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NACDS joins in lawsuit against Medi-Cal cuts

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has allied with the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), California Medical Association (CMA) and California Dental Association (CDA) to file a lawsuit against the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) and the U.S.

Navarro readies rollout of Hispanic private label

Navarro Discount Pharmacy soon plans to roll out its Vida Mia private label — believed to be the nation’s first brand targeting Hispanics across all product categories — to its 30 drug stores in the Miami area. Navarro’s Vida Mia brand was on display in the Latino Markets area of the 2011 PLMA

Snags hold back potential of e-prescribing, HHS study finds

Doctor’s offices and pharmacies see electronic prescribing as a key tool for improving patient safety and saving time, but they face barriers to realizing the technology’s full benefit, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Rexall rolls out food intolerance test

After a successful pilot at some stores, Rexall has made the Hemocode food intolerance system available at over 200 of its pharmacy locations in Canada. Gemoscan Canada Inc.

Category mgmt roundtable

Topics from battling the economy’s headwinds to implementing the latest technological advances to targeting baby boomers emerged during a wide-ranging discussion of category management conducted here last month for Chain Drug Review.

RxImpact Day is rescheduled

The dates of the 2012 NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill have been changed because of a change in the 2012 congressional calendar, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. NACDS said Thursday that the new dates for the pharmacy advocacy event will be March 21 and 22, 2012.

Mobile capabilities added by CVS, Walgreens

As the holiday shopping season gets under way, CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens have served up expanded functionality for mobile device users. CVS on Friday unveiled enhanced shopping and prescription refill functionality for its mobile site (m.cvs.

NACDS, NCPA to Congress: Reject Tricare proposal

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association have called on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, known as the "super committee, and the Senate Armed Services Committee to nix an Obama administration proposal that they say would lead to high

Emblem members keep access to Walgreens pharmacies

Walgreen Co. has reached an agreement with health insurer EmblemHealth Inc. that allows EmblemHealth and Connecticare members to retain access to the Walgreens pharmacy network in 2012. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based EmblemHealth, through its companies Group Health Inc.