Now that it’s officially out of the Express Scripts Inc. pharmacy network, Walgreen Co. has served up a transition plan for patients who receive prescription drug benefits through the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM).
Another Supervalu Inc. food and drug chain has made a pitch to Walgreens pharmacy customers with Express Scripts Inc. prescription drug benefit plans.
Walgreen Co. outlined some of the potential impact of its contract stand-off with Express Scripts Inc. in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the Dec.
Food and drug retailer Shop ‘N Save is targeting Walgreens pharmacy patients with Express Scripts prescription drug benefit plans. The Supervalu Inc.
The editors of Chain Drug Review have named the employees of Walgreen Co. — and more particularly, five of the company’s top executives — as the publication’s 2011 Chain Drug Retailers of the Year.
Absent the last-minute shopping surge that rescued holiday sales a year ago, Christmas 2011 was in the main a dismal event for the nation’s drug chains. The holiday shopping season that began on Black Friday, Nov. 25, and ended 30 days later on Christmas Eve — giving the retail community one more
Walgreen Co.’s new "health and daily living store" concept has made its debut in Washington, D.C., and the drug chain plans more of the new-format stores in that market.
In a setback for Canadian drug store chains, the Ontario government has won an appeal to reinstate a ban on private-label generic drugs in the province.
Retail pharmacy teams, including pharmacy technicians, are offering practical solutions to patients about how to best use remaining 2011 flexible spending account (FSA) funds, according to the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
With no resolution imminent in its stand-off with Express Scripts Inc., Walgreen Co. said it’s prepared to take a short-term hit rather than digest the long-term consequences of accepting the pharmacy benefit manager’s contract proposal.
MinuteClinic has entered into a clinical collaboration with UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care system in central and western Massachusetts and the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Medco Health Solutions Inc. shareholders have approved the company’s proposed merger with Express Scripts Inc.
Net earnings slipped at Walgreen Co. in its fiscal 2012 first quarter as the drug chain cited its contract impasse with Express Scripts Inc., a slow cough/cold and flu season, and a tough year-over-year comparison as impacting results. Walgreens said Wednesday that for the first quarter ended Nov.
At its Analyst Day event in New York, CVS Caremark Corp. projected robust earnings and revenue growth for fiscal 2012 as executives cited health care trends that bode well for the company’s integrated business model, which combines a retail drug chain and pharmacy benefit management unit.
Bi-Lo LLC and Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. have agreed to merge in a deal that stands to create a food and drug chain of nearly 690 stores in eight southeastern states. Under the merger agreement announced Monday, Bi-Lo plans to acquire all outstanding shares of Winn-Dixie stock for about $560 million.
Financial analysts are showing renewed faith in CVS Caremark Corp.’s integrated business model. Operating a retail drug store chain and a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), the company is well-positioned to prosper amid recent shifts in the pharmacy sector, according to analysts.
