Two of the industry’s largest drug wholesalers said last month that CVS Caremark Corp. will continue to be their customer. McKesson Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. announced in late April that the Woonsocket, R.I.-based chain has agreed to renew its relationship with them for the next several years.
The vast majority of the country will be unaffected by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act next year, president Barack Obama says. “The main message I want to give to the American people here is — despite all the hue and cry and ‘sky is falling’ predictions about this stuff — if
One of the overlooked events at the recently concluded Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores was the departure, after a year of service, of Walgreens chief executive Greg Wasson as NACDS chairman.
A recent spate of studies about different aspects of health care, while embodying many contradictions, points to a period of ferment, the likes of which has not been seen since Medicare and Medicaid were put in place during the Johnson administration in the mid-1960s.
What should retailers do when the best-prepared plans still lead to the question, “Where are all the customers?” Here’s what to do: Prepare some new plans.
Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots have been cleared by regulators to buy an equity stake in AmerisourceBergen Co. as part of their long-term partnership with the pharmaceutical distributor.
New survey results from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. show that pharmacy customer satisfaction remains at a high level, and the vast majority of consumers aim to stay with their primary pharmacy.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. has issued $500 million (Canadian) in medium-term notes to refinance debt. Canada’s largest drug chain said Wednesday that, in a two-part debt offering, it has priced the issuance of $225 million aggregate principal amount of 2.
In what Unilever North America called a first-of-its kind installation at a drug chain, its Nexxus Salon Hair Care brand unveiled a premium window display tribute for the Tony Awards at the Duane Reade store across from Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall.
TriDerma has rolled out Eczema Fast Healing and Psoriasis Control to the first aid aisle at pharmacies and supercenters nationwide.
Energizer Personal Care’s Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen brands have teamed up with The Skin Cancer Foundation public awareness campaign featuring Los Angeles Galaxy and Team USA soccer star Landon Donovan.
Instaflex Joint Support nutritional supplements have hit store shelves at Walgreens locations nationwide. Direct Digital LLC, developer and marketer of the brand, said Thursday that the store distribution expands its retail presence with Walgreens.
Doctors across Pennsylvania are urging state legislators to support House Bill 776, which would expand pharmacist-provided immunizations to children over age 7, according to the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association.
The board of AmerisourceBergen Corp. has elected Lon Greenberg as a new director. Greenberg, 62, fills the board vacancy that arose with the retirement of Charles Cotros in February, AmerisourceBergen said Thursday.
The Senate has confirmed Marilyn Tavenner as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Marilyn Tavenner Tavenner, who was nominated to the post in February by President Barack Obama, was confirmed by the Senate Wednesday in a 91-7 vote.
Mylan Inc. has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration for zolmitriptan tablets, a treatment for migraine headaches. The company said Wednesday that its zolmitriptan product, which has begun shipping, comes in dosages of 2.
