Walgreens has made measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations readily available at all of its pharmacies in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi. The drug chain said the move comes as health officials in Tennessee recommended immunization because of a number of reported measles cases.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation is launching a radio and digital education initiative in Puerto Rico to address rising concerns over the Zika virus.
Loblaw Cos. has committed $300,000 to help support relief efforts for the massive wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The Canadian food and drug retailer said late Thursday that it’s providing cash donations and provisions of essential food and health supplies.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and CVS Health have launched a three-year, $3.6 million initiative to provide grants to 125 institutions to expand the number of smoke- and tobacco-free college and university campuses nationwide.
Nearly a third of antibiotics prescribed in the United States aren’t necessary, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Walgreens has teamed up with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to battle prescription drug abuse. Through the collaboration, the APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies will continue to offer a substance abuse education program for pharmacists and student pharmacists.
Later this month, hundreds of community pharmacists will head to Washington, D.C., to advocate for independent pharmacy and their patients at the National Community Pharmacists Association’s 2016 Congressional Pharmacy Summit.
CVS Health reported strong sales gains and topped Wall Street’s consensus earnings forecast for the 2016 first quarter. CVS said Tuesday that for the three months ended March 31, overall revenue climbed 18.9% to $43.2 billion from $36.3 billion a year earlier.
CVS Health has expanded health services at its Longs Drugs and MinuteClinic locations in Hawaii for people with hepatitis B, hepatitis C and other liver diseases.
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores hailed the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ inclusion of network adequacy standards in the Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care final rule.
To date, CVS Health has donated more than 500 drug collection units to law enforcement partners — accounting for the safe disposal of over 35 metric tons of unwanted medication — through its Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program.
Jennifer Hagerman has been promoted to vice president of education and quality at Diplomat Pharmacy Inc.
Retail store sales edged up for the fiscal 2016 fourth quarter and full year at Jean Coutu Group, but the company saw net earnings decline year over year for both periods. Jean Coutu said Wednesday that for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 27, revenue for its franchise store network grew 0.6% to
Walgreens has made the opioid overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription at all of its pharmacies in Alabama. The drug chain said naloxone is now more accessible in over 110 Walgreens pharmacies throughout Alabama.
MinuteClinic’s locations in the Chicago area now include Target stores. CVS Health said Monday that MinuteClinics have opened inside 13 Target stores in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties in Illinois. Chicago represents MinuteClinic’s largest metropolitan market in the United States.
Walgreens has deployed 50 safe medication disposal kiosks in drug stores across California.
