Pharmacy startup PillPack eyes retail locations
Thirteen-month old PillPack, an online pharmacy that bills itself as a simpler solution for medication management, is planning retail sites. The Manchester, N.H.
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Employers ramp up on-site health, Rx services
Employers offering on-site health services are looking to provide more, including pharmacy, according to a survey by global professional services firm Towers Watson. Thirty-eight percent of large U.S.
Survey sheds light on Rx importation from Canada
A new study provides a closer look at a much-debated issue in the U.S. pharmacy market: Americans who buy prescription drugs from Canada.
A pharmacy in a box
a “Target, CVS, Walgreens or Rite Aid-type store,” the company said. Billed as “a pharmacy at your fingertips,” the Pharmabox is intended
Rite Aid execs see Plenti of potential
Rite Aid senior vice president of marketing John Learish and vice president of marketing Craig Riner were on hand in Manhattan Wednesday evening at the consumer launch event for Plenti, the coalition loyalty program of which the drug chain is a founding partner.
CVS makes pitch at Fenway for Lung Force
CVS Health has teamed up with the American Lung Association to fight lung cancer with a national in-store fundraising campaign to support Lung Force, an initiative that encourages people to unite against lung cancer, the leading cancer killer of women and men.
Report: Restrictive drug plan regs cost consumers
Community pharmacies are likely to take exception to some of the findings in a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), titled “New Drug Plan Regulations Protect Pharmacies, Harm Consumers”.
U.S. pharmacy costs on upswing
Specialty drugs and branded drug price inflation are contributing to a projected rise in U.S. pharmacy costs over the next couple of years, according to an analysis by Aon Hewitt.
London Drugs to sell personal drone
London Drugs stores already boast a unique product mix with their substantial consumer-electronics departments, which feature products ranging from digital cameras and flat-screen TVs to computers and mobile devices. Yet now the retailer is adding another twist: a drone.
Walgreens Boots Alliance financials a difficult read
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) gave its first quarterly report (fiscal 2015 second quarter) since the closing of the Walgreens-Alliance Boots merger on Dec. 31. With all of this huge company’s moving parts, few would argue that the financials were tough to decipher.