The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) announced the approval and availability of electronic prior authorization (ePA) transactions for its SCRIPT standard for electronic prescribing.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has begun registration for the 2014 NACDS Annual Meeting. NACDS said Friday that online registration for the event, to be held April 26 to 29, 2014, in Scottsdale, Ariz., is available on the association’s website at annual.NACDS.org.
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Inc. has brought its Natural Beauty Bar services, launched a year ago, to another five locations. Pharmaca said Thursday that it now offers the Natural Beauty Bar in its Brentwood, Menlo Park, Novato and Oakland, Calif., stores and in its Portland, Ore., store.
The Jean Coutu Group has sold its remaining shares of Rite Aid Corp., divesting its equity stake in the U.S. drug chain. Jean Coutu Group said that on Thursday it completed the sale of 65,401,162 shares of Rite Aid common stock for $192.2 million (U.S.), which will result in a $94.1 million
CVS Caremark Corp. is launching its effort to hire military veterans and spouses with an event at the company’s Vero Beach, Fla., distribution center.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. saw revenue and same-store sales rise in the second quarter of 2013, while earnings topped analysts’ forecast by a penny. Canada’s largest drug chain reported the positive results just days after announcing a blockbuster deal to be acquired by Loblaw Cos. for $12.
CVS Caremark Corp., Walgreen Co. and Rite Aid Corp. have indicated they won’t sell an issue of Rolling Stone magazine that pictures accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has made a request for proposals to research the impact of integrating pharmacist-provided medication management services into the hospital discharge process.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association provided insight to a congressional committee examining ways to tighten regulation of pharmacy compounding.
Walgreen Co. has named former AstraZeneca vice president Mark Lelinski as its new corporate vice president for market access.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have expressed concerns about "fair and accurate" Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published draft, three-month rolling average federal upper limit
Walgreens drug stores nationwide can now receive and print photo orders through the LifePics Network.
MinuteClinic has introduced the Weight Loss Program at MinuteClinic, a personalized program designed to help people lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle The CVS Caremark retail health clinic subsidiary said Monday that the program leverages the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) di
Loblaw Cos. is acquiring Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion (Canadian) in a cash and stock deal. Under the agreement announced Monday, Shoppers Drug Mart will retain its name and brand and operate as a separate division of Loblaws.
Walmart has opened its first Neighborhood Market in New York state, settling in a location that shows the competitive challenge faced by drug chains and other retailers as the discount store giant rolls out smaller formats with pharmacies.
McKesson Canada said it’s restructuring its Ontario distribution network to better serve its customers and and position itself for future growth.
