Getting a boost from flu-related business, same-store sales at Rite Aid Corp. edged up in January after four consecutive months of declines. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Jan. 26, comparable-store sales were up 0.3% year over year. That marked an improvement from a 2.
In terms of flu-associated product sales, Huntsville, Ala., tops the list of cities most concerned by the severe flu season, according to MaxPoint’s latest Interest Index.
For American Heart Month in February, Rite Aid Corp. is offering customers free Heart Health guides in stores and online. The drug chain said Wednesday that along with the 12-page, full-color Heart Health guides, available at pharmacy counters and RiteAid.
Take Care Health Systems has formed a clinical affiliation with Community Health Network in central Indiana. The Walgreen Co.
Plaintiffs in federal litigation to halt reimbursement cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, have filed a request for a review of the case. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, one of the plaintiffs in the case, California Medical Association (CMA) et al. v.
Thrifty White Pharmacy’s Medication Synchronization program lifts the medication adherence rate well above the industry average for patients with chronic disease states, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Increased use of preferred pharmacy and limited pharmacy networks could save employers, Medicare and Medicaid $115 billion over the next decade, according to a study commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).
Policymakers should consider alternative strategies as they examine a proposal that would put thousands of common, hydrocodone-containing products under the same restrictions as morphine and opium and make it more difficult for consumers using those drugs legitimately to relieve chronic pain, accord
A report from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) urges continued collaboration among global stakeholders to squelch public health threats presented by "rogue" Internet drug outlets.
CVS Caremark Corp. has named CVS/pharmacy beauty retail veteran Cheryl Mahoney to a new post and hired Alex Perez-Tenessa to lead beauty and personal care merchandising.
Senior citizens aren’t comfortable with mandatory mail order for their prescriptions, a national survey commissioned by the National Community Pharmacists Association reveals.
Canada’s Rexall drug chain has rolled out a new flagship private brand called Be.better.
MinuteClinic has entered a clinical affiliation with Barnabas Health in New Jersey for health care services in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has sponsored an advertisement that calls on Congress to support pro-patient, pro-pharmacist policies.
A poll from the University of Michigan finds that most parents aren’t very concerned about the misuse of narcotic pain medicines by children and teens.
Walgreen Co. has enlisted data and measurement tools from SCIO Health Analytics to help employers get optimal benefit from the drug chain’s workplace health centers.
