Rite Aid lends support to ADA diabetes campaign
Rite Aid Corp. is kicking off several initiatives to help the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) national Stop Diabetes campaign.
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Kerr begins free Rx delivery
Kerr Drug has debuted a free prescription delivery service to patients’ homes and offices. The service, which is available from Kerr’s 22 stores in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, is not limited to the delivery of prescription drugs.
Wysong becomes CEO at Care Pharmacies
Michael Wysong has been appointed chief executive officer of Care Pharmacies Inc., an independent pharmacy franchisor. “We are excited to have Wysong join the Care team,” comments Care Pharmacies board chairman Molly Carr.
Drug sales through distributors rise in ’09
Pharmaceutical sales through primary health care distributors climbed to nearly $263 billion in 2009, says a recent report from the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA).
Walgreens realigns top executives
Walgreen Co. has promoted two key executives and changed the reporting structure within its top management team. The moves are meant to streamline decision making, letting the company move more quickly while improving execution throughout the drug chain.
Rite Aid, Save-A-Lot to test co-branded format
Rite Aid Corp. is teaming up with Supervalu Inc.’s Save-A-Lot chain to try out a new twist on the food/drug combination store idea.
Walmart fills key merchandising post
Walmart has promoted Duncan Mac Naughton to executive vice president of consumables, health and wellness, and Walmart.com, putting him in charge of one of four newly created core merchandising areas.
Generic drug impact on health care costs charted by CBO
A new study from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) underlines the dramatic cost savings afforded by the use of generic drugs in Medicare. According to the CBO, in 2007 generic drug use saved seniors and the federal government $33 billion.
Health care reform remains controversial
A flurry of recent opinion polls indicate that more Americans take a negative view of the health care reforms enacted earlier this year, even though they strongly approve of specific measures.
Fight against flu now in full swing
Flu shot programs are now in full force at drug store, discount store and supermarket chains. Kerr Drug, for one, has launched an unprecedented effort to meet the demand for flu immunizations.
Medication adherence: Active patient key to care
Medication adherence, compliance and persistence are closely related terms, but all require the involvement of an active patient in order to be successful, according to David Nau, senior director of research and performance measurement at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA).
Rite Aid unveils Prescriptions for Education
Rite Aid Corp. and Just Between Friends, a group that works with community-based organizations, have launched a program that will see the drug chain donate to parent teacher groups when patients switch their prescription to a Rite Aid store.
‘Road ahead wide open’ for Rx
Acknowledging the significant advancements made by retail pharmacies and pharmacists, National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Larry Merlo noted that “the road ahead is still wide open, and the challenges and opportunities it brings are tremendous.
NACDS is flexing its political muscle
Continuing its efforts to engage on pro-pharmacy, pro-patient issues from policy and political perspectives, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores launched a “get-out-the-vote” effort and recognized the political engagement of two member companies at the 2010 NACDS Pharmacy and Technology Co
CMS moves to scrap its definition of AMP
In a triumph for pharmacy, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed withdrawing provisions of the Medicaid average manufacturer price (AMP) rule.
Walgreens makes two acquisitions
Walgreen Co. made a pair of purchases earlier this month, adding 18 drug stores to its network and swapping its long-term care operation for a bigger stake in the home infusion business.