oversight could be improved without impacting patient access to compounded medications. NCPA said Thursday that chief executive officer B.
Drug chains honored for security collaboration in Houston
Drug chains CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens were among a group of retailers recognized for public safety and security efforts in a partnership with the Houston Police Department.