Cardinal Health Inc. expects to draw more than 8,000 attendees from across the globe at its Retail Business Conference (RBC) annual community pharmacy event, which kicks off this week in Las Vegas.
Publix Super Markets Inc. has begun offering biometric health screenings at its in-store pharmacies.
Rite Aid Corp. has officially opened HealthSpot telehealth stations in 25 of its drug stores in Ohio.
A&P has filed for bankruptcy, the second time in five years that the food and drug retailer has sought Chapter 11 protection. The supermarket operator said Monday that it has executed asset purchase agreements for about 120 stores at a price of roughly $600 million.
The retail health clinic market is seeing competition intensify as the leading players expand their reach with new locations. Market leader MinuteClinic, part of CVS Health, got a big boost last month with CVS’ $1.9 billion deal to buy the pharmacy and clinic business of Target Corp.
Jeff Berkowitz, executive vice president at Walgreens Boots Alliance and president of Pharma and Global Market Access, has left the company.
Frank Ho has been promoted to vice president of indirect procurement at Rite Aid Corp.
Michael Witynski has been appointed chief operating officer at Dollar Tree Inc.
MONTVALE, N.J. – A&P may be on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection, possibly as early as this week, according to published reports.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has called on Congress, Medicare and industry stakeholders to strike a balance in stamping out fraud in Medicare Part D while preserving patient access to critical medications.
A survey by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has revealed consumer concerns about access to over-the-counter cold/cough and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE).
CVS Health, Walgreens, Walmart and Target are among more than a dozen U.S.-based companies forming the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, an employer-led coalition that aims to create pathways to jobs for America’s young people.
Jack Futterman, former chairman and chief executive officer of Pathmark Stores and a former chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, died Monday at age 82.
Shoppers Drug Mart has teamed up with the Partnership for a Drug-Free Canada (PDFC) for a National Medicine Take-Back Campaign that will run from July to December.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), which the National Association of Chain Drug Stores said will speed the pace of cures and medical breakthroughs and position pharmacy to play a pivotal role in the delivery of new drug treatments to patients.
Eleven congressmen have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for information on the enforcement of transparency measures for generic drug payments in Medicare Part D plans for 2016. The National Community Pharmacists Association said Thursday that this week U.S. Reps.
