The prelude to Loblaw Cos.’ blockbuster deal to buy Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. reflects pressures that are shaking up the playing field in Canada’s food and drug retail market. Loblaw’s proposal to buy Shoppers Drug Mart would merge Canada’s largest grocery and pharmacy retailers. Expansion by huge U.
Albertsons LLC has started offering flu shots without an appointment at its pharmacy locations.
ScriptPro and Xelios Biometrics have into a multiyear licensing act in which Xelios will supply biometric authentication technology for ScriptPro’s pharmacy automation and management systems.
MinuteClinic has opened its first location in southwestern Virginia and soon plans more clinics in the area. The CVS Caremark retail health clinic subsidiary said Thursday that the new MinuteClinic inside its CVS/pharmacy store in Christiansburg, Va.
Wolters Kluwer Health has released Medi-Span Price Rx Pro Plus, a new offering in its suite of Price Rx solutions.
Digital media company Catalina has sold its Catalina Health division to inVentiv Health, a global provider of clinical, commercial and consulting services to the life sciences industry. Catalina said late Wednesday that it closed the deal Oct.
An updated Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) is slated to be introduced by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) on Nov. 1.
Next month, Boots plans to extend its No7 skin care line in the United States with Lift & Luminate Day & Night Serum. The company said Wednesday that the two-step system targets the three main signs of aging — uneven skin tone, the appearance of lines and wrinkles, and the loss of
iMedicare, a comparison platform for Medicare prescription drug plans, is now available in 500 pharmacies nationwide. The company said Wednesday that its Medicare decision-making technology helps thousands of seniors enroll in affordable drug benefit plans and health insurance coverage.
Wet Platinum Premium Personal Lubricant has gained Section 510(k) medical device approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Trigg Laboratories Inc.
A pharmacy-focused coalition is calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to support legislation that would facilitate access to vaccines for school-age children and teens.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. has opened the latest iteration of its beautyBOUTIQUE store-within-store concept in Toronto. CEO Domenic Pilla introduces the new beautyBOUTIQUE iat the chain’s Toronto Eaton Centre store.
Walgreen Co.’s Healthcare Clinics has affiliated with Orlando Health, a central Florida health care group, to provide coordinated care and expanded health services.
In another example of pharmaceutical industry consolidation, Endo Health Solutions — through its Qualitest subsidiary — is acquiring privately held Boca Pharmacal, a specialty generic drug firm, for $225 million in cash.
Giant Food Stores has opened its fourth in-store health clinic, in Levittown, Pa. Services at the Levittown Giant store’s clinic are provided by Aria Health professionals.
RxAlly, an alliance of more than 22,000 independent and regional pharmacies and Walgreen Co., has closed. The company, launched in February 2012, ceased operations on Friday, according to a statement on its website.
