Jürgen Schreiber, president and chief executive officer of Shoppers Drug Mart Corp., is slated to resign next month, and the company has begun a search for his replacement. Shoppers Drug Mart said Thursday that plans call for Schreiber, who’s also a board director, to leave the company on Feb. 15.
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) has gone live with RxReconn, an online portal tracking pharmacy-related legislative and regulatory activity.
Same-store sales rose for the second straight month in January at Rite Aid Corp. The drug store chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Jan. 22, comparable-store sales increased 1.1% from a year earlier, building on a 0.6% same-store sales gain in December.
The Florida Pharmacy Association has filed a complaint claiming the state is unconstitutionally attempting to direct Medicaid recipients with chronic diseases to get their maintenance medications via a mail-order pharmacy program.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has launched NACDS Mobile, a new mobile web site intended to serve as a "guide on the go" for association events, activities and information. Going live on Wednesday, the NACDS Mobile site — available at http://m.NACDS.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores spotlighted pharmacy services as a bipartisan solution to rein in health care costs and improve health outcomes in a statement before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress.
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) reports that it’s seeing record numbers of pharmacy technicians seeking certification through the organization.
Stater Bros. has introduced a personal vitamin recommendation program that gives customers free guidance on dietary supplements. The southern California food and drug chain said Tuesday that customers can take a five-minute online survey at staterbros.
A key economic benchmark indicates that consumers are feeling noticeably better about their prospects in the coming months, which could spell good news for drug store chains. Business think tank The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index climbed to 60.
Walgreen Co. has launched the new Inside Out Beauty Solutions skin care collection by BORBA, which includes "cosmeceuticals," at select drug stores nationwide.
Seven in 10 asthma, allergy, cold, cough and flu sufferers oppose laws that would require over-the-counter medicines containing pseudoephedrine to be available by prescription only, according to a survey by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
The members of the Partners in Pharmacy Cooperative (PIPCo) have joined the National Community Pharmacists Association. NCPA said Monday that PIPCo, a cooperative of independent pharmacies in the north-central United States, has signed up all of its members for membership in the association.
Rite Aid Corp. is enhancing customer rewards through the end of next month for its wellness+ loyalty card members and has begun a national education and prevention campaign against heart disease.
Moving ahead with its succession plan, CVS Caremark Corp. has named Larry Merlo as chief executive officer and plans to elect a new nonexecutive chairman with the retirement of Tom Ryan this spring.
The Canadian government is supplying funds for the development of a telepharmacy-based personal medication management system.
Local and state government bodies nationwide have implemented or are mulling new rules that stand to impact the patient care experience at retail pharmacies.
