In a move applauded by Canadian drug chains, the Ontario government has approved regulations that allow pharmacists in the province to provide a broader range of pharmacy services, including prescription renewal.
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has released new standards that it said for the first time provide a universal approach to the format, appearance, content and language of instructions for medicines in containers dispensed by pharmacists.
Discount general merchandise chain Fred’s Inc. is looking to its pharmacy to help spur business in the new year. In reporting December same-store sales Thursday, Fred’s chief executive officer Bruce Efird pointed to specialty pharmacy and clinical services as areas for expansion.
A poll released by pharmacy alliance RxAlly found that pharmacists’ expertise is underutilized even though consumers are well aware of pharmacists’ acumen when it comes to medications. The online survey of more than 2,300 U.S.
Walgreen Co. has launched the Taylor Swift Store at Walgreens, a new display that showcases an array of products from the singer’s branded merchandise line.
There is no one architect behind the merger of Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots. But if there were, it would be Stefano Pessina. Pessina is the executive chairman of Alliance Boots, a position he has held since 2007.
The American Pharmacy Alliance (APA) and health IT provider ValueCentric have entered into a strategic agreement to jointly deliver data solutions connecting pharmaceutical manufacturers with store-level data for community pharmacies.
The agreement that put Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots on the road to an eventual merger had its origin in a global tour of innovative retailing formats undertaken by Walgreens’ management team.
Shopko Stores Operating Co. has acquired a pair of Health Mart pharmacies in Wisconsin from an independent operator. Generational Equity, a Dallas-based mergers-and-acquisitions consultancy, said late Wednesday that its client, Waupaca Woods Pharmacy Inc., based in Waupaca, Wis.
MinuteClinic entered a couple of new markets with the opening of three walk-in clinics inside CVS/pharmacy stores in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, metropolitan areas.
Introductions of lower-priced generic drugs contributed to a dip in same-store sales at Rite Aid Corp. for September. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Sept. 29, comparable-store sales decreased 0.7% year over year. That was down from upticks of 0.4% in August and 0.
New research by Walgreen Co. reveals a disconnect between consumer beliefs and behaviors when it comes to immunizations.
Thrifty White Pharmacy and LDM Group, a provider of behavior-based health management programs, have teamed up to support the Million Hearts Initiative, a national effort led by the Department of Health and Human Services that aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five yea
Rite Aid has taken its "wellness store" concept to the next level. The drug store chain on Thursday unveiled the next generation of its wellness format — dubbed "Genuine Well-Being" internally — in a grand opening event at a Rite Aid store in Lemoyne, Pa.
MinuteClinic has become an in-network provider with TriWest, the Western region plan contractor for TRICARE, the health insurance program for the U.S. armed forces. The CVS Caremark retail health clinic subsidiary said Wednesday that TRICARE provides health care and pharmacy benefits to 2.
Winn-Dixie pharmacists are participating in a free flu vaccination clinic for seniors in the Jacksonville, Fla., area as part of a health fair hosted by ElderSource (Area Agency on Aging). ElderSource said Wednesday that the event, to be held Oct.
