Gold Bond has extended its personal care lineup with Gold Bond No Mess Powder Spray. The Chattem Inc. brand said Monday that the new product provides the odor and wetness protection of Gold Bond Powder in a convenient, user-friendly spray.
Cost is leading many Medicare Part D beneficiaries to skip medication doses and put off prescription refillls, a new survey from Walgreen Co. found.
Carmen Churcott has been appointed as chief executive officer at Pharmasave Drugs Ltd., one of Canada’s largest drug chains. Pharmasave, which announced the appointment late Monday, said Churcott took the reins as CEO of the 485-store drug chain effective May 1.
Digital media service provider IZ-ON Media has become the advertising sales, content and programming representative for Stayhealthy Inc.’s HealthCENTER Kiosk Network, currently located in about 2,000 Kroger in-store pharmacies nationwide.
Pfizer Inc. aims to help consumers feel more confident about buying Viagra online with the launch of a new purchasing website powered by CVS/pharmacy. Pfizer’s new Viagra home delivery service, accessed through Viagra.com, features a "Powered by CVS/pharmacy" logo.
Majestic Drug Co. has introduced a pair of oral care products and added to its personal care offerings.
Rite Aid Corp. will provide free, full-body skin cancer screenings as the presenting sponsor of The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour.
Merck has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Liptruzet, a combination treatment for elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, or "bad" cholesterol.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores applauded the Senate’s passage of legislation that would applying similar sales tax laws to online retailers and brick-and-mortar stores. NACDS said Tuesday that the Senate approval of the Marketplace Fairness Act (S.
Walgreen Co. saw comparable-store sales gain slightly in April, as improved pharmacy business and calendar day shifts helped offset the effect of introductions of generic drugs. Walgreens said Friday that same-store sales for April edged up 1.2%, reflecting a positive impact of 2.
Skin care brand Vichy has kicked off a satirical video campaign depicting women’s battle against cellulite and showcasing a pair of its products that provide a solution.
CVS Caremark Corp. and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores are among the members of a new national partnership formed to improve medication adherence rates.
An earlier Easter holiday and introductions of lower-priced generic drugs contributed to a same-store sales decrease in April at Rite Aid Corp. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended April 27, comparable-store sales fell 4% year over year, down from a 2% decline in March.
Despite a sales uptick in its franchise store network, Jean Coutu Group turned in a mixed revenue performance and declined earnings for its 2013 fourth quarter and fiscal year.
PharmaSmart International Inc. has rolled out its blood pressure screening kiosks at all Kinney Drugs stores.
The influx of new generic drugs hoisted earnings above Wall Street’s forecast but tempered sales growth in the first quarter at CVS Caremark Corp. CVS said Wednesay that for the three months ended March 31, income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Caremark surged 23.
