AmerisourceBergen announces financial leadership change
AmerisourceBergen Corporation announced that Tim Guttman, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has decided to retire from the company.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Sally Beauty selects IBM iX to upgrade commerce experience
IBM announced an agreement with Sally Beauty to digitally transform its commerce experience as a part of Sally Beauty’s digital strategy evolution.
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.
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.
Approval reportedly near for CVS-Aetna deal
CVS Health Corp.’s planned acquisition of Aetna Inc. is close to getting the official go-ahead from federal regulators, according to a report published Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, which said the deal could receive formal antitrust approval from the U.S.
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
Kroger launches #ZeroHungerZeroWaste Donation Challenge
The Kroger Co. has launched the #ZeroHungerZeroWaste Donation Challenge to educate and inspire.
Hy-Vee celebrates National Family Meals Month
This September, Hy-Vee, Inc. is celebrating National Family Meals Month by providing families with tips and tools to make mealtime more manageable.
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.