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.
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/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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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
Shopko Stores has appointed chief operating officer Mike Bettiga as interim chief executive officer. The food and drug retailer said Wednesday that Bettiga replaces CEO Paul Jones, who left the company to pursue another opportunity.
More than 100 new CMS Shared Savings accountable care organizations have come
To help improve flu immunization rates in underserved communities, Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) and Access Community Health Network (ACCESS) are
The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy™ (NASP™) held its inaugural event on October 3rd at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Educational Conference in Cincinnati. The organization also announced that Michael A. Nameth, RPh, MBA, will serve as the
Pharmaceutical wholesaler H.D. Smith plans to acquire regional health care distributor Valley Wholesale Drug. Terms of the deal, announced late Monday, weren’t disclosed. H.D.
