Shoppers Home Health Care, a retail unit of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., has partnered with Easter Seals Ontario to increase access to mobility equipment for families of children with physical disabilities.
Sobeys Inc. has closed its purchase of Canada Safeway Ltd. from U.S. food and drug retailer Safeway Inc. Canada’s Competition Bureau late last month had cleared the way for Sobeys to complete the transaction.
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy today is holding a hearing on a proposal to eliminate the pharmacist-to-technician ratio requirement for retail/community pharmacies in the state.
Medical Pharmacies Group Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Desjardins Healthcare Group, an Ottawa-based provider of specialty pharmacy services and medical supplies and equipment. Medical Pharmacies said Friday that work is "well under way" to integrate the companies’ operations.
The Food and Drug Administration has announced a pair of new measures to prevent and resolve drug shortages, which the agency called a "significant public health threat" that can impact patient access to critical medications.
London Drugs said it’s North America’s first retailer to offer customers biometric passport technology based on government standards. The western Canada drug chain said Monday that as of July 1, Canadian passports moved to an e-passport or biometric passport system.
Same-store sales remained on a growth track in October at Rite Aid Corp. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Oct. 26, comparable-store sales rose 2.1% year over year. That was up from a 1.9% increase in September and continued steady growth in monthly comp-store sales since the
Health insurance company Medica is offering added health care benefits to plan members through Target Corp. pharmacies and retail clinics.
Walgreen Co.’s Healthcare Clinics have gained national recognition from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
Jeremy Levin has resigned as chief executive officer at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and has been replaced on an interim basis by finance chief Eyal Desheh.
Morneau Shepell, a human resources consulting and outsourcing firm, has teamed up with Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. to make it easier for its clients’ employees to get flu vaccinations.
Walmart plans to open more small stores than Supercenters in the coming year — marking a first for the quintessential big-box retailer.
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy has rolled out a new brand identity that executives say helps take the company in a new direction.
The Affordable Care Act emerged relatively unscathed from the bruising budget battle as Republicans in the House of Representatives buckled and a compromise proposal approved in both the Senate and House was signed by President Obama.
Pharmacists are making a difference in helping people with diabetes better manage their condition, according to the the American Pharmacists Association Foundation.
Citing escalating levels of drug abuse, the Food and Drug Administration aims to reclassify hydrocodone to put tighter restrictions on the opioid pain reliever.
