McKesson Corp. has closed its acquisition of the independent banner and franchise pharmacy businesses of Katz Group Canada Inc. The pharmaceutical distributor said Monday that it finalized the transaction on March 25.
Rite Aid Corp. has announced the two winners of its 2011 Favorite Pharmacist contest, including a pharmacist and a long-time customer.
CVS Caremark Corp. has issued two new reports highlighting the company’s research on medication adherence, including one study that reviews and compares state-by-state adherence rates for patients managing four chronic diseases.
Walgreen Co. cited a weak cold and flu season and its impasse with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. in reporting declined earnings and prescription sales for its fiscal 2012 second quarter. Walgreens said Tuesday that for the second quarter ended Feb.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores applauded a federal court ruling that upheld an injunction blocking the implementation of cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program.
Loblaw Cos. has purchased prescription files from 95 pharmacies operated by Canadian mass merchandise chain Zellers Inc.
Shop ‘n Save Pharmacy has joined UnitedHealth Group’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance. The Supervalu Inc.
Supervalu Inc. and Aurora Pharmacies were honored for the performance of their medication therapy management (MTM) services in 2011 by the Outcomes MTM Network.
Pharmacy advocates from 41 states held more than 350 meetings with senators and representatives this week during the National Association of Chain Drug Stores RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill.
Walgreen Co. has kicked off the Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour with AARP, which provides free prevention and early detection health services to underserved communities nationwide.
This week Rite Aid Corp. began hosting free full-body skin cancer screenings through The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour. The drug chain said Thursday that the tour’s 38-foot custom RV will stop at more than 50 Rite Aid stores to provide the skin cancer checks as it
CVS Caremark Corp. plans to close all of its Beauty 360 luxury beauty outlets later this spring. The company said in a statement Thursday that it will shut down its 25 Beauty 360 stores, as well as its related e-commerce business, on May 19. The stores are part of the CVS/pharmacy retail
CVS Caremark Corp. is sponsoring a Politico roundtable discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health care reform law.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have endorsed legislation that would set Medicare standards for pharmacy audits and reimbursement by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). NACDS said Wednesday that it has sent a letter to Rep.
Next year, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Global Market Development Center (GMDC) will hold a joint conference focused on health, beauty and wellness. The two trade groups announced the new event Tuesday at FMI’s Health and Wellness Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Walgreen Co. has teamed up with Sharecare to launch an "Answers" application that provides visitors to the drug chain’s Facebook page access to a searchable drug, supplement and wellness database.
