Skip to content

2016

Advocate Health Care to operate 56 Walgreens clinics

Advocate Health Care to operate 56 Walgreens clinics

Walgreen Co. is turning over the operation of 56 Chicagoland in-store Healthcare Clinics to Advocate Health Care, the largest health system in Illinois. Advocate will lease the space in the Walgreens stores to run the walk-in medical clinics.

Cardinal Health offers advice on Star ratings

Pharmacists can learn how to increase their business and position themselves at the forefront of preferred network access through a 31-stop town hall tour that Cardinal Heath is conducting throughout the United States.

Care Pharmacies tabs Ey as VP of Rx Operations

Care Pharmacies has promoted Mark Ey to vice president of pharmacy operations. He will lead all chain-level operational functions. “We are very excited to have Mark take on an increased level of responsibility within the drug chain,”stated Michael Wysong, chief executive officer.

Agenda for NACDS Annual Meeting takes shape

Larry Sabato, election analyst and founder of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, will keynote the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Political Action Committee breakfast on Monday, April 18, as part of the Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla.

Walgreens honored by NRF

Walgreen Co. was among the firms honored by the National Retail Federation at the trade association’s convention here last month. Walgreens was named Retail Innovator of the Year at the NRF’s convention and expo, dubbed Retail’s Big Show.

Rite Aid Foundation backs children’s TV creator

The Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program has donated $2 million to the Fred Rogers Co., the Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that creates the children’s program “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

AMP issue illustrates the pressure on Rx

AMP issue illustrates the pressure on Rx

After years of political and legal wrangling, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule on Covered Outpatient Drugs, which governs reimbursement to retail pharmacies for generic medications dispensed under Medicaid.

Data-driven insights can fuel CPG sales gains

Data-driven insights can fuel CPG sales gains

Challenging conditions notwithstanding, advanced data science provides cause for optimism this year for consumer packaged goods marketers. That is the message of IRI’s latest Times & Trends report, “Taking Stock of CPG Past and Future: Gear Up Now for a Year of Growth.

Congress votes to repeal ACA; Obama responds with veto

Congress votes to repeal ACA; Obama responds with veto

President Obama has vetoed congressional legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act. Repeal bills passed by the House and Senate “would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving health care in America,” Obama said. Noting that 17.

Willis named CEO at Pharmaca

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy has named Richard Willis president and chief executive officer. He has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors.

Drug chains end 2015 with modest sales gains

Drug chains end 2015 with modest sales gains

Drug stores outpaced other mass retailers in December sales, even with modest increases in total and same-store sales for the month. Total drug store sales in December were up 4% compared with the same month last year, according to research by Chain Drug Review publisher Racher Press.

CVS wins WellCare PBM contract

WellCare Health Plans Inc., a provider of managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs, has shifted its pharmacy benefits management to CVS Health. With the move, CVS Health now administers pharmacy benefits and processes pharmacy claims for approximately 3.

Care Pharmacies boosts specialty Rx

Care Pharmacies Cooperative Inc. has launched Care Connect, a specialty pharmacy internal network designed for its member pharmacies and other retail independent pharmacies.

CVS rolls out updated Nuance Salma Hayek line

CVS/pharmacy is relaunching the color cosmetics segment of the Nuance Salma Hayek brand with newly formulated and repackaged products that will begin appearing in stores in March.

First MinuteClinic inside a Navarro store debuts

CVS Health has opened its first MinuteClinic inside a Navarro Discount Pharmacy store. The new MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic inside the Navarro store in Miami Lakes, Fla., joins 22 other South Florida MinuteClinic locations inside selected CVS/pharmacy stores.