London Drugs has partnered with LED Dental Inc. in a pilot program to provide free oral cancer screenings. In the pilot, LED Dental is providing its VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System for screenings at 12 London Drugs pharmacies in the lower mainland area of British Columbia.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has the size and scope to be “one of the companies that helps shape the future of health care, pharmacy and retail on a global basis,” executive vice president and acting chief executive officer Stefano Pessina said at the company’s Analyst Day event.
The Cardinal Health Foundation and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently honored pharmacists for their efforts in preventing misuse of prescription drugs.
Walgreen Co. is revamping its customer experience and cutting costs to recapture its position as America’s “most loved” pharmacy, chain president Alex Gourlay told analysts at the first Walgreens Boots Alliance Analyst Day event here. “The reality is we’re no longer No. 1 in pharmacy volume.
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, formerly known as the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS) has announced the keynote speakers and agenda highlights for its Annual Conference next month.
Specialty medications helped drive a double-digit gain in total spending on medicines in the United States for 2014, as well as record volume in prescriptions dispensed, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, a unit of IMS Health. Last year, U.S. spending on medicines rose 10.
Members of UnitedHealthcare insurance plans in Arizona and Illinois will be able to earn Walgreens Balance Rewards points for completing certain healthy activities and redeem the points to save on merchandise at Walgreens in-store or online.
CVS Health is among the supporters of the Surescripts National Record Locator Service, which the health information network announced it will implement with electronic health record (EHR) vendors eClinicalWorks, Epic, and Greenway Health.
The pharmacist owners affiliated with the Jean Coutu network are offering a free “New Mom Starter Kit” to customers. The Canadian drug chain said the kit will be distributed at the prescription counters in all Jean Coutu pharmacies.
BOISE, Idaho – Robert Miller, executive chairman of the parent company of Albertsons and Safeway, has assumed the additional role of chief executive officer.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is again partnering with four technology companies to present Vision 2026 at the 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo, to be held Aug. 22 to 25 in Denver.
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) plans to present CVS Health and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) with the 17th Annual John Gould Education & Workforce Development Award for their Health Pharmacy Technician Program.
Pharmacists are performing more patient care activities in various health care settings and are spending less time in their traditional medication dispensing role, according to the the Pharmacy Workforce Center’s “2014 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey.
In the first financial report since its formation at the close of 2014, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. recorded earnings per share for the fiscal 2015 second quarter that exceeded analysts’ forecasts.
Former Duane Reade chairman and chief executive officer John Lederer has been elected to the Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. board of directors. Lederer is currently president and CEO of US Foods, a Rosemont, Ill.-based foodservice distributor.
A tax break added to healthy gains in earnings for the 2015 fourth quarter and fiscal year at Rite Aid Corp., which also saw a strong sales performance for both periods. Net income for the fourth quarter and full year were lifted by a reduction of the deferred tax asset valuation
