Sunscreen advice from top dermatologist
One trip to your corner drugstore and you’ll find an overwhelming number of sunscreens on the shelves; and every year it seems to grow.
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The fight over DIR reform goes on
The community pharmacy profession was blindsided by the Trump administration last month when the Department of Health and Human Services issued the final rule that will govern the Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage programs in 2020.
Pharmacy closures put heart patients at risk
Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that when pharmacies close, people stop taking widely used heart medications — like statins, beta-blockers and oral anticoagulants — that have known cardiovascular and survival benefits.
The prevalence of “Do It Yourself” health care
At the same time mindsets have shifted toward taking care of one’s personal health and wellness, the natural space has expanded and a variety of purported “better for you” and “free from” products have emerged in food, health, beauty, wellness and other lifestyle categories.
To see the art of retailing, look outside the United States
While retailing in the United States has hit a snag, one marked by a dearth of innovation and a scarcity of bold leadership, the state of the art elsewhere in the world is alive and well. While traditional retailers have for now run out of new ideas, the art itself is thriving. Examples abound. In
NACDS Annual Meeting was, as expected, unmissable
In an ever-changing retail universe, a world where today’s bright hope is tomorrow’s used-to-be, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Annual Meeting, held each spring, remains the standard by which retail meetings are, or should be, judged.
The long-term health benefits of biologics
During the last few months, we’ve seen an intense focus on the cost of medicines, including a Senate hearing featuring seven biopharmaceutical executives.
Wellness no longer the trend, it’s now the norm
Over the past few years we’ve all seen the impact of wellness on how customers shop. They are looking for cleaner and more functional ingredients and more organic foods, and even watching what HBC products they are putting on their face and skin.
For retail, more disruption and change ahead
The industry continues to experience major shifts. And while the relentless pace of change can be daunting, the one thing any of us know for sure is that there’ll be more disruption ahead and standing still is not an option.
Sky-high health care costs expected to keep rising
Editor’s note: The fifth in a series of seven articles by A.T. Kearney on the trends that are radically transforming the health sector. America faces skyrocketing health care expenses. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that national health spending will grow by 5.
NACDS campaigns to make things happen
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores was at the top of its game during the Regional Chain Conference in Palm Beach, Fla., earlier this month.
NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill will keep DIR fee reform front-and-center
In just over two weeks, pharmacy advocates from all 50 states will travel to Washington, D.C. for NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill.
Majority of customers prefer brick-and-mortar
whether shopping in-store or online — as opposed to 29% who shop primarily online, according to results from a recent survey by DXC Technology published in an IDC
WBA’s dramatic shift to digital-first model
Walgreens Boots Alliance has entered the early stages of a profound transition, one that will see the organization pivot from a store-first to a digital-first model.
An introduction to the coming cannabis ‘gold rush’
Editor’s note: This is Part I of an article that ran in the 1/21/19 issue of CDR.