Incoming CVS/pharmacy president Mark Cosby is a key addition for the drug store chain, according to industry analysts. Cosby, 52, who was president of stores for Macy’s Inc., will take the helm at the CVS Caremark Corp.’s retail pharmacy unit on October 1.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has partnered with group services provider GeriMed Inc. to help support NCPA’s Long-Term Care (LTC) Division.
Customers of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. can get some free grocery items when they get a flu vaccination at the supermarket retailer. The Southeastern chain said Wednesday that for the second straight year, it’s offering the "What-A-Deal” promotion for flu season. Through Sept.
Multidepartment store retailer Fred Meyer Stores is offering customers needle-free option to be immunized against the flu this fall. The Kroger Co.
Supervalu Pharmacies is the nation’s first retail pharmacy chain to be approved to accept electronic prescriptions for controlled substances, according to Supervalu Inc.
Walgreen Co. is making its case for its decision to exit the Express Scripts Inc. pharmacy provider network starting next year.
The retail pharmacy and specialty pharmacy communities applauded the Federal Trade Commission’s move for further investigation of the proposed merger of pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Walmart and its Sam’s Club warehouse club unit have started holding flu shot clinics in more than 4,100 stores across the country.
Most people think flu shots help ward off influenza, yet many of those same individuals don’t end up getting immunized, a new survey from Safeway Inc. finds. The Safeway Seasonal Wellness Survey revealed that 60% of Americans believe that flu vaccinations are effective in preventing the flu.
Patients with chronic conditions who get medical care in an integrated health system with electronic health records are much more likely to pick up new prescriptions, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente.
Sam’s Club this weekend is slated to hold free diabetes screenings for adults and children. The Walmart warehouse club chain said that this Saturday, Sept. 10, all of its more than 500 pharmacy locations will provide the diabetes checkups for members and nonmembers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Walgreen Co. turned in a robust same-store sales performance in August after calendar day shifts impacted results the previous month. Walgreens said Tuesday that August comparable-store sales rose 5.6%, compared with a 2.7% increase in July and in line with strong gains of 4.8% in June and 5.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has presented Bartell Drugs chief operating officer Ed Littleton with the Harold W. Pratt Award for his long-time service to the chain drug industry.
Back-to-school season is here, and flu season is nearing — which nowadays means that chain drug retailers are well under way with their annual flu shot programs.
Retail pharmacy leaders highlighted the need for industry engagement on public policy as well as the profession’s broadening role in the health care system at the the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Pharmacy & Technology Conference.
Publix Super Markets Inc. this week began offering pharmacy customers free 30-day supplies of generic lisinopril, an anti-hypertensive medication.
