Walgreen Co. is facilitating access to immunizations for whooping cough at its drug stores in Kansas and Missouri, where authorities are reporting epidemic levels of the highly contagious respiratory infection.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation has launched the Pharmacy Blood Pressure Challenge, a screening and education initiative that urges pharmacists to help prevent and control high blood pressure.
Retail pharmacy has the capacity to be one of the drivers of the transformation of health care, says Kathleen Jaeger, senior vice president of pharmacy care and patient advocacy at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Frank Scorpiniti is now just over a year into his Canadian experience: 11 months as chief operating officer of the Katz Group and just four months in the chief executive officer position to which he was appointed after the retirement of former president and CEO Andy Giancamilli in February.
With the fate of the health care reform law hanging in the balance, three of the country’s largest health insurers said they would maintain some Affordable Care Act benefits regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on it.
Retail pharmacy has the capacity to be one of the drivers of the transformation of health care, says Kathleen Jaeger, senior vice president of pharmacy care and patient advocacy at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Amid a rising tide of criticism, Walgreen Co. today gathered investors and analysts in a meeting with its top executives and those of Alliance Boots to explain the rationale behind the companies’ planned union.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said this weekend’s 2012 NACDS Marketplace Conference will bring top-notch business programming and opportunities to retailers and suppliers in the chain drug industry plus give a glimpse of what’s in store at its new show for next year, the NACDS Total
Seven leading health care organizations in Canada have partnered to launch new digital tools to help Canadians use their medications properly and safely.
Walmart’s annual meeting earlier this month managed to celebrate the retailer’s 50 years of spectacular growth in usual style, with plenty of enthusiastic associates from around the world and high-profile celebrities on display.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has unveiled an interactive educational resource for this year’s NACDS Marketplace Conference.
The role of private label has changed, and that means a more sophisticated approach in developing them is required, according to Laura Sturdevant, Walgreen Co.’s director of product development for private brands.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named Thomas O’Donnell vice president of federal government affairs. O’Donnell, who most recently served as the chief of staff for Rep. Steve Rothman (D., N.J.), is slated to join the association on July 9.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has launched a Spanish-language version of its website. Visitors to navarro.com can click on the "En Español" icon on the site’s home page to change the site’s language to Spanish.
Former Medco Health Solutions Inc. executive Peter Duran has joined the executive team at RxAlly. Duran, who spent the last 15 years with Medco, is serving as vice president and chief privacy officer of the 22,000-member pharmacy alliance.
Lansinoh Laboratories has teamed up with TheraPearl to offer a cold, warm and hot therapy pack designed to provide relief to breastfeeding mothers.
