For Patient Safety Awareness Week, the National Community Pharmacists Association is encouraging patients to properly dispose of expired or unwanted medications at a community pharmacy as part of its Dispose My Meds program.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has mobilized more than 350 pharmacy industry representatives from about 40 states for the third annual NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill. Kicked off Wednesday, the two-day grassroots advocacy event in Washington, D.C.
Counties across the country saved more than $107 million on their prescription medications last year through the National Association of Counties Prescription Discount Card Program, administered by CVS Caremark Corp.
Target Corp. is set to open seven new Target Clinic locations this summer in Minnesota, Illinois and Florida. The discount store chain said Wednesday that plans call for the new Target Clinics to open at Target stores in Minneapolis-St. Paul; Chicago; and Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Fla.
Walgreen Co. plans to sell its pharmacy benefit management business to Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. for $525 million. Walgreens said Wednesday that under the cash deal, Catalyst will acquire all the capital stock of Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (WHI) the drug store chain’s PBM unit.
The Supreme Court has denied a request by pharmacy plaintiffs to review an appeals court ruling on a "pay for delay" settlement involving the antibiotic drug Cipro. Without comment, the court on Monday dismissed a petition filed in December by Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co., CVS Pharmacy Inc.
Cheryl Pegus, chief medical officer of Walgreen Co. is slated to present next week at the 11th annual Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium in Philadelphia.
The popularity of programs like Medicare and Medicaid reflect the political minefield that budget-crunched public officials face when mulling cuts to government services, a new Harris Interactive poll finds. Harris said Monday that an online survey of nearly 3,200 U.S.
Walgreen Co. has become a member of the Care Continuum Alliance, a global trade group aimed at bringing together all stakeholders in health care to help improve population health.
New legislation in the Senate has the National Association of Chain Drug Stores reiterating its stance against the reimportation of prescription drugs. NACDS said Thursday that it has expressed concern about the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 (S.
With a busier school athletics season approaches as the weather warms, MinuteClinic is offering students a $20 discount on sports physicals.
A spate of key topics for pharmacy, pharmaceutical and other health care professionals will be on tap in May at the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) 2011 Annual Technology and Business Conference.
Loblaw Cos. has teamed up with the Canadian Diabetes Association to launch Get Checked Now, a national public awareness campaign aimed at Canadians age 40 and older to alert them to potential risks for developing type 2 diabetes.
A coalition of organizations representing consumers, patients, pharmacists, physicians, nurses and hospitals have launched HealthCareandYou.org, a new online resource to help people get a handle on the health care reform law.
Walgreen Co. this week kicked off a new advertising campaign touting its mobile pharmacy services, particularly its fledgling Refill by Scan technology. The Refill by Scan Rx tool uses a smartphone’s camera to scan a prescription barcode.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have endorsed the Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2011. NACDS and NCPA said Thursday that the bill (H.
