Walgreen Co. opened a pair of flagship stores within a few days in two of the East Coast’s largest cities late last month. The newest units — in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown area and in the Empire State Building in New York City — are the seventh and eighth Walgreens flagship stores. Separated into
Among the giants who founded chain drug retailing in America, Sam Skaggs was unique — which is saying something, considering the range of vision and talent contained in the group of entrepreneurs who built America’s chain drug store business.
CVS/pharmacy has launched an iPad app featuring a digital pharmacy experience and 3-D virtual store. Using the app, customers can quickly access services from the pharmacy, ExtraCare rewards program, photo center and MinuteClinic, as well as browse departments.
With the prevalence of chronic diseases on the rise, Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) and Great-West Life are introducing two health support programs for the insurer’s clients.
Nancy-Ann DeParle, former deputy chief of staff for policy for President Obama, will be the keynote speaker at the NACDS Chain Members and Political Action Committee breakfast. The NACDS-PAC event will be held April 22 during the NACDS Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla.
Pharmacy advocates have endorsed House and Senate bills to expand medication therapy management (MTM) services for seniors. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) have applauded the bipartisan legislation to boost medication compliance.
The Alberta Pharmacists’ Association (RxA) has blasted plans by the government of Alberta to slash generic drug prices. As part of Alberta’s 2013 budget, lawmakers agreed to reduce generics prices from 35% of branded drug prices to 18% as of May 1.
These are stunning times for chain drug retailing in America. Events are tumbling willy-nilly one atop another, with the result that the nature of the entire industry is changing as dramatically and quickly as it has ever changed. More significantly, it will never again be what it once was.
Implementation of the major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) occurs less than nine months from now.
AllergEase has begun rolling out an all-natural herbal lozenge that provides relief to allergy sufferers.
Take Care Health Services is expanding its scope of health care practice to include services for people with chronic conditions. The Walgreen Co.
Rite Aid Corp. reported a smaller decrease in comparable-store sales for March, with improved front-end sales providing a lift. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended March 30, comp-store sales fell 2% year over year, an improvement from a 3.6% decrease in February.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ leadership urged members attending the NACDS Annual Meeting here to keep pressing forward with their efforts to advance community pharmacy, in both the patient and policy realms.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rethink proposed cuts in drug reimbursement.
Mylan Inc. has released acyclovir ointment 5%, an antiviral medication for the treatment of herpes. The company said Wednesday that its product is is the first generic version of Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ Zovirax Ointment.
Kimberly-Clark’s Depend incontinence brand has announced new and expanded celebrity partnerships.
