The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust has committed $5 million to help expand access to quality health care nationwide via partnerships with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC), the School-Based Health Alliance and the second year of the "Innovations in Community Health" grant p
Pharmacists continue to be well-regarded by Americans in terms of honesty and ethics, according to an annual poll by Gallup. In Gallup’s yearly Honesty & Ethics survey, released Monday, 70% of the 1,031 U.S. adults polled rated pharmacists as "very high" or "high" in honesty and ethical standards.
It’s evident that John Standley is confident in Rite Aid’s strategic game plan, which has reinvigorated the company financially and in the marketplace.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores voiced concern to lawmakers about preferred pharmacy networks as consumers sign up for benefits offered via the new health insurance exchanges.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has implemented a compliance packaging program that organizes a patient’s prescription drugs into individual packets with labels and full instructions. The EZ Meds packaging organizes a patient’s prescriptions into individual packets with labels and full instructions.
Sav-Mor/Sav-On Pharmacies, a Michigan retail pharmacy network, plans to deploy PharmaSmart International Inc.’s biometric screening kiosk and health IT solution throughout its stores.
Price Chopper Supermarkets has partnered with health insurer CDPHP to roll out health screening kiosks, dubbed Health Stations, at some of its in-store pharmacies in upstate New York.
A report from Shoppers Drug Mart points out that many more Canadians could be vaccinated for flu if pharmacists in all provinces were permitted to immunize.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has called on the Senate Finance Committee to support a proposal that would expand coverage of medication therapy management (MTM) programs in Medicare Part D. NCPA said Wednesday that Sens. Pat Roberts (R., Kan.) and Robert Casey (D., Pa.
More than 11 million Americans had vacation plans disrupted by the flu during the 2012-13 flu season, underscoring the importance of getting vaccinated, according to a survey by Walgreen Co.
CVS Caremark Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. plan to form a joint venture that they say will be the largest generic drug sourcing entity in the United States. The companies said Tuesday that the 50/50 joint venture will source and negotiate generic supply contracts with generic drug manufacturers for
Walgreen Co. has begun providing daily health testing for cholesterol, blood glucose and body composition at more than 60 drug stores in Maryland. Walgreens said Monday that the tests are part of its effort to boost public access to preventive health care services.
With the holiday season in full swing, CVS/pharmacy is offering consumers special savings if they get a flu vaccine at CVS or MinuteClinic.
Giant Eagle Inc. has acquired Rx21 Specialty Pharmacy, which the food and drug retailer said will allow it to provide enhanced services to hepatitis C and organ transplant patients and their providers. Terms of the agreement, announced Monday, weren’t disclosed.
Pharmacy acquisition costs for many generic drugs have jumped by as much as 600% or more this year, impacting both community pharmacies and their patients, according to a survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Tim Weber has been promoted to vice president at Fruth Pharmacy. Tim Weber The regional drug chain, with 27 stores in West Virginia and Ohio, said that as vice president, Weber will lead its pharmacy division. He previously served as director of pharmacy administration and procurement.
