Bartell Drugs is hatching plans to open its 59th store next year. The Puget Sound, Wash.-area drug chain said Thursday that the new store in North Bend, Wash., which is about 30 miles east of Seattle, is slated to open in mid-2013. Construction at the site, in Borgen Plaza, is due to start
The National Community Pharmacists Association has unveiled its lineup of congressional speakers for next month’s 2012 Legislative Conference, which will bring together community pharmacists and senior Washington decision-makers to discuss key pharmacy and health care issues.
Fruth Pharmacy has taken a novel approach to pharmacy automation in a long-term agreement with technology provider Kirby Lester. Under the pact, announced Tuesday, Fruth selected Kirby Lester to serve as its primary dispensing technology supplier.
OfficeMax executive Reuben Slone is slated to join Walgreen Co. next month as senior vice president of supply chain management. Reuben Slone Walgreens said Wednesday that Slone is scheduled to start in the post on May 16.
Medicare Part D cardiovascular patients are much more likely to stray from their medication regimen when they enter the "doughnut hole" coverage gap, a CVS Caremark research collaboration found.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Novo Nordisk’s description of the patent for Prandin, its diabetes drug, is too broad. This decision enables generic drug manufacturer Caraco Pharmaceuticals to sue the innovator company in an effort to force Novo Nordisk to narrow its patent description.
Walgreen Co. and Lilly Diabetes have kicked off a campaign for people with diabetes that educates them about one of the most consequences of the disease: hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar.
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy’s thriving Internet business has been popular in markets far from the chain’s western U.S. operating area, laying a "beachhead" for store openings in the East, according to president and chief executive officer Mark Panzer.
Rite Aid Corp. is stepping up the rollout of its "wellness store" format this fiscal year.
Walmart is the pharmacy provider in a new pharmacy benefits option offered to employers by health insurer Humana Inc.
Take Care Health Systems has begun offering Medicare patients wellness visits that provide an array of preventive health care services.
Rite Aid Corp. saw its revenue grow and its net loss shrink for the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and full year but fell short of analysts’ earnings forecast. The drug chain said Thursday that for the 14-week fourth quarter ended March 3, revenue climbed 10.7% to $7.1 billion from $6.5 billion
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores hailed the enactment of legislation in Kentucky that would require transparency in pharmacy audit processes conducted by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). NACDS said Wednesday that the state law (H.B.
Walgreen Co. has elected Jan Babiak to its board of directors. Walgreens said late Tuesday that Babiak, a retired managing partner for Ernst & Young, joins the board as an independent director and becomes its 12th member.
Rite Aid Corp. has boosted supplies of the pertussis booster vaccine Tdap at its 140 drug stores in Washington after the state’s health department reported "epidemic" levels of whooping cough.
This spring MinuteClinic is offering a free monitoring visit to diabetes patients to help them better control the disease.
