Eighty percent of consumers think the "consumerization" of health care — people taking a greater and more active role in their own health care — is positive for Americans, a Wolters Kluwer Health survey finds.
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy is enacting a four-part plan to foster inspection of nonresident compounding pharmacies and create an information sharing network of regulatory details on those pharmacies.
CVS and Walgreens were among the top brick-and-mortar retailers in a mobile shopping satisfaction study by mobile solutions firm Mobiquity.
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act health care reform law is on track as 2012 draws to a close. By January 1, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius must decide which states are capable of running their own health insurance exchanges.
As it marks its 60th anniversary, Fruth Pharmacy has stayed true to its roots.
Cardinal Health Inc. chairman and chief executive officer George Barrett is the latest pharmacy industry executive to urge policymakers to come to an accord on the so-called "fiscal cliff.
CVS Caremark Corp. reportedly is mulling a move to go international. The Woonsocket, R.I.-based drug chain and pharmacy benefit manager is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling interest in Onofre, a chain drug operator in Brazil, the newspaper Valor Economico reported Friday.
Walgreen Co. and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation have finalized a transaction that gives the drug chain a significant ownership stake in Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Pharmacy LLC, a newly formed specialty pharmacy for the disease. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.
Rite Aid Corp. plans to leverage the Surescripts Network for Clinical Interoperability to electronically deliver patient immunization notifications directly to health care providers.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has opened its 32nd store, located in Kendall, Fla. The Hispanic-owned drug chain said Thursday that the 23,500-square-foot store, on S.W.
Rite Aid Corp. saw same-store sales decrease in November as Hurricane Sandy and new generic drugs impacted front-end and prescription sales. The drug chain said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Dec. 1, comparable-store sales fell 3% year over year. That was down from a 1.
CVS/pharmacy has added a series of new tools and enhancements to its mobile application and mobile website for pharmacy patients and shoppers.
Expanding on its wellness offerings, Rite Aid Corp. is rolling out fitness expert Denise Austin’s new line of home fitness products, Forever Fit, at its stores.
Generic drug introductions continued to undercut same-store sales results at Walgreen Co. in November. Walgreens said Wednesday that comparable-store sales fell 6.2% in November, down from a 5.9% decrease in October.
Rebecca Chater has joined pharmacy alliance RxAlly as vice president of health outcomes. Rebecca Chater RxAlly said Tuesday that in the role, Chater will provide leadership and clinical management of RxAlly solutions, as well as integrating business development with clinical staff and operations.
Americans continue to rate pharmacists highly on the scales of honesty and ethics, according to Gallup’s annual survey of professional integrity. Of 1,015 U.S. adults polled, 75% rated pharmacists "very high" or "high" in terms of honesty and ethics. That put pharmacists at No.
