Survey: Consumers lax in using OTC pain relievers safely
Many consumers don’t heed safety factors when choosing and using over-the-counter pain relievers, a national survey supported by McNeil Consumer Healthcare finds. Of 1,292 U.S.
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Rite Aid enables access to naloxone without Rx
Rite Aid Corp. has made the opioid overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription at its pharmacies in 13 states. The drug chain said Monday that naloxone — administered by injection or nasal spray — previously was available only with a prescription from a doctor.
Health Mart leads drug chains in Rx customer satisfaction
Health Mart came in first among chain drug retailers in a pharmacy customer satisfaction survey by market research firm J.D. Power. Still, chain drug stores as a group trailed supermarket pharmacies and mail order pharmacies in terms of patient satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S.
Mylan set to launch generic EpiPen
In what chief executive officer Heather Bresch called “an extraordinary commercial response,” Mylan N.V. plans to release a generic version of its EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector for anaphylaxis, answering public demands to lower the cost of the potentially life-saving product.
Walgreens, Prime Therapeutics form alliance
Walgreens has entered into a long-term alliance with Prime Therapeutics, the nation’s fourth-largest pharmacy benefit manager, that will include the creation of a joint pharmacy services company.
Walgreens: HIV patient adherence higher at specialized pharmacies
Medication adherence rates improve for patients with human immunodeficiency virus who are treated at HIV specialty pharmacies, according to research from Walgreens.
Senators question pricing of Mylan’s EpiPen
Senate leaders have voiced concerns about a price surge for Mylan Inc.’s EpiPen, an epinephrine auto-injector for treating anaphylaxis, or potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R, Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sens. Susan Collins (R.
Ateb tests med sync quality indicators for PQA
Patient care solution provider Ateb Inc. helped test four medication synchronization quality improvement indicators (QIIs) on behalf of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA).
RediClinic to open co-branded clinics in N.J.
Rite Aid Corp.’s RediClinic has formed a joint venture with New Jersey health system Hackensack Meridian Health to open co-branded retail clinics. Plans call for the first of 10 clinics to start opening later this year, RediClinic said Tuesday.
Zoetis executive joins Valeant as CFO
Paul Herendeen has left Zoetis Inc. to become executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.
NACDS, NFID webinar to focus on adolescent vaccinations
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) are holding a live webinar on vaccinations for adolescents.
Pfizer to buy Medivation for $14 billion
Boosting its oncology portfolio, Pfizer Inc. plans to acquire biopharmaceutical company Medivation for $14 billion in cash. Under the deal announced Monday, Pfizer is paying $81.
CVS: Interventions yield savings with chronic patients
Interventions that keep chronic disease patients on their medications are “extraordinarily cost-effective,” according to CVS Health.
Mallinckrodt to locate specialty business in N.J.
Mallinckrodt plc is building out a new campus in Bedminster, N.J., to house its rapidly growing specialty brands organizations. The drug maker said it plans to invest more than $80 million in New Jersey and expects about 400 employees to occupy the new space in the first quarter of 2017. The
Fred’s creates pharmacy COO post
Timothy Liebmann has been promoted to chief operating officer of pharmacy, a newly created position, at Fred’s Inc. Fred’s said late Thursday that Liebmann succeeds Rick Chambers, executive vice president of pharmacy operations, who is retiring.
Conception Kit becomes available at U.S. pharmacies
Conceivex Inc. has rolled out a new at-home infertility treatment available by prescription through most pharmacies nationwide.