Actress Elizabeth Perkins has teamed up with Sanofi US on the "Diabetes Co-Stars" awareness campaign to produce a documentary that will feature people with diabetes and those who support them.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has provided comment and research on compounding pharmacy services to two congressional committees holding hearings on the meningitis outbreak at the New England Compounding Center (NECC).
Walmart pharmacies have enlisted a new, eco-friendly pharmaceutical package that also helps patients comply with their medication regimens.
Rocasuba Inc. has extended its product lineup with the debut of an all-natural energy patch. Rocasuba calls Spot On Energy a safer, healthier alternative to energy drinks, shots and pills.
Residents in counties that participate in the National Association of Counties (NACo) Prescription Discount Card Program have saved over $500 million on their medications since the initiative’s launch in 2004, according to data from NACo and CVS Caremark.
A new service at CVS/pharmacy enables customers to upload digital images from a mobile device to Kodak stations in its stores to create a wide range of photo products.
Kirby Lester president and chief executive officer Garry Zage, R.Ph., has been named 2012 Alumnus of the Year by the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. Kirby Lester’s Garry Zage (left) with Illinois College of Pharmacy Dean Jerry Bauman.
PuraMed BioScience Inc. said its homeopathic remedy LipiGesic M has been recognized as an effective first-line therapy for acute migraine headaches.
Mylan Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for sildenafil citrate tablets (20 mg), a hypertension medication.
Through its corporate nonprofit foundation, Rite Aid is donating another $100,000 to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and is slated to launch a national in-store fundraising program.
Colgate-Palmolive plans to feature pop band sensation One Direction on three new oral care products due out this month. The company said Tuesday that the U.K.
Pharmacies of Kroger Co.’s Smith’s and Safeway Inc.’s Vons supermarket chains are launching UnitedHealthcare’s Diabetes Control Program in Las Vegas and surrounding communities in Clark County, Nev.
Loblaw Cos. has been named the preferred pharmacy service provider for the Towers Watson Canadian Rx Coalition, a network of private-sector drug plan sponsors.
With compounded medications under scrutiny after the meningitis outbreak in Massachusetts, a survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association underscores the value of compounding services to community pharmacies and their patients.
Front-end business and script count growth helped boost sales at Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. in the third quarter. Canada’s largest drug chain said Tuesday that for the 16-week quarter ended Oct. 6, revenue rose 3.2% year over year to nearly $3.21 billion (Canadian), with same-store sales up 2.3%.
Topical BioMedics is making its Topricin homeopathic pain relief and healing cream available in a new trial size. Homepathic topical pain reliever Topricin now comes in a new trial size.
