Oceans Omega unveils omega-3 liquid shots
Oceans Omega LLC has introduced what it calls the world’s first commercially produced omega-3 fortified liquid health shots.
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MinuteClinic makes Hawaii debut at Longs Drugs
CVS Caremark Corp. has opened the first of seven planned MinuteClinics inside Longs Drug Stores in Hawaii. MinuteClinic Nurse Practitioner Tara Davis checks the blood pressure of Hawaii State Senate President Donna Mercado Kim.
Rite Aid partners with texting service for pregnant women
Rite Aid Corp. has been named the first national retail partner of text4baby, a free text messaging service for pregnant women and mothers of infants younger than age 1. The drug chain said Thursday that it will use circular ads, in-store displays and social media to inform pregnant women and new
Rite Aid ready to help customers navigate ACA
A new Rite Aid Corp. program aims to help customers find their way through the changing health benefits landscape ushered in by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Left to right: Sen. Robert Menendez, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Rite Aid CEO John Standley at the drug chain’s Hoboken, N.J., store.
Wasson talks about change, continuity at Walgreens
Appearing at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Total Store Expo last month, Jim Collins, the noted business consultant and author of such books as "Good to Great," "Built to Last" and "How the Mighty Fall," talked about what is required to make a business into a preeminent company over
Kerr Drug being sold to Walgreens
Walgreen Co. is acquiring Kerr Drug, a pioneer of the patient-centered model of pharmacy. In buying Kerr month, Walgreens gained a chain that earned widespread attention in recent years for shedding the product-centered pharmacy model.
Study: Thrifty White’s Med Sync drives Rx adherence
Patients enrolled in Thrifty White Pharmacy’s Medication Synchronization (Med Sync) program spend more days on their drug therapy than other patients do, a new analysis shows. That in turn improves their health outcomes and reduces overall health care costs.
CVS unveils ACA outreach program
As she tours the nation to help people grasp new health insurance benefits from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is highlighting the role played by pharmacies. In a visit this month to a CVS/pharmacy here, the HHS chief helped CVS Caremark Corp.
Health reform at center of budget showdown
Battle lines were drawn as the October 1 opening of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges approached. House Republicans voted in late September to defund the ACA as part of a stopgap spending plan to let the federal government keep operating.
Patients hold pharmacy team in high regard
Community pharmacies can congratulate themselves on sustaining a high level of customer satisfaction with pharmacists and pharmacy staff, according to the Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmacy Satisfaction Pulse Survey.
CVS lets shoppers double ExtraBucks
CVS/pharmacy has brought back its program that allows shoppers to double their quarterly ExtraBucks rewards.
Drug chains can expect more pressure from Walmart
Walmart is seeing strong results from its smaller formats and is accelerating its rollout of Neighborhood Markets. It is the Walmart Express, however, that is emerging as a formidable rival to both drug stores and dollar stores.
Kroger COO to become CEO
W. Rodney McMullen will succeed David Dillon as chief executive officer of Kroger Co., one of North America’s biggest pharmacy operators, on January 1.
Flu shot program launches at Bartell
This flu season, Bartell Drugs is giving the communities it serves a variety of options to get immunized. The Puget Sound-area drug chain is offering flu vaccinations at its stores and through flu clinics serving area businesses and retirement communities.
Walgreens adjusts health plan
Against the backdrop of the shifting health insurance landscape, Walgreen Co. is covering employees through a private exchange.
New method of tracking adherence eyed
A new approach to classifying patients by their long-term medication adherence behavior may increase the accuracy of compliance studies. In a study published in the September issue of Medical Care, researchers at CVS Caremark Corp.