CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens again finished in the top 10 among Interbrand’s U.S. Most Valuable Retail Brands list for 2013, though each drug chain fell a notch from last year. The branding consultancy said Tuesday that CVS is the No. 5 most valuable U.S. retail brand this year, down from No. 4 in
Walgreen Co. posted flat sales and adjusted earnings in line with Wall Street’s forecast for its fiscal 2013 second quarter. Walgreens said Tuesday that for the second quarter ended Feb.
Cardinal Health Inc. announced that it won’t renew its pharmaceutical distribution contract with Walgreen Co. when it lapses this summer.
Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots have formed a long-term partnership with AmerisourceBergen Corp.
For the past 18 months Rexall Pharma Plus has quietly gone about the business of making itself a serious contender in the competition to reinvent the drug store to better meet the needs of the 21st century consumer.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has promoted Roy McGrath to vice president of business development and conventions and Alex Adams to vice president of pharmacy programs and vice president of NACDS Foundation research programs.
As prescription drug therapy assumes increasing importance in the nation’s health care system, medication adherence has emerged as a key variable in determining its efficacy.
Only about a week after its debut in the House of Representatives, legislation to expand Medicare patient access to medication therapy management (MTM) services has been introduced in the Senate.
About 300 pharmacists, pharmacy executives, pharmacy students and other pharmacy advocates representing 41,000 chain pharmacies from 38 states converged on Washington, D.C., this week for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ annual RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill lobbying drive.
New legislation in California aims to officially recognize pharmacists in the state as health care providers. The California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) said Wednesday that the legislation, introduced by State Sen.
Walgreen Co. and Bausch + Lomb have partnered to help raise consumer awareness of eye health. The companies on Wednesday announced SightSense, an online and in-store patient education program to spur the drug chain’s customers to take steps to protect and preserve their sight.
Mike De Fazio, senior director of store concepts at Duane Reade, has left the drug chain to take a position at RadioShack Corp., Chain Drug Review has learned.
Nancy-Ann DeParle, former deputy chief of staff for policy for President Obama, will be the keynote speaker at the NACDS Chain Members and Political Action Committee breakfast next month.
Hy-Vee Inc. is slated to offer a direct-to-patient messaging program from LDM Group that stands to help its pharmacy customers better adhere to their medication regimens.
Prices for generic drugs are getting squeezed again in Canada — this time in Alberta. As part of its 2013 budget announced last week, the Alberta government plans to slash generic drug prices from 35% to 18% of brand-name drug prices effective May 1. The move was blasted by pharmacy industry groups,
