The National Community Pharmacists Association has announced the preliminary program for its 2015 Annual Convention, scheduled for Oct. 10 to 14 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., near Washington, D.C.
McKesson Corp.’s ideaShare 2015 is underway this week at the San Diego Convention Center.
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies for health insurance, giving the law its second big win in three years. The justices ruled 6-3 that the subsidies being received by 8.7 million people to make coverage affordable were not voided by the statute’s wording.
MINNEAPOLIS – Kathee Tesija, executive vice president and chief merchandising and supply chain officer at Target Corp., will move into an advisory role effective July 6.
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) have asked the Food and Drug Administration to delay enforcement of a July 1 product tracing deadline for dispensers of pharmaceuticals.
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) will continue to fund access by state prescription monitoring programs to interstate data from its PMP InterConnect program. State PMPs will be able to participate in the program at no cost through June 2018.
CVS Health has entered into clinical affiliations with Sutter Health in California, Millennium Physician Group in Florida, Bryan Health Connect in Nebraska and Mount Kisco Medical Group in New York.
Rite Aid Corp. has finalized its acquisition of pharmacy benefit management company Envision Pharmaceutical Services. The closing of the deal, valued at about $2 billion, came early in the timetable that Rite Aid initially reported.
International food retailers Delhaize Group and Koninklijke Ahold N.V. plan to merge, forming a new company called Ahold Delhaize. The companies said Wednesday that the agreement, being enacted through a merger of equals of Delhaize into Ahold, will create a food retailing giant with more than 6,500
Norman de Greve has been named as chief marketing officer at CVS Health. CVS said Tuesday that de Greve, president of the Boston and Detroit offices of marketing and technology agency DigitasLBi, is slated to start in the new post on July 15. In the role, de Greve will oversee marketing strategy
ARLINGTON, Va. – Next month, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores plans to air a series of webinars to help retailers and suppliers prepare for this summer’s 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo.
Kathy McElligott is joining McKesson Corp. as executive vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer. McKesson said Monday that McElligott, currently CIO at technology and engineering company Emerson, will start in the new post on July 20.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has purchased Burman’s Specialty Pharmacy in a deal valued at more than $82 million. Diplomat said Friday that Burman’s, located in the greater Philadelphia area, is a provider of individualized patient care with a primary focus on hepatitis C.
Rite Aid is continuing to enhance its appeal as a retail health care destination, most recently through the introduction of the OneTripRefills medication synchronization service.
Pharmacies can provide accessible, cost-effective preventive health services that can improve care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores told a Senate committee.
Benzer Pharmacy has opened its second Greenroots Nutrition dietary supplements store and is readying to open another. The independent drug chain, with more than 40 locations in eight states, said this week that the new Greenroots Nutrition store is located at 8967 Racetrack Rd. in Tampa, Fla.
