The National Community Pharmacists Association is urging Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid to support an accreditation exemption for pharmacies selling Medicare Part B durable medical equipment before the March 1 enforcement deadline. NCPA said Wednesday that last week Sens. Max Baucus (D., Mont.
Kerr Drug chairman and chief executive officer Tony Civello represented the National Association of Chain Drug Stores in a White House event on the economy with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
Walgreen Co. said it will keep filling Medicaid prescriptions at its Washington state pharmacies through March 15.
Walgreen Co. plans to buy metropolitan New York drug chain Duane Reade in a deal valued at nearly $1.1 billion.
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has commended Web search and services giant Google for requiring online pharmacy advertisers to show Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) accreditation.
Billy Tauzin, president and chief executive officer of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA), plans to step down from the post this summer.
RollStream Inc. is offering a program to help pharmacy chains and other retailers join its Certificate Exchange Network (CEN), developed with assistance from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores to facilitate compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
CVS Caremark Corp. is entering the Puerto Rico market, with its first stores set to open on the island next week. Plans call for CVS to open nine drug stores in Puerto Rico this year. The first two pharmacy locations are scheduled to open Monday, Feb. 15, in San Juan and Bayamon,
In a Valentine’s Day promotion, Walgreen Co. is inviting people to "share a kiss" in photos posted on the giant electronic billboard at its marquee Times Square store in New York City.
Legislation that would extend increased federal assistance to state Medicaid programs and remedy the accreditation requirement for pharmacies selling durable medical equipment (DME) drew praise this week from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
CVS Caremark Corp. plans hundreds of free health screenings in communities nationwide this year through its A Su Salud (To Your Health) health fairs.
Citing strong sales of over-the-counter products and on its Beauty.com site, drugstore.com saw revenue surge 25% for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter. The company said late Tuesday that sales for the quarter ended Jan. 3 totaled $117.4 million, compared with $93.9 million a year earlier.
Andy Giancamilli, chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, called for continued industry unity amid economic recovery and health care reform in opening remarks at the NACDS Regional Chain Conference here.
Rite Aid Corp. is expanding its Rx Suncare product line, introduced last year, with two new items. The drug store chain said Monday the new products, Rx Suncare Sport SPF 70 and Rx Suncare HairGuard, are slated to roll out to stores in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington this
Kerr Drug has entered an agreement to underwrite "The People’s Pharmacy," a popular public radio program. Under the deal, announced Monday, Kerr Drug said it will engage in cross-promotional opportunities with The People’s Pharmacy and the program’s creators and hosts, Joe and Terry Graedon.
Robust pharmacy business drove strong revenue and profit gains in the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter for CVS Caremark Corp. The drug store chain and pharmacy benefit manager said Monday that overall revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 rose 7% to $25.8 billion from $24.1 billion a year earlier.
