Skin cancer screening is coming to Lovell Drugs through an agreement with MedX Health Corp. and the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN). Plans call for the 12-store Canadian drug chain to offer in-pharmacy scanning of skin moles and lesions at its locations in Oshawa and Whitby, Ontario.
CVS Health is making the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine readily available in Arizona to help contain a measles outbreak.
Walmart used its 2016 shareholders meeting to drive home the message that the customer is boss and the key to the retailer’s ability to grow. “Our mission is clear,” Doug McMillon, Walmart’s president and chief executive officer, said at the June 3 Walmart annual shareholders meeting.
Innovation is key in the pharmacy industry, and one new company is using innovation to distinguish itself in this very competitive field. Capsule, which opened in New York City last month, is a digital start-up focusing on the home delivery of prescription drugs.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has wrapped up its $75 million acquisition of TNH Advanced Specialty Pharmacy. Van Nuys, Calif.
This month, Ritzman Pharmacy plans to kick off a series of workshops that offer customers guidance on enhancing their health and wellness.
Rite Aid Corp. has opened a new distribution center here, the company’s first new distribution center in 16 years. The 900,000-square-foot Spartanburg distribution center sits on 97 acres and is located near Interstate 85 between Highways 9 and 221.
Ulta Beauty posted robust sales and earnings gains for its fiscal 2016 first quarter. The beauty care retailer said last week that net sales for the quarter ended May 2 surged 23.7% year over year to nearly $1.074 billion. Comparable sales, including stores and e-commerce, were up 15.
CVS Pharmacy will serve as the exclusive drug store for “Partner in Healthy Living,” a new diabetes care initiative of CVS Health and the American Diabetes Association.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is extending for the second consecutive summer a national tour that trains pharmacists to train their colleagues in administering point-of-care testing in community pharmacies.
MinuteClinic, the retail clinic arm of CVS Health, has introduced a new tool to speed up the wait time for patients by allowing them to hold a place in line from their smartphones, computers or tablets.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Inc. has announced a $6 billion debt offering to help finance its $17.2 billion deal to acquire Rite Aid Corp.
Behaviorial health specialist Genoa has opened its 300th pharmacy location, in Tamarac, Fla. Genoa said Thursday that its new pharmacy is located inside the Henderson Behavioral Health center.
More than 300 independent pharmacists from across the country gathered near the nation’s capital for the National Community Pharmacists Association’s 2016 Congressional Pharmacy Summit.
Thrifty White Pharmacy and Diplomat Pharmacy have expanded their current specialty pharmacy agreement to include Thrifty White’s affiliated pharmacies. Thrifty White said Tuesday that the new program with Flint, Mich.
MinuteClinic aims to expand health care access for military veterans in Northern California via an affiliation with the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VA Palo Alto HCS).
