The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), Rite Aid Corp. and the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy were part of a group recognized by accreditation body URAC for a cloud-based health management program that improved the quality of care to consumers.
Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for generic phentermine capsules. The company said Monday that the product comes in dosages of 15 mg and 30 mg.
The Federal Trade Commission has approved Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s $5.6 billion deal to acquire acquisition of the Actavis Group.
Walgreen Co. has launched a hospital discharge services program that aims to improve transition of care and reduce readmission rates. Called WellTransitions, the coordinated care program comes as a new law effective Oct.
Independent pharmacists helped trim health care costs by dispensing a record high number of generic drugs in 2011 and reported more frequent interaction with doctors to promote generic drug utilization, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association’s 2012 NCPA Digest.
CVS/pharmacy this weekend is getting customers to celebrate Halloween early in its drug stores. The drug chain said Monday that it plans to hold its second annual Family Halloween Party on Sunday, Oct. 21, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at all 7,400 stores across the country. For the event, families are
Starting this month, London Drugs is slated to roll out a noninvasive skin cholesterol test in 11 of its stores. Results from the PreVu skin cholesterol test, which doesn’t draw blood, are available immediately.
The nation’s largest drug chains are positioning their pharmacists as trusted advisers for seniors as the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) gets under way.
A federal appeals court has heard an appeal of a decision earlier this year to halt a controversial 10% reimbursement cut in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. The U.S.
The Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS) applauded Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews and the Ontario government for the approval of regulations that expand the health services that pharmacists can provide.
A CVS/pharmacy survey shows that many adults don’t consider getting a flu shot a high priority. The drug chain said Thursday that an online poll of 2,710 adults, conducted by Kantum Research, found that 51% don’t plan to get a flu vaccination this season.
Rite Aid Corp. is offering a diabetes management program at its more than two dozen stores on Long Island, N.Y. The drug chain said Thursday that 27 Rite Aid pharmacies on Long Island, part of the metropolitan New York area, are participating in the Diabetes Control Program (DCP),
Jelly Belly Candy Co. said it’s adding "sweet heat" to its palette of flavors with Tabasco Jelly Belly jelly beans. The candy company said Thursday that it set out to develop an authentic flavor by sourcing genuine Tabasco seasoning from the 140-year-old recipe made by McIlhenny Co. of Louisiana.
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Nipro Diagnostics Inc. has started shipping to major retailers and distributors a new portfolio of more than 30 ancillary products for people with diabetes.
