The National Community Pharmacists Association has submitted recommendations to federal lawmakers as a Senate committee readies legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). NCPA said it has sent a letter to Sen. Tom Harkin (D.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has named executives from Rite Aid Corp., GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Inc. to its board of directors for the 2012-13 term.
Walgreen Co. has launched a new online tool that lets customers choose a pharmacist by matching their health care needs with the expertise, specialties, languages and clinical backgrounds of Walgreens pharmacists.
The Ontario Pharmacists’ Association (OPA) called an Ontario government plan to cut pharmacy reimbursement for generic drugs misguided, noting that such a move would mark the second such reduction in two years.
BioScrip Inc. has named Hai Tran as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The company said late Monday that Tran is slated to take over the CFO post on May 14 from Mary Jane Graves, who has been serving as interim CFO and treasurer since January 2011. Plans call for MJ
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has elected Greg Wasson, president and chief executive officer of Walgreen Co., as the new NACDS chairman and announced the election of other new officers, a new executive committee member and five new board members.
A large percentage of Americans don’t know the government-recommended vaccinations for their age and health condition, according to a Walgreen Co. survey. Walgreens said Monday that the online poll of over 1,000 U.S.
Government and health care decision makers are exhibiting a rising appreciation of the role that community pharmacy services can play in improving the quality and lowering the cost of health care, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson said at
The Jean Coutu Group has sold more than 20% of its equity stake in Rite Aid Corp. Jean Coutu said late Friday that it completed the sale of 56 million, or nearly 24%, of its 234.4 million common shares of Rite Aid. The sale of the shares lowers Jean Coutu’s interest in
As National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Bob Loeffler sees it, the record-breaking participation in this year’s NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill shows the effect that proactive member engagement can have. H-E-B’s Bob Loeffler, chairman of NACDS.
CVS/pharmacy is focused on growing its front-end business as it builds on the strong foundation established in recent years.
Sharps Compliance Corp. and the National Community Pharmacists Association are making it easier for consumers to safely dispose of unused and expired medications at their local pharmacy.
Consumer groups have filed a legal brief in support of a lawsuit by retail pharmacy organizations and operators to stop the merger of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Hi-School Pharmacy isn’t letting the challenges of being a small drug chain get in the way of efforts to branch out its pharmacy business.
Compared with their U.S. counterparts, Canadian pharmacists are being called on to play a bigger part in the delivery of health care, according to Katz Group Canada chief executive officer Frank Scorpiniti.
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
