The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and other retail industry groups have urged the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, known as the "Super Committee," to give states more leverage to collect sales taxes from Internet retailers and catalog merchants.
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin urged patients with chronic conditions to speak with pharmacists and other health care professionals about the importance of taking their medications as prescribed as part of the National Consumers League’s (NCL) Script Your Future campaign.
Walgreen Co. said it will be a presenting sponsor of the fifth annual Latino Fashion Week in Chicago. The drug store chain said the event, which starts Tuesday and runs through Sunday, Nov. 6, at Chicago’s Zhou B.
Pharmacy care shouldn’t get lost in the mix as federal guidelines take shape for state-based health insurance exchanges mandated under health care reform, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association. NCPA said Tuesday that this week it submitted comments to the U.S.
Health Mart is launching a line of private-label, over-the-counter health care products and will be expanding the brand in the coming months. The McKesson Corp. pharmacy franchise network said Tuesday that the products will bear the Health Mart brand and begin appearing in stores this month.
Sam’s Club is offering free digestive health screenings this month at its pharmacy locations. The warehouse club chain, part of Walmart, said Monday that the digestive health tests will be provided on Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its more than 500 in-store pharmacies.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has closed its $250 million deal to acquire CVS Caremark Corp. subsidiary TheraCom.
Walgreen Co. has begun offering free blood glucose testing at some of its drug stores across the country. Walgreens said the free blood glucose screenings will be available in 33 states and Washington, D.C., with a coupon during November, which is National Diabetes Month.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Health Commissioner Thomas Farley received flu shots this weekend at a Duane Reade pharmacy. Walgreen Co.
Sandra Aylward, vice president of professional and regulatory affairs for Lawtons Drugs and Sobeys Pharmacy Group, has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS).
Retail pharmacy groups were quick to rebuke the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for approving proposed reimbursement cuts for Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program.
Kmart has begun providing seasonal flu vaccinations through walk-in flu clinics, and members of its pharmacy savings program are being offered a discount. The discount store chain, part of Sears Holding Corp., said Friday that flu shots are now available without an appointment for $24.
Next week Rite Aid Corp. plans to hit the road for a two-month tour to raise awareness of diabetes and provide education about the disease and how to better manage it. Called the Rite Track Diabetes Tour, the effort will bring free diabetes testing, resources and materials to communities it serves
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx have introduced "Pharmacy is Right for Me," an initiative to educate students in grades 8 to 12 about a career in pharmacy.
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has introduced a multiplatform smartphone application for pharmacy customers.
Troy Brennan, executive vice president and chief medical officer at CVS Caremark Corp., gave his recommendation on what employers should do when health insurance exchanges come into play in 2014, as mandated by health care reform.
