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Walgreens sets Hollywood premiere for 8,000 store

Walgreens sets Hollywood premiere for 8,000 store

Walgreen Co. plans to open its 8,000th store — and first West Coast flagship location — tomorrow at the famous corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, Calif. Walgreens said Friday that the Los Angeles flagship store, slated to open its doors to the public at 10 a.m. on Dec. 1, will

NCPA reports on medication adherence initiative

The National Community Pharmacists Association has released "Moving Forward on a Solid Foundation: Year One Progress Report," which examines the progress of its Pharmacists Advancing Medication Adherence (PAMA) effort.

CVS/pharmacy offers gift card trade-ins

CVS/pharmacy stores have launched a gift card exchange in conjunction with Plastic Jungle. Plastic Jungle said Wednesday that the program marks a first. Through the exchange, CVS customers can sell unspent gift cards in-store and get a CVS electronic gift card in return.

NACDS Foundation dinner raises $1.8 million

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation raised about $1.8 million for its research, charitable and educational initiatives at the 14th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner in New York City. Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.

Walgreens sells assets picked up from USA Drug

Walgreens sells assets picked up from USA Drug

Walgreen Co. has agreed to sell SAJ Distributors and the Select Brand private-label line to L&R Distributors Inc. Walgreens acquired SAJ Distributors in July when it purchased the USA Drug regional drug chain from Stephen L. LaFrance Holdings Inc. and members of the LaFrance family.

Consumer familiarity with retail clinics growing

Consumer familiarity with retail clinics growing

About one in five U.S. adults has visited a retail health clinic, up from roughly one in 10 six years ago, according to research by Kalorama Information. The health care market researcher said Monday that of 2,000 U.S. adults it surveyed online, 21.3% have gone to a retail clinic, a significant gain

CVS Caremark initiates offer to refinance debt

CVS Caremark Corp. has made cash tender offers to buy back up to $1 billion of senior notes. The company reported Monday that under the offers, it would purchase any and all of its $1 billion in 6.60% senior notes due 2019 and up to $1 billion of  its $2.45 billion in

IACP: FDA had authority to act against NECC

The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) has asked Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to explain why the agency didn’t take specific actions to address complaints it had received about the New England Compounding Center (NECC), which federal officials say i