Six weeks remain until the start of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. And once again this year the event holds every initial promise of amply rewarding those retail and supplier executives who care enough about their business to journey to Palm Beach, Fla.
Community pharmacies and the drug wholesalers that supply them find themselves caught in the crossfire between people who divert and abuse prescription medications and the law enforcement officials working to stop them.
A less-than-flattering assessment of pharmacists from Express Scripts Inc. chief executive officer George Paz has fanned the flames over his company’s proposed merger with Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Nine drug chains and thousands of independent pharmacies across the country have signed onto an initiative to give pharmacists a chance to work more closely with patients to improve care and cut costs. The drug stores, which include Walgreen Co.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and several other pharmacy associations are applauding a recent decision by the Supreme Court that sides with pharmacists and other health care providers in preserving their ability to challenge reimbursement cuts in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid progr
A portion of the 2013 federal budget proposed by the Obama administration last month has community pharmacy advocates up in arms.
A federal judge here has allowed the government to suspend Cardinal Health Inc’s license to distribute controlled substances from its Lakeland, Fla., facility. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton denied Cardinal Health Inc.
McKesson Corp. has rolled out a line of Health Mart branded vitamins for the more than 2,900 independently owned pharmacies that operate under that banner. In conjunction with the rollout the company has launched the 2012 Vitamin Finder on its website.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores plans to hold its fourth annual NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill on March 21 and March 22.
Kerr Drug is launching a campaign in stores and across multiple marketing channels designed to encourage pharmacists and patients to discuss the patients’ prescriptions, conditions, health practices and overall health.
Rite Aid Corp. has selected CaptureRx as its preferred 340B technology vendor and administrator. Through CaptureRx, Rite Aid will offer contract pharmacy services to dispense 340B-priced drugs to patients of eligible community health centers and hospitals nationwide.
Significant increases in refill volume and improved medication adherence are among benefits of the 90-day prescription refill at retail initiative launched a little over a year ago at Walgreen Co.
The Supreme Court last month agreed to add another 30 minutes to the arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. The sessions, which will be held over three days later this month (March 26 through March 28), will now span six hours. The 30 additional minutes will be added to the
The NACDS Foundation Dinner has launched a website with the theme of “one night for health’s dawn.” “The NACDS Foundation is advancing exhilarating projects to make a positive impact on public health,” said foundation president Kathleen Jaeger.
Rite Aid displays a passion for innovation that raises the bar for all the major chain drug players, even in the face of challenging market and business conditions. For example, wellness+ recently became the industry’s first loyalty program to offer an online coupon management tool.
