Fred’s Pharmacy reports that it’s gaining traction with its preventive health care services. Fred’s said Thursday that it provided more than 100,000 preventive screening touchpoints during its 2016 first quarter.
CVS Pharmacy has set up a mobile pharmacy in Elkview, W.Va., to serve residents impacted by the severe flooding that devastated the area late last month.
Mylan N.V. has launched fenofibrate tablets 40 mg and 120 mg, a cholesterol-lowering drug, in the United States. Mylan said Wednesday that its fenofibrate product is a generic version of Fenoglide tablets from Santarus.
Former Liberty Medical chairman and chief executive officer Frank Harvey has joined medication therapy management (MTM) service provider Mirixa Corp. as CEO. Mirixa, which announced the appointment Tuesday, said Harvey also will serve on the company’s board of directors.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) have proved they remain vigilant in communicating with Congress on not increasing Tricare pharmacy co-payments.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) applauded remarks by two congressmen in support of pharmacist provider status legislation. APhA said Reps. Ron Kind (D., Wis.) and Todd Young (R., Ind.
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals has become a member of the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC).
CVS Pharmacy has set foot in Colorado, opening its first locations in the state inside Target Corp. stores. CVS Health said CVS pharmacies have opened at 39 Target stores in the Denver, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins metropolitan areas.
Rite Aid Corp. plans to leverage a new personal health portal launched by Health Dialog, its population health management subsidiary.
Omnicell Inc. has launched a new marketing program for community pharmacies using its SureMed adherence packaging to help patients stick to their drug regimens.
Bartell Drugs is set to open CareClinic walk-in medical clinics at two more of its stores, which will bring its total clinic count to 10.
Fruth Pharmacy partnered with local health providers to open walk-in medical clinics at two of its store locations. The regional drug chain said a Holzer Health clinic opened inside its Gallipolis, Ohio, store and a Thomas Care Clinic opening in a storefront adjoining its Nitro, W.Va., store.
Nearly 50 members of Congress have called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize its proposed guidance on how Medicare Part D sponsors report pharmacy price concessions, also known as direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees.
Impax Laboratories Inc. has agreed to buy a portfolio of generic drug products from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and affiliates of Allergan plc for $586 million.
CVS MinuteClinic has opened eight new locations inside Target stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Parent company CVS Health said Tuesday that the new MinuteClinics are located in Allen, Denton, Flower Mound, Frisco (in two Target stores), Hurst, Plano and Watauga, Texas.
Walgreens has brought its programs to fight drug abuse to stores in two more states, Oklahoma and Washington.
