Shoppers Drug Mart has taken its 10-year-old Beauty Boutique concept to another level. Rebranded as the Beauty Boutique by Shoppers Drug Mart, the upscale beauty department features a broadened mix, some of Canada’s leading beauty advisors and a new interactive website.
Canada’s pharmacy community can cut the country’s health care costs by up to $11 billion (Canadian) over three years by bringing more cost-effective care to more people, a new report says.
Fruth Pharmacy will soon mark the opening of its second location in Ironton, Ohio, and its 27th store overall. A celebration is planned for April 29 through May 1 with grand-opening specials. The chain bought the downtown Third Street outlet from Jim Staley.
Walgreen Co. has expanded the opportunities for members of its Balance Rewards customer loyalty program to earn points for healthy behavior. The program, which was launched last September, has already awarded more than 15 million points for healthy behavior.
Customers rate chain drug pharmacies highly on their convenience, the interaction with their staffs and their performance in filling prescriptions, but their prescription pricing draws far fewer accolades.
Duane Reade chain has launched its first mobile application for iOS devices.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores staff members Roy McGrath and Alex Adams have been promoted. McGrath was named vice president of business development and conventions. He had been director of business development and conventions.
Walgreen Co. has expanded the scope of its Take Care Clinics to include handling such chronic diseases as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure.
CVS Caremark Corp.’s generics dispensing rate (GDR) reached 77.4% last year, reducing commercial clients’ traditional drug spending by 3.6%, the company’s annual “Insights” report found.
The Cardinal Health Foundation and Ohio State University have launched a fourth tool kit, the latest version to help reduce prescription drug abuse on college campuses.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has agreed to sell AndersonBrecon, its contract packaging business, to affiliates of an investor group led by Frazier Healthcare VI, LP for $308 million. The transaction is expected to close by July.
Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots GmbH have entered into what they say is an “innovative long-term partnership” with AmerisourceBergen Corp. Executives at the three companies say the agreement reached late last month will enable them to benefit from greater scale and global opportunities.
The partnership between Walgreen Co., Alliance Boots and AmerisourceBergen Corp. could have a dramatic impact on pharmaceutical distribution around the globe, according to analysts and others familiar with the agreement.
For the fifth consecutive year, hundreds of chain drug executives, pharmacists and pharmacy students descended on Capitol Hill to lobby lawmakers about the importance of community pharmacy to the future of the nation’s health care system.
In her first days as president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, Denise Carpenter has started to instill a renewed sense of purpose in the organization.
Walgreen Co. opened a pair of flagship stores within a few days in two of the East Coast’s largest cities late last month. The newest units — in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown area and in the Empire State Building in New York City — are the seventh and eighth Walgreens flagship stores. Separated into
