The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has submitted a statement to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that spotlights community pharmacy’s increased role administering flu vaccinations.
In community pharmacy, increased emphasis has been placed on the expertise of the pharmacist in guiding patients in their use of prescription medications. The results from Boehringer Ingelheim’s Pharmacy Satisfaction Pulse survey indicate that the profession is performing this role very well.
Gillette has launched a sensitive skin collection of men’s shaving products, including two razors, disposables and a shave gel.
Church & Dwight Co. has introduced Arm & Hammer Tooth Tunes toothbrushes that play songs from the teen-sensation pop band One Direction.
Pharmacy is one area where financially challenged shoppers don’t plan to skimp on spending, according to the latest Empathica Consumer Insights Panel survey.
Alex Gourlay, chief executive of the health and beauty division at Alliance Boots, is slated to join the Walgreen Co. organization in Deerfield, Ill., as TITLE TITLE TITLE, Chain Drug Review has learned.
Swisse Wellness has rolled out 15 of its most popular multivitamins and dietary supplements to Walgreens stores across the United States. Swisse Wellness said that, down the road, it aims to expand its U.S. product offering.
B’iota Botanical Laboratories has made its foray into the U.S. market with the distribution of its herbal hair care products at leading retailers. B’iota Botanicals products are aimed at women and men with thinning hair.
H.J. Heinz Co. has agreed to be acquired by an investment consortium that includes Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital in a $28 billion deal. Heinz said Thursday that with the agreement — the biggest ever in the food industry — it will remain based in Pittsburgh as a private company.
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical affiliation with Greenville Hospital System (GHS), South Carolina’s largest health system. The CVS Caremark retail health clinic subsidiary said Thursday that the collaboration will foster coordination of care between GHS and MinuteClinic providers.
Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. has hired J.P. Morgan Securities to evaluate strategic options, including a possible sale of the food and drug retailer. The Southeast supermarket chain said late Wednesday that it announced the retention of J.P.
Cardinal Health Inc. plans to buy direct-to-home medical supplies distributor AssuraMed for $2.07 billion.
Ulta Beauty president and chief executive officer Chuck Rubin is leaving the company to become CEO of arts and crafts retailer Michaels Stores Inc. The beauty care retailer said Thursday that Rubin is slated to step down as CEO, and as a director, on Feb. 21.
Bartell Drugs this week deployed PharmaSmart blood pressure testing kiosks at its 58 drug stores in the Puget Sound region. Bartell Drug customers using the PharmaSmart kiosk can talk with the chain’s pharmacists about their results.
By geography alone, the location of Walgreen Co.’s annual Analyst Day event signifies the company’s historic transformation with the integration of Alliance Boots.
Extending its menu of co-branded financial services with Royal Bank of Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. this week plans to begin selling travel insurance through its website. Canada’s largest drug chain said Wednesday that starting on Feb.
