Neu to head AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. has promoted David Neu to president of AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. (ABDC), the company’s biggest operating unit.
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Work-site health services in spotlight at Walgreens forum
As pharmacy services become more widely available at the workplace, Walgreen Co. is bringing together representatives from leading employers and payers to examine the evolving role of employers in health care at the first Walgreens Employer Health and Wellness Executive Client Forum.
Many heart patients skip pills, study finds
A large percentage of heart failure patients skip taking their medications because of cost, putting themselves at greater risk of hospitalization and death, according to researchers from the Mayo Clinic.
Walgreens reports third-party e-mail breach
Over the weekend, Walgreen Co. announced that a third-party vendor it uses for e-mail promotional messages reported an unauthorized access to its computer systems.
Jaeger resigns as NCPA chief executive
Kathleen Jaeger has resigned as executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association, after just months in the post. NCPA has named B. Douglas Hoey to replace her.
NACDS hires federal government affairs director
Julie Philp this month is slated to join the National Association of Chain Drug Stores as director of federal government affairs.
Rite Aid hits road for ‘Healthy Skin Tour’
Starting this month, Rite Aid Corp. will host The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour.
Supreme Court urged to nix laws limiting Rx data use
Patient groups, two former Department of Health and Human Services secretaries, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 50 organizations and individuals have filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the rejection of state laws that limit the commercial use of physician prescription data.
NCPA: Report flags Medicaid overspending on Rx
The National Community Pharmacists Association hailed a new report showing the savings that increased generic drug use can yield for Medicaid.
Rite Aid sees same-store sales tail off in March
After three consecutive months of increases, Rite Aid Corp. posted virtually flat same-store sales for March. The drug store chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended March 26, same-store sales dipped 0.1% versus a year earlier. Comparable-store sales had risen 1% in February, 1.
Walmart appoints head of health care solutions
Former Wellpoint Inc. executive Dijuana Lewis has been named senior vice president of health care solutions at Walmart U.S.
CVS, Walgreens rank high in retail brand value
CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens finished in the top 10 in Interbrand Design Forum’s annual ranking of the top 50 most valuable U.S. retail brands. Also, the brand consultancy on Wednesday said that Shoppers Drug Mart was ranked as the most valuable retail brand in Canada.
Ex-Medicine Shoppe chief joins consultancy
Terry Burnside, the former president and general manager of Medicine Shoppe International, is joining life sciences consulting firm D2 Pharma Consulting.
Navarro proceeds with expansion, earns community honors
Navarro Discount Pharmacy is adding two more location in South Florida as part of a multiyear growth plan that could dramatically raise the drug chain’s store count.
APhA, Cardinal partner to fight Rx abuse
The Cardinal Health Foundation and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) have unveiled a partnership to urge pharmacists and pharmacy students to take an active role in preventing the abuse and misuse of prescription drugs.
Rite Aid: More patients can now get shingles vaccines
Rite Aid Corp. said its immunizing pharmacists at more than 2,100 stores can now vaccinate patients over the age of 50 against shingles.