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DEA Drug Take Back Day backed by NACDS

DEA Drug Take Back Day backed by NACDS

ARLINGTON, Va. – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a chance to help keep opioids out of the wrong hands and to raise awareness of other critical resources that help keep patients, families and communities safe, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) said Friday.

CVS to offer safe medication disposal chain-wide in 2020

CVS to offer safe medication disposal chain-wide in 2020

CVS Health announced Thursday that all CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide will offer customers a free safe medication disposal option, beginning in 2020.  The company will add 1,000 in-store safe medication disposal units to the more than 1,700 units currently in CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide.

IPC, Kodak Moments extend partnership

IPC, Kodak Moments extend partnership

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with Kodak Moments, a division of Kodak Alaris. This newest contract with the consumer printing business of Kodak Alaris extends through the next three years.

House committee approves consumer health savings bill

House committee approves consumer health savings bill

The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday took an important step toward reinstating consumers’ ability to purchase over-the-counter (O-T-C) medicines with tax-preferred savings accounts, including Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

Walgreens, Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society team

Walgreens, Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society team

Walgreens announced this week a new collaboration with Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to enable research in tough-to-treat cancers and increase access to care with a pledge to contribute more than $25 million to the organizations, collectively, over the next five years.

CVS Pharmacy expands medication disposal program in Massachusetts

CVS Pharmacy expands medication disposal program in Massachusetts

In its continuing commitment to help build healthier communities, CVS Health announced the expansion of its safe medication disposal program, giving customers access to safer, easier and more convenient drug disposal options at every CVS Pharmacy location in Massachusetts at no cost.

Sanofi recalls Zantac in the U.S. and Canada

Sanofi recalls Zantac in the U.S. and Canada

Sanofi announced on Friday that it was recalling the over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac in the United States and Canada, a month after the Food and Drug Administration first alerted the public that versions of the drug contained low levels of a cancer-causing contaminant.