Study: Consumables gobbling up retail space
Store space is growing for consumables and, in turn, shrinking for nonedible products in the food, drug and mass retail channel, according to a study by Kantar Retail and Crossmark.
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Take Care Health collaborates on telehealth
Walgreen Co.’s Take Care Health Systems has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and technology provider American Well Inc. to provide telehealth services to thousands of BCBSNC employees in North Carolina.
London Drugs kicks off flu shot clinics
London Drugs has begun flu vaccination clinics at stores across British Columbia and Alberta. The western Canada drug chain said the flu shot clinics started this week and are being held through Nov. 1 in Alberta and Nov. 17 in British Columbia.
NCPA video touts community pharmacists’ value
The National Community Pharmacists Association has released a new video that portrays the value of the personalized care that community pharmacists provide to patients.
PQA, Rite Aid part of group honored for Rx care quality
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA), Rite Aid Corp. and the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy were part of a group recognized by accreditation body URAC for a cloud-based health management program that improved the quality of care to consumers.
Walgreens program aids care transition from hospital
Walgreen Co. has launched a hospital discharge services program that aims to improve transition of care and reduce readmission rates. Called WellTransitions, the coordinated care program comes as a new law effective Oct.
NCPA: Independents driving generic drug use
Independent pharmacists helped trim health care costs by dispensing a record high number of generic drugs in 2011 and reported more frequent interaction with doctors to promote generic drug utilization, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association’s 2012 NCPA Digest.
CVS promo plans Halloween parties in stores
CVS/pharmacy this weekend is getting customers to celebrate Halloween early in its drug stores. The drug chain said Monday that it plans to hold its second annual Family Halloween Party on Sunday, Oct. 21, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at all 7,400 stores across the country. For the event, families are
London Drugs to launch skin cholesterol test
Starting this month, London Drugs is slated to roll out a noninvasive skin cholesterol test in 11 of its stores. Results from the PreVu skin cholesterol test, which doesn’t draw blood, are available immediately.
Drug chains kick off Medicare Part D campaigns
The nation’s largest drug chains are positioning their pharmacists as trusted advisers for seniors as the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) gets under way.
Appeal of block on Medi-Cal cut is heard
A federal appeals court has heard an appeal of a decision earlier this year to halt a controversial 10% reimbursement cut in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. The U.S.
CACDS lauds expanded Rx services in Ontario
The Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS) applauded Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews and the Ontario government for the approval of regulations that expand the health services that pharmacists can provide.
Flu shot not top-of-mind for consumers, CVS poll finds
A CVS/pharmacy survey shows that many adults don’t consider getting a flu shot a high priority. The drug chain said Thursday that an online poll of 2,710 adults, conducted by Kantum Research, found that 51% don’t plan to get a flu vaccination this season.
Rite Aid brings diabetes control program to Long Island stores
Rite Aid Corp. is offering a diabetes management program at its more than two dozen stores on Long Island, N.Y. The drug chain said Thursday that 27 Rite Aid pharmacies on Long Island, part of the metropolitan New York area, are participating in the Diabetes Control Program (DCP),
CVS Caremark settles with DOJ over Part D pricing claims
CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to pay $5.25 million under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding allegations of false pricing information for Medicare Part D benefits.
Jean Coutu records 2Q, first half sales gains
The Jean Coutu Group and its retail drug store network saw revenue climb in the fiscal 2013 second quarter. The company on Wednesday also reported improved operating results in the quarter but posted declined net earnings related to a sale of some of its stake in Rite Aid Corp. For the second