An analysis by CVS Caremark Corp. shows that the company reined in its pharmacy benefit management clients’ costs for medications, in part, through an industry-leading dispensing rate for generic drugs.
Adding fuel to its turnaround, Rite Aid Corp. closed out fiscal 2013 with a profit — its first in six years — and in the fourth quarter posted its second consecutive quarter of net income. The earnings for the fourth quarter and full year easily beat Wall Street’s consensus forecast and
By taking a different approach to classifying patient populations, health systems can do a better job of avoiding "triple fail" events, or outcomes that fail to advance population health, reduce health care costs and improve the patient experience, according to a research article from Walgreen Co.
Bartell Drugs pharmacists will be lending a hand this weekend at the American Diabetes Association Seattle Expo. The Puget Sound-area drug chain said Wednesday that Bartell pharmacists will provide free diabetes screenings on Saturday, April 13, at the expo.
Tony Keck, director of South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, toured a MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic inside a CVS/pharmacy in Columbia, S.C.
Duane Reade has launched its first mobile application for iOS devices and is ramping up its involvement in social media. The New York City drug chain, part of Walgreen Co.
Representatives of Texas pharmacy groups, independent pharmacists and industry experts are calling for passage of state legislation that would widen access to immunizations for children. The legislation, Senate Bill 1013, introduced by Texas State Sen. Larry Taylor (R.
The Cardinal Health Foundation and the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy have introduced Generation Rx University, the fourth in a series of interactive toolkits designed to combat prescription drug abuse.
In her first days as president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, Denise Carpenter has started to instill a renewed sense of purpose in the organization.
Take Care Health Services is expanding its scope of health care practice to include services for people with chronic conditions. The Walgreen Co.
Rite Aid Corp. reported a smaller decrease in comparable-store sales for March, with improved front-end sales providing a lift. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended March 30, comp-store sales fell 2% year over year, an improvement from a 3.6% decrease in February.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ leadership urged members attending the NACDS Annual Meeting here to keep pressing forward with their efforts to advance community pharmacy, in both the patient and policy realms.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rethink proposed cuts in drug reimbursement.
Increased sales in the front end helped Walgreen Co. post a slight gain in same-store sales for March. Walgreens said Wednesday that comparable-store sales in March edged up 0.7%, an improvement from a 0.6% decline in February.
The Specialty Pharmacy Association of America (SPAARx) is launching a national advocacy initiative to clarify the differences between specialty pharmacy and compounding.
The Cardinal Health Foundation and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) have announced the recipients of GenerationRx Awards.
