Sixty-one percent of Ontarians say they would go to their pharmacist for immunizations if they knew pharmacists had the proper training and were authorized by the government to do so, according to an Ipsos-Reid survey commissioned by the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA).
Val Stansfield, a category manager at Rite Aid Corp., has received the 2012 Confectionery Leadership Award from the National Confectioners Association (NCA).
Troy Brennan, executive vice president and chief medical officer at CVS Caremark Corp., has been named to the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform.
Prescription business at Walgreen Co. took another sizable hit in February and weighed down overall same-store sales results as the chain continued to feel the impact of its contract impasse with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. Walgreens said Monday that comparable-store sales fell 4.
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and Pennsylvania Bio applauded the Pennsylvania Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee for its approval of Senate Bill 405, which in the event of any biologic product substitution would require a pharmacist to notify the patient and, within 72 hours,
IDT to Market Prepaid Calling Cards at 4,700 Rite Aid Locations NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a global telecommunications provider, has entered into an agreement with Rite Aid Corporation to market domestic and international prepaid calling cards in the U.S.
The board of governors of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) has named retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Everett McAllister as its new executive director and chief executive officer.
Shopko Stores and Pamida have finalized their merger deal announced earlier this year, create a chain drug retailer with nearly 300 pharmacy locations in more than 20 states.
AARP has selected Walgreen Co. for a three-year contract to deliver retail drug store program benefits to the association’s members. Walgreens said Thursday that it will provide AARP members with exclusive offers and rewards, as well as member and community outreach to promote health and wellness.
Cardinal Health Inc. plans to appeal a federal court ruling that upholds an order to suspend its license to ship controlled substances from its Lakeland, Fla., distribution center. Cardinal said late Wednesday that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied its Feb.
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.
