The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should stop publishing draft federal upper limit (FUL) lists based on average manufacturer price (AMP) until the formal rulemaking process on AMP is finished, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores urged.
Despite a challenging environment for retail pharmacy and consumer spending, Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. posted healthy sales and earnings gains for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and full year. Canada’s largest drug chain said Thursday that for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, total revenue rose 4.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) next month plans to present its Immunization Champion Award to Rite Aid Corp. in recognition of the drug chain’s comprehensive vaccination program.
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is touting its food and drug stores as a destination for consumers looking to maintain or improve their heart health.
CVS/pharmacy has launched of Project Health, a wellness program aimed at providing over $21 million of free health screenings to multicultural communities.
Food and drug retailer Safeway Inc. is joining the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA), formed by UnitedHealth Group in tandem with the YMCA and retail pharmacy operators.
At its Regional Chain Conference here this week, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores turned the industry’s eyes toward its upcoming Total Store Expo, a new event announced last year that melds three key NACDS trade shows.
Kinney Drugs Inc. has promoted a pair of managers and shifted the roles and duties of other staff as part of a strategic realignment of its merchandising department.
Fourth-quarter revenue at CVS Caremark Corp. surged by double digits, lifted by a major pharmacy benefit management contract, and management raised its first-quarter earnings guidance to reflect potential sales gains from the dispute between Walgreen Co. and Express Scripts Inc.
Reps. Mike Ross (D., Ala.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.) have called on fellow members of the House of Representatives to support their legislation to enhance the accessibility of pharmacist-administered medication therapy management (MTM) services.
Duane Reade’s flagship store at 40 Wall Street in Manhattan took first place in the convenience store/pharmacy category at the Retail Design Institute’s 41st annual international awards program.
With some critical issues at hand for community pharmacy, leaders of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores are calling on industry members to speak up for the profession by participating NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill, its annual grassroots public policy initiative.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association commended Sen. Herb Kohl (D., Wis.) for highlighting concerns about the planned merger of pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Responding to a rise in the number of whooping cough cases across the country, Rite Aid Corp. is alerting consumers that the pertussis vaccine is available at most of its drug stores.
Target Corp. has unveiled its pharmacy strategy for its planned Canadian stores. The U.S. discount store chain, slated to open its first Canadian locations in March-April 2013, said this week that it aims to operate pharmacies in as many stores in Canada as possible.
Walgreen Co. saw same-store sales drop in January amid a sharp decline in its pharmacy business, which took a hit from the company’s stand-off with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. Walgreens said Friday that comparable-store sales in January fell 4.6%, despite a 0.
