Stress will be among the health indicators that Sam’s Club pharmacies will gauge at its latest round free health screenings. The Walmart warehouse club chain on Saturday, May 11, plans to offer a series of preventive health tests, as well as skin health screenings, at its 565 in-store pharmacies.
The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB) has established policies for the Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) credential. SPCB said the criteria cover code of conduct, eligibility requirements, recertification requirements and fees.
Cost is leading many Medicare Part D beneficiaries to skip medication doses and put off prescription refillls, a new survey from Walgreen Co. found.
Carmen Churcott has been appointed as chief executive officer at Pharmasave Drugs Ltd., one of Canada’s largest drug chains. Pharmasave, which announced the appointment late Monday, said Churcott took the reins as CEO of the 485-store drug chain effective May 1.
Pfizer Inc. aims to help consumers feel more confident about buying Viagra online with the launch of a new purchasing website powered by CVS/pharmacy. Pfizer’s new Viagra home delivery service, accessed through Viagra.com, features a "Powered by CVS/pharmacy" logo.
Rite Aid Corp. will provide free, full-body skin cancer screenings as the presenting sponsor of The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores applauded the Senate’s passage of legislation that would applying similar sales tax laws to online retailers and brick-and-mortar stores. NACDS said Tuesday that the Senate approval of the Marketplace Fairness Act (S.
Walgreen Co. saw comparable-store sales gain slightly in April, as improved pharmacy business and calendar day shifts helped offset the effect of introductions of generic drugs. Walgreens said Friday that same-store sales for April edged up 1.2%, reflecting a positive impact of 2.
CVS Caremark Corp. and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores are among the members of a new national partnership formed to improve medication adherence rates.
An earlier Easter holiday and introductions of lower-priced generic drugs contributed to a same-store sales decrease in April at Rite Aid Corp. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended April 27, comparable-store sales fell 4% year over year, down from a 2% decline in March.
Despite a sales uptick in its franchise store network, Jean Coutu Group turned in a mixed revenue performance and declined earnings for its 2013 fourth quarter and fiscal year.
The influx of new generic drugs hoisted earnings above Wall Street’s forecast but tempered sales growth in the first quarter at CVS Caremark Corp. CVS said Wednesay that for the three months ended March 31, income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Caremark surged 23.
Walgreen Co. plans to open its latest flagship store tomorrow on School and Washington streets in Boston. The drug chain said Tuesday that the multilevel flagship store, set to open at 10 a.m. on May 1, will house a broad collection of products and services not typically found in a traditional drug
CVS Caremark Corp. was among several national companies represented at an event hosted today by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden as part of the Joining Forces initiative.
Robert Edwards is set to become chief executive officer of Safeway Inc. next month with the retirement of longtime CEO Steve Burd. The food and pharmacy retailer said late Monday that Edwards, now Safeway’s president, will take the CEO reins on May 14, when Burd is slated to retire from the chief
Driven by illicit online sellers, the global distribution of counterfeit drugs and substandard medications demands a global response, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) said in a new report.
