Walgreen Co. saw same-store sales edge up in November despite a mild flu season impacting pharmacy business. Walgreens said Wednesday that comparable-store sales rose 3.2% in November, reflecting negative impacts of 1.
Health care industry veteran Myrtle Potter has joined Rite Aid Corp.’s board of directors. The drug chain announced the election of Potter to its board on Tuesday. She is currently chief executive officer of Myrtle Potter & Co.
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) analysis of the cost of mail order pharmacies versus retail pharmacies for Medicare Part D is drawing diverging conclusions from the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
Bartell Drugs is collaborating with nonprofit health system Group Health Cooperative to open retail health clinics to Seattle and Bellevue, Wash.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) found that medication adherence improved in patients with chronic conditions who participated in appointment-based medication synchronization programs.
MinuteClinic has opened its first walk-in medical clinic locations in New Hampshire. The CVS Caremark Corp. subsidiary said Tuesday that the market entry represents the 28th state where it has retail clinics. MinuteClinics are now open inside CVS/pharmacy stores in Concord and West Lebanon, N.H.
Starting this past Sunday, Rite Aid Corp. has begun offering discounted flu shots to sway more people to get inoculated. Rite Aid said Monday that it’s reducing the price of a flu vaccination to $24.99, a savings of $5, in support of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which runs Dec. 8 to
Safeway Inc. has agreed to sell 11 of its Dominick’s food and drug combo stores in metropolitan Chicago to Roundy’s Inc.
Karen Staniforth has been promoted to group vice president of pharmacy initiatives and clinical services at Rite Aid Corp.
Seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) coverage saved nearly $9 billion to date on prescription drugs as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to new data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and other members of the pharmacy community participated in a meeting at White House yesterday to discuss progress in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. has created a new online tool to help customers find dietary supplements and natural health products.
A vast majority of Canadians trust pharmacists and see them as key health care partners, yet many aren’t aware of the breadth of health services that pharmacists can provide, a new survey from Pfizer Canada finds.
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has teamed up with other global health organizations in "Fight the Fakes," a campaign to boost awareness and stop the proliferation of counterfeit and substandard medicines.
CVS Caremark Corp. plans to acquire Coram LLC, the specialty infusion services and enteral nutrition business of home health care provider Apria Healthcare Group, for $2.1 billion. CVS said Wednesday that the agreement will expand its specialty pharmacy services, a key growth area.
For the first time, pharmacy sales topped 40% of the quarterly revenue mix at Fred’s Inc. The discount general merchandise chain said Tuesday that total revenue rose 2% to $460.5 million for the third quarter ended Nov. 2, with pharmacy sales climbing by more than 8%. Net income came in at $7.3
