In letters to key congressional leaders, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and other industry groups are urging lawmakers to take action to allow pharmacies to keep selling Medicare Part B durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) before stricter guidelines
Walgreen Co. has launched a campaign to promote public education about the flu and highlight the need to get immunized.
Next month, Target Corp. plans to offer seasonal flu shots at its more than 1,500 pharmacies nationwide.
Giant Eagle Inc. is offering certain commonly prescribed generic antibiotics at no charge through all of its pharmacies.
A federal appeals court this week upheld settlements in the First DataBank Inc. and Medi-Span Inc. case that stand to cut the average wholesale prices (AWPs) of drugs paid to pharmacies, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. NACDS warned that the September 3 ruling by the U.S.
Pfizer Inc. said it’s taking extra steps to foster greater transparency in its promotional practices after the pharmaceutical giant this week agreed to a $2.3 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations of fraudulent marketing.
Kerr Drug is getting set to handle this year’s two-pronged flu season with vaccination efforts for both seasonal flu and H1N1 "swine flu" viruses.
Citing the shaky economy, among other factors, Rite Aid Corp. in August turned in its third straight month of declined same-store sales. The drug store chain said Thursday that overall same-store sales decreased 1.9% year over year for the five weeks ended August 29. Same-store results had dipped 0.
USA Drug and Walgreen Co. are among seven chain drug retailers slated to pilot in-store digital signage that plays informational videos on dietary supplements. Pharmavite, a Mission Hills, Calif.
Walgreen Co. saw little change in its same-store sales for August, posting only a small gain due to weak front-end results. The drug store chain said Wednesday that comparable-store sales inched up 1.9% in August, a bit less than the 2% increase in July. On the front end, same-store sales dipped 1.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. this week plans to open its first Murale prestige beauty store in Toronto. The Canadian drug store chain said Tuesday that the store, its third Murale unit, is scheduled to open its doors on Friday, September 4. It will be located in the Shops At Don Mills shopping center.
Cardinal Health Inc. said Tuesday that it has completed the spin-off of its Clinical and Medical Products business, now a new public company called CareFusion Corp. As of Tuesday, CareFusion common stock began trading under the symbol "CFN" on the New York Stock Exchange.
Gearing up for what could be a busy flu season, Supervalu Inc. has dramatically expanded its pool of pharmacists who can give customers immunizations.
MinuteClinic said a new study by think tank Rand Corp. finds that retail clinics provide health care services at lower costs and at equal or better quality than do other urgent care options. The CVS Caremark Corp.
The nation’s three biggest drug store chains — CVS Caremark Corp., Walgreen Co. and Rite Aid Corp. — this week unveiled extensive flu shot programs for their in-store health clinics and pharmacies.
Walgreen Co. and CVS Caremark Corp. were among the top 25 most-trafficked retail web sites last month and, as in the brick-and-mortar arena, the chains are battling it out for online customers, according to online marketing firm Compete. In July, Walgreens.com came in No.
