Dawn Lepore, former chief executive officer of drugstore.com, has been elected to the board of off-price retailer TJX Companies Inc. TJX said Tuesday that Lepore, 59, joins a slate of 10 directors who were re-elected at the company’s annual meeting.
Johnson & Johnson’s topical health care brands are marking the 125th anniversary of the first aid kit with a campaign featuring actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. Johnson & Johnson pioneered the first commercial first aid kits in 1888, originally for railroad workers.
CVS Caremark Corp. has been awarded specialty pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based health care accrediting organization.
The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB) has elected the officers for its board. SPCB said Monday that Gary Rice has been named president.
A Jean Coutu drug store in Longueuil, Quebec, plans to deploy a public charging station for electric vehicles (EVs).
Goody’s has added a headache relief shot to its line of fast-acting headache powders. The shot comes in berry and citrus flavors. Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. said Monday that Goody’s Headache Relief Shot represents a breakthrough in headache pain relief.
Procter & Gamble Co. is reorganizing its global business units into four industry-based sectors as part of an ongoing plan to improve business performance.
Kerr Drug has launched a new marketing and service initiative focusing on customers with diabetes.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has announced a new and expanded class for its Faculty Scholars Program. The NACDS Foundation said Friday that the inaugural class, which had five faculty members, is concluding its yearlong work this summer.
Rite Aid Corp. plans to refinance $500 million in debt and, in tandem with the transaction, is projecting net earnings for its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which would mark the drug chain’s third straight profitable quarter. Rite Aid said Friday that it has initiated a cash tender offer for its $500
Six food and drug retail chains in Quebec have agreed to make their stores more accessible to people with disabilities in response to a study by the province’s Commission des Droits de la Personne et des Droits de la Jeunesse (CDPDJ, or the Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission).
PDX Inc. and Mirixa Corp. have entered an agreement to integrate the MirixaPro platform with the PDX Classic Pharmacy System and the PDX Enterprise Pharmacy System.
Stephen LaFrance Sr., who built a regional drug store powerhouse with USA Drug, has died. He was 71. Stephen LaFrance Published reports said LaFrance passed away of natural causes at his home in Pine Bluff on Wednesday. LaFrance started USA Drug in 1968 when he opened a single store in Pine
The Health Care Distribution Management Association (HDMA) recognized pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers with awards at its 2013 Business and Leadership Conference. At the event, held June 2 to 5 in Orlando, Fla.
Decreased sales and script count in the pharmacy contributed to a comparable-store sales decline in May at Rite Aid Corp. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended June 1, comp-store sales dipped 1.5% year over year. That marked an improvement from a 4% same-store sales decrease in April.
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