CVS helps customers get ready for Hurricane Florence
CVS Health will issue a number of advisories to help customers and patients prepare as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast.
Pharmacy
Stater Bros. selling pharmacy business to CVS
Stater Bros. Markets announced that is exiting the pharmacy business and expects to complete the sale of certain assets of its SuperRx Pharmacies to CVS Pharmacy later this month. When the transaction is complete, pharmacy records and inventory from all 22 Stater Bros.
Keystone intros blister solution for limited opioid prescriptions
Keystone Folding Box Co., a designer and cGMP manufacturer of paperboard packaging solutions, has developed a modified, customizable version of its Ecoslide-RX prescription blister package to address the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic.
Seasonal flu vaccinations now available at Giant Food
Giant Food announced today that flu shots are once again available at all of its in-store pharmacies for both adults and children. The vaccinations are administered by Giant’s dedicated and certified in-store pharmacists and are often covered in-full by most insurance plans.
Walgreens buys pharmacy files from Fred’s
Walgreens and Fred’s announced today that they have entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement, where Walgreens will acquire pharmacy patient prescription files and related pharmacy inventory of 185 Fred’s stores located across 10 Southeastern states.
Perrigo announces FDA approval, launch for the store brand equivalent of Imodium Multi-Symptom Relief
Perrigo Company announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food & Drug administration for the store brand over-the-counter (OTC) equivalent of Imodium Multi-Symptom Relief (loperamide hydrochloride and simethicone tablets, 2 mg/125 mg).
PSJH to expand retail clinics in Walgreens stores in Northwest
DEERFIELD, Ill. and RENTON, Wash.– Walgreens and Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) have just announced an expanded retail clinic collaboration.
CVS Health earns NCQA Health Information Products Certification
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Health announced that its pharmacy benefit manager CVS Caremark received NCQA Health Information Products (HIP) Certification in pharmacy benefits. This helps affirm that CVS Caremark, through its caremark.
Kroger expands prescription drug safety program for teens
The Kroger Co. Family of Pharmacies today announced an expansion of its partnership with EVERFI to provide additional classrooms and high school students with drug abuse prevention education through the Prescription Drug Safety Network.
Novartis to sell portions of Sandoz U.S. portfolio to Aurobindo
Novartis today announced it has agreed to sell selected portions of its Sandoz U.S. portfolio, specifically the Sandoz US dermatology business and generic US oral solids portfolio, to Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc., for USD 0.9 billion of cash plus USD 0.1 billion of potential earn-outs.
Walgreens and kaléo team to address epinephrine auto-injector supply issues
Walgreens and kaléo, a privately-held pharmaceutical company, are working together to improve access to epinephrine auto-injectors by making kaléo’s AUVI-Q 0.15 mg and 0.3 mg available through Walgreens locations nationwide.
NCPA board member urges subcommittee to eliminate “gag clauses”
In testimony before the U.S.
Rite Aid offers free scoop of ice cream with flu shot at CA pharmacies
Now through Sept. 28, Rite Aid is sweetening the deal for annual flu shots by offering customers a coupon for one free scoop of Thrifty Ice Cream when they get their seasonal flu shot at one of the nearly 600 Rite Aid pharmacies in California. Customers can redeem their coupon after
CURE Pharmaceutical expands distribution of CUREfilm technology
CURE Pharmaceutical today announced that it entered into a multi-year licensing agreement for the first time with leading international cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp.
Norton to operate clinics in Louisville area Walgreens stores
Walgreens and Norton Healthcare announced that the not-for-profit healthcare organization will operate and provide all clinical services at eight retail health clinics located within Walgreens stores across the Greater Louisville area, including three in Southern Indiana and five in Louisville.
QS/1 selected as early adopter in new CMS SCRIPT standard
SPARTANBURG, S.C. –QS/1 will be among the first pharmacy management system providers to participate in the Surescripts Early Adopter program for the new National Council for Prescription Drug Program’s (NCPDP) SCRIPT standard version 2017071.