Rite Aid Corp. saw comparable-store sales climb for the second straight month in July. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended July 27, comp-store sales edged up 1.3% year over year. That continued the retailer’s improving same-store sales results in recent months, including a 0.
Bartell Drugs plans to open its 61st store this week in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The Puget Sound-area drug chain said late Tuesday that the 11,600-square-foot store will open on Friday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Aug.
More than 6.6 million people with Medicare have saved over $7 billion on prescription drugs as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care reform law, according to new information released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Rite Aid Corp. has begun an integrated, national marketing campaign for wellness65+, an extension of its wellness+ customer loyalty program for seniors.
In a move that industry insiders see as a possible prelude to spinning off its generics drug business, Pfizer Inc. said it plans to separate its commercial operations into two units mainly for patent-protected branded treatments and a third for generics.
Walgreen Co. has introduced Healthcare Clinic as the new name for its more than 370 in-store clinics. The new banner replaces the Take Care Clinic name that has stood since the brand’s inception in 2004. A national rebranding is expected to be complete by the end of August. In addition to seeing
Perrigo Co. is acquiring Elan Corp., an Irish pharmaceutical firm, for $8.6 billion in a transaction that should give the manufacturer of over-the-counter drugs a low tax base for international expansion.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has recognized Accardi Clinical Pharmacy, a community pharmacy in Orange City, Fla., with its Good Neighbor Pharmacy of the Year award.
Despite an increase in awareness of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a survey from CVS Caremark Corp. reveals that many people eligible to enroll in health insurance exchanges, which open Oct. 1, are seeking help.
Later this year, Texas food and drug retailer H-E-B plans to pilot a noninvasive skin cholesterol test from Miraculins Inc. Canada-based Miraculins said Wednesday that its PreVu Non-Invasive Skin Cholesterol Point of Care Test is slated to be rolled out to 20 H-E-B stores in the fourth quarter.
Endo Health Solutions Inc. has appointed Don DeGolyer as chief operating officer of pharmaceuticals, which includes the company’s Endo Pharmaceuticals and Qualitest business units. Endo said Monday that DeGolyer is slated to start as COO on Aug. 1.
Lannett Co. has signed an agreement with Symplmed Inc. to be the exclusive U.S. distributor of an authorized generic version of Aceon, a hypertension medication. Lannett said Friday that the authorized generic of Aceon (perindopril erbumine tablets) will come in dosages of 2 mg, 4 mg and 8 mg.
Mission Pharmacal Co. has ramped up retail distribution for Dr. Smith’s Diaper Rash Ointment, which it acquired in 2009. The company said Tuesday that Dr. Smith’s Diaper Rash Ointment is now available in all Walgreens drug stores and on Walgreens.com, as well as in Kroger Co. supermarkets.
Richard Lenny has been named chairman of the board at Information Resources Inc. (IRI). The consumer packaged goods (CPG), health and retail market research firm said Tuesday that Lenny succeeds Lawrence Benjamin, who will remain a member of the board and a senior adviser.
As a way to boost service in its pharmacies, Ahold USA has launched ACT!, an initiative to make customers feel important and appreciated. Under the program, pharmacists for the food and drug retailer’s Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores (Carlisle, Pa.), Giant Food (Landover, Md.
Washington veteran Steve Pfister has been named senior vice president of government affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association.
