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
A brow-raising bargain price may lure shoppers into the store, but if they’re mobile device users, chances are they’ll leave and end up making the purchase online, an Accenture Interactive survey finds.
Walgreen Co. is adding a little "mystery" to Black Friday for mobile shoppers. Walgreens said Tuesday that, for the first time, its mobile application will include a "mystery Black Friday" mobile coupon that customers can access for instant in-store savings.
Rite Aid and CVS/pharmacy have rung in the holiday shopping season with a range of deals and promotions heading into Black Friday, following up with more offers on Cyber Monday. Rite Aid said Monday that it’s giving consumers a head start on shopping for Black Friday (Nov.
Bartell Drugs has launched "Rocket to the Top of the Space Needle," a promotion being done in tandem with one of Seattle’s marquee attractions.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has teamed up with pain care advocacy and other health organizations in calling on lawmakers to help address the problem of prescription drug diversion and abuse.
Marshall Moleschi, registrar of Ontario College of Pharmacists, told his audience at the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores 2012 Conference that policy makers and the health care community are keen to see pharmacy professionals practice to their full scope.
Chain drug retailers are awaiting the implications of President Barack Obama’s re-election for the looming fiscal cliff, while gearing up for the now certain rollout of the health care reform law.
Adding new services to an established business model, as community pharmacy is now in the process of accomplishing, is challenging but it can be done profitably, said Steve Wilton, vice president of pharmacy affairs at the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, at CACDS’ annual conference.
CVS/pharmacy and Eastman Kodak Co. are expanding their retail photo printing relationship through 2016. Kodak said late Friday that CVS, with more than 15,000 Kodak Picture Kiosks in its 7,400 drug stores, is the largest customer of the Kodak Retail Systems Solutions (RSS) business.
Walgreen Co. and its Take Care Clinics are offering free health testing for hemoglobin A1C and blood glucose at more than 3,000 locations through the end of this month.
The Jean Coutu Group has launched a new online boutique offering gift sets for the holiday season along with a range of beauty care items.
Rite Aid pharmacists in Cleveland are participating in UnitedHealth Group’s Diabetes Control Program (DCP) to help people living with diabetes better manage their condition.
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Walgreen Co. and the American Red Cross have raised more than $4 million through drug store customer donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund since Nov. 5.
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical affiliation with UT Medicine San Antonio, the academic medical practice of the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Pharmacy customer satisfaction with prescription drug pricing has had its ups and downs in recent years, but there are some surprising differences across pharmacy types, according to research from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
