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.
WellCare Health Plans Inc. is working with Walgreens to staff some of the drug chain’s stores in 12 states with Medicare benefit consultants.
CVS/pharmacy is waiving prescription co-payments, deductibles and other financial liability at 45 stores in several New York City boroughs and on Long Island that were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
Kroger Co. plans to acquire Axium Pharmacy Holdings Inc., a leading specialty pharmacy. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has provided comment and research on compounding pharmacy services to two congressional committees holding hearings on the meningitis outbreak at the New England Compounding Center (NECC).
Walmart pharmacies have enlisted a new, eco-friendly pharmaceutical package that also helps patients comply with their medication regimens.
Residents in counties that participate in the National Association of Counties (NACo) Prescription Discount Card Program have saved over $500 million on their medications since the initiative’s launch in 2004, according to data from NACo and CVS Caremark.
A new service at CVS/pharmacy enables customers to upload digital images from a mobile device to Kodak stations in its stores to create a wide range of photo products.
Through its corporate nonprofit foundation, Rite Aid is donating another $100,000 to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and is slated to launch a national in-store fundraising program.
