Publix Super Markets Inc. plans to provide a full-service retail pharmacy at a cancer treatment facility in Tampa, Fla. The Southeastern food and drug chain said Wednesday that it will begin operating the pharmacy at the Moffitt Cancer Center on July 2.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has expressed its support for The Online Pharmacy Safety Act, designed to help protect consumers from illicit online drug sellers. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today expressed support for H.R.
Rite Aid Corp. has named CaptureRx as its preferred 340B technology vendor and administrator. The drug chain said Tuesday that via CaptureRx it will offer contract pharmacy services to dispense 340B-priced drugs to patients of eligible community health centers and hospitals nationwide.
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has launched the Employer Partnership Program, designed for chain, community and health-system pharmacies that want to encourage pharmacy technicians to participate in the PTCB certification program.
Rite Aid Corp. has completed the issuance of $481 million in senior unsecured notes due in 2020, the proceeds from which will be used to help refinance debt. The drug chain said Monday that it has closed its offering, announced earlier this month, of 9.25% senior notes due 2020. Along with
Walgreen Co. has been named as one of the health care industry’s most innovative companies by Fast Company magazine.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has released the results of a survey showing the top over-the-counter cold, flu and allergy medicines recommended by pharmacists.
Preserve Community Pharmacy Access Now! (PCPAN), a coalition formed last fall to oppose the merger of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc., blasted Express Scripts chief executive officer George Paz for comments that the group said devalued the role of community pharmacists.
Rite Aid Corp. has named a single printer to handle its weekly newspaper circular as well as the digital version. Quad/Graphics Inc.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, American Pharmacists Association (APhA), National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) applauded a 5-4 decision by the U.S.
MinuteClinic entered into a clinical affiliation with HCA’s TriStar Health, the largest health system in middle Tennessee. The CVS Caremark retail health clinic subsidiary said Friday that the partnership will enhance access to affordable health care services in the Nashville metropolitan area.
A year after launch, Walgreen Co. said its 90-day refill at retail program is catching on. Under the program, which rolled out in January 2011, Walgreens informed eligible patients about the option to get 90-day medication supplies from their local Walgreens retail pharmacy.
A new CVS Caremark Corp. study found that doctors didn’t adhere to the American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Study of Diabetes consensus guidelines for recommended treatment in 35% of cases involving over 250,000 newly diagnosed diabetes patients.
This fall, London Drugs is slated to go live with a redesigned online store.
More than 20,000 pharmacies nationwide have formed RxAlly, an alliance aimed at helping patients improve their health through personalized pharmacist care while reining in medical costs. RxAlly is led by Bruce Roberts, former chief executive officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association.
MinuteClinic, the retail health clinic subsidiary of CVS Caremark Corp., plans to switch its current proprietary electronic medical record (EMR) system to the AllscriptsMyWay Electronic Health Record (EHR).
