Patient satisfaction with mail-order pharmacies continues to decline, while satisfaction with brick-and-mortar pharmacies has held steady, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Pharmacy Study. J.D. Power said Thursday that this year’s U.S.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has announced 15 more academic institutions selected for the Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project (Community PREP). In addition, the NACDS Foundation said Colin Powell, former U.S.
Cardinal Health Inc. is helping its retail pharmacy clients educate their patients about new Medicare benefits and options to be available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act starting next year.
Uniprix is marking its 35th year in business with a series of promotions, including a first-of-its-kind panoramic insert and a special anniversary magazine. The Quebec drug chain said Tuesday that during the fall it will offer a range of anniversary prices.
Larry Merlo, president and chief executive officer of CVS Caremark Corp., is slated to participate in a Wall Street Journal CEO summit that will examine the nation’s economic challenges.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is hailing the Senate’s approval of a bipartisan bill aimed at battling organized retail crime and bolstering consumer safety.
Rite Aid Corp. has entered a multiyear partnership with Valassis to develop and execute in-store marketing and media programs. According to Valassis, a Livonia, Mich.
As part of its sponsorship of The Partnership at Drugfree.org’s The Medicine Abuse Project, CVS Caremark Corp. will ask millions of its customers to take the project’s pledge to learn about teen medicine abuse, safeguard medicines in the home and talk to teens about drug misuse and abuse.
A continuing shortage of primary care doctors and overburdened emergency rooms are pushing a rising number of consumers to retail health clinics and urgent care centers, according to a study by Marketdata Enterprises Inc.
McKesson Corp. has appointed Mark Walchirk, a top executive in its specialty drug unit, as president of McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical, the company’s largest business. The pharmaceutical distributor said Monday that Walchirk takes over as U.S.
CVS Caremark Corp. forecasts a strong finish to 2012, and its pharmacy business is looking forward to retaining new patients gained from the contract impasse between rivals Walgreen Co. and Express Scripts Inc.
As the presidential campaign season kicks into high gear, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores said its grassroots advocacy program, NACDS RxImpact, is "having a banner year" in giving lawmakers a firsthand look at the value of community pharmacy.
Rite Aid Corp. trimmed its net loss, beating Wall Street’s forecast, but saw sales dip for its fiscal 2013 second quarter. Rite Aid said Thursday that revenue for the 13-week quarter ended Sept. 1 fell 0.6% to $6.2 billion from $6.3 billion a year earlier. The company attributed the decrease mainly
The board of CVS Caremark Corp. has approved a new share repurchase program for up to $6 billion of the company’s outstanding common stock. The company said Wednesday that this new stock buyback program is slated to be completed over a multiyear period.
As food and drug retailers strive to promote health and wellness, Walmart is giving consumers some incentive to make better choices in the grocery aisles. The discount store giant and partner HumanaVitality, a subsidiary of health insurer Humana Inc.
MinuteClinic has formed a clinical affiliation with OU Physicians, Oklahoma’s largest physician group with more than 560 doctors.
