Walgreen Co. is restructuring its health care divisions in a bid to more effectively sell its pharmacy and wellness services to employers, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers and government clients.
CVS Caremark Corp. has promoted four top executives on the retail side of its business. Scott Baker has been named executive vice president of internal operations and real estate. He oversees store operations, retail pharmacy operations and real estate.
Walgreen Co.’s ownership will accelerate Duane Reade’s drive to be an urban drug chain without equal, according to Duane Reade chairman and chief executive officer John Lederer. “Our mission was to build the best urban drug store proposition in America,” says Lederer.
CVS Caremark Corp. has launched a partnership to develop ways to encourage medication adherence.
A determined President Obama, calling for an “up or down” vote on his health care reform proposal, is depending on his Democrat colleagues to pass a measure that has already been rejected by Republicans.
Eddie Frail, who joined Walgreen Co. last June as divisional vice president and general merchandise manager of seasonal and general merchandise, has left the company. No replacement has been named.
Kerr Drug has retained its title as the top pharmacy chain in Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care’s national medication therapy management (MTM) network. With this most recent recognition, Kerr has been named the top pharmacy chain by Outcomes, an MTM services company, for three consecutive years.
One of the job creation bills being considered in the Senate contains good news for community pharmacy operators. The legislation includes a six-month extension of a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).
and Duane Reade is the city’s dominant drug chain. Moreover, that dominance has, in recent times, come to extend beyond any market share figures (Duane Reade currently
A recent edition of The New York Times carried a story about the plight of independent pharmacies in America. Appearing under the headline, “For a Drugstore, ‘Nice’ Isn’t a Panacea,” the article does a good job outlining the strengths of independents and the challenges that they currently face.
