NFL star Jones-Drew to endorse TheraPearl
TheraPearl has inked an endorsement deal with National Football League running back Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Limited-edition KAH Tequila to hit Walgreens N.M. stores
Drinks Americas Holdings Ltd. plans to release Los Ultimos Dias, a limited-edition bottle of its KAH Tequila, in Walgreens drug stores in New Mexico.
Perrigo plans to launch store-brand Zegerid OTC
Perrigo Co. has received tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market over-the-counter omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate capsules (20mg/1100mg).
Study: Consumables gobbling up retail space
Store space is growing for consumables and, in turn, shrinking for nonedible products in the food, drug and mass retail channel, according to a study by Kantar Retail and Crossmark.
Take Care Health collaborates on telehealth
Walgreen Co.’s Take Care Health Systems has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and technology provider American Well Inc. to provide telehealth services to thousands of BCBSNC employees in North Carolina.
London Drugs kicks off flu shot clinics
London Drugs has begun flu vaccination clinics at stores across British Columbia and Alberta. The western Canada drug chain said the flu shot clinics started this week and are being held through Nov. 1 in Alberta and Nov. 17 in British Columbia.
NCPA video touts community pharmacists’ value
The National Community Pharmacists Association has released a new video that portrays the value of the personalized care that community pharmacists provide to patients.
PQA, Rite Aid part of group honored for Rx care quality
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 faces API supply issue with new generic phentermine
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.
Watson, Actavis to divest products as FTC OKs acquisition
The Federal Trade Commission has approved Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s $5.6 billion deal to acquire acquisition of the Actavis Group.
Walgreens program aids care transition from hospital
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.
NCPA: Independents driving generic drug use
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 promo plans Halloween parties in stores
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
London Drugs to launch skin cholesterol test
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.
Drug chains kick off Medicare Part D campaigns
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.
Appeal of block on Medi-Cal cut is heard
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.