All stores in Rite Aid/Save-A-Lot pilot now open
Rite Aid Corp. and Supervalu Inc.’s Save-A-Lot supermarket chain have launched all of the locations for their 10-store pilot test of a co-branded pharmacy/grocery format in the Greenville, S.C., area.
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Actress teams with NCPA, Purdue Pharma on drug safety
Actress and parent advocate Catherine Hicks has joined forces with the National Community Pharmacists Association and Purdue Pharma to help educate the public about the safe storage of prescription drugs.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy recognizes vendors
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has announced the recipients of its first Vendor of the Year Awards.
Shoppers Drug Mart: Many don’t prepare for cold/flu season
A survey commissioned by Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. finds that many people aren’t planning ahead to stay healthy during this cold and flu season.
AmerisourceBergen, GNP step up Rx school funding
AmerisourceBergen and its Good Neighbor Pharmacy franchise network have extended their support of university pharmacy programs nationwide.
IRS urged by NACDS to wait longer on debit card changes
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service that calls for clarification of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on the use of health debit cards in the purchase of over-the-counter and prescription medicines.
Doctors get e-access to Walgreens discount Rx list
Walgreen Co. is helping doctors make more cost-effective medication choices for patients by setting up electronic access, including via handheld devices, to the formulary list of its prescription drug discount club.
Target rolls out photo kiosks with social network connectivity
Target Corp. has deployed Kodak photo kiosks with social networking technology in most of its stores nationwide. The discount store chain said Tuesday that it’s the first mass retailer to offer social network connectivity at Kodak Picture Kiosks.
Walgreens adopts social commerce platform
Walgreen Co. has implemented a social commerce platform that gives its web site customers greater access to product ratings and reviews from other consumers and improves the searchability of products offered on its site.
Shop ‘n Save adds to pharmacy base
Shop ‘n Save is expanding its network of pharmacies with the purchase of Rinderer’s Drug Stores Inc., a family-owned drug store operator serving metropolitan St. Louis. The Supervalu Inc.
Winn-Dixie serves up flu season solution
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is making grocery part of the solution this flu season.
Pharmaca reaps benefits from e-commerce upgrade
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy’s online business has gotten a boost since moving to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) on-demand e-commerce platform from UnitedU Technologies Inc. The technology solution provider said that Boulder, Colo.-based Pharmaca, in relaunching its pharmaca.
Study: Canadians pay nearly twice as much for generics
Canadians are paying almost two times as much for generic prescription drugs as Americans because of the impact of government drug plans on consumer market dynamics, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.
Pharmacies stand tall in customer satisfaction
When it comes to keeping customers satisfied, pharmacies know how to get the job done. Compared with other industries, the pharmacy sector rates highly in customer satisfaction, said Jim Dougherty, director of the health care practice at J.D. Power and Associates.
CVS launches mobile app for iPhone
CVS/pharmacy has rolled out a mobile application with pharmacy and shopping tools for customers using the iPhone and other Apple mobile devices. The free application, which can be downloadede from Apple’s iTunes Store and the Apple App Store, leverages the tools available on CVS.
Visa aids in operation targeting rogue online pharmacies
Visa Inc. lent its support to an Interpol-coordinated global law enforcement effort aimed at shutting down illegal online pharmacies.