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Bartell rolls out PharmaSmart BP kiosks

Bartell Drugs this week deployed PharmaSmart blood pressure testing kiosks at its 58 drug stores in the Puget Sound region. Bartell Drug customers using the PharmaSmart kiosk can talk with the chain’s pharmacists about their results.

Magnacca leaves Walgreens to take reins at Radio Shack

Magnacca leaves Walgreens to take reins at Radio Shack

Joe Magnacca, who earlier this month was promoted to executive vice president at Walgreen Co., has left the company to join RadioShack Corp. as chief executive officer. RadioShack said late Thursday that Magnacca is slated to take the CEO reins on Feb. 11. He also has been named a board member

NACDS touts findings of CMS study on MTM

A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) study on medication therapy management brings "further proof" of the benefits of pharmacist-led MTM services in improving patient health and mitigating medical costs, according to Steve Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the Nation

Shoppers Drug Mart finishes fiscal year on high note

Shoppers Drug Mart finishes fiscal year on high note

Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. ended fiscal 2012 with solid revenue gains for the fourth quarter and full year, along with upticks in earnings per share. Canada’s largest drug chain said Thursday that for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 29, total sales rose 4.4% year over year to $2.72 billion (Canadian).

Shopko’s mobile pharmacy app builds following

Shopko reports that pharmacy customers are embracing its mobile application to help manage their prescriptions. The retailer said Tuesday that more than 1,000 prescriptions a day are being refilled via the Shopko mobile pharmacy app, introduced last year, and that number is rising fast.

CVS closes deal to buy Brazilian drug chain

CVS closes deal to buy Brazilian drug chain

CVS Caremark Corp. has acquired Drogaria Onofre, a Sao Paulo, Brazil-based retail drug chain with 44 stores. Larry Merlo, president and chief executive officer of CVS Caremark, said Wednesday during a conference call on the company’s fourth-quarter results that the Onofre deal closed late last week.