Medicine Shoppe and Medicap franchise owners have filed a class-action lawsuit against Cardinal Health and its two retail pharmacy subsidiaries over franchise agreement options rolled out last year. The suit, filed Tuesday in U.S.
As the nation awaits the legislative verdict on health care reform, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill, which kicks off on Wednesday, has drawn nearly 70% more participants this year.
New stores gave a boost to sales at Duane Reade in the 2009 fourth quarter, while charges connected with its pending acquisition by Walgreen Co. contributed to a bigger net loss. The drug store chain said Tuesday that retail store sales, which exclude pharmacy resale activity, rose 5.
CVS Caremark Corp. has been named the most-admired company in the food and drug store industry by Fortune magazine. The drug store chain and pharmacy benefit manager said Monday that the honor is part of the publication’s annual listing of the "World’s Most Admired Companies.
Missouri is slated to become the fourth state to require drug stores and other retailers to submit purchases of over-the-counter cold and allergy medicine containing pseudoephedrine to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) real-time tracking system. Louisville, Ky.
A group of 17 health care organizations, including pharmacy chains and associations, have asked the Food and Drug Administration to consider the impact local pharmacists can have on ensuring patients use medicine safely and effectively as the agency evaluates Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategie
Duane Reade has opened a new drug store in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood that features a greatly expanded fresh food and grocery offering.
Walgreen Co. has acquired prescription files from SpecialtyScripts LLC, a unit of Cardinal Health Inc. The drug store chain said the acquisition will enable Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy to scale the operations of its current locations. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Fall River, Mass.
CVS Caremark Corp. has made a round of promotions in its CVS/pharmacy business. The company said Thursday that Mike Bloom has been promoted to executive vice president for merchandising and supply chain. He previously held the title of senior vice president in that role.
Same-store sales fell again at Rite Aid Corp. in February, with the drug chain pointing to a weak cough, cold and flu season as well as bad weather and anemic consumer demand. For the five weeks ended Feb. 27, same-store sales dropped 3.2% over the prior-year period, Rite Aid said Thursday.
Walgreen Co. ended a downward trend in same-store sales with a small uptick in February. The drug store chain on Wednesday reported a 0.4% year-over-year gain in same-store sales for the month, improving from a 1.1% decline in January and a 0.3% dip in December.
Retail pharmacy groups welcomed a couple of key items for the industry in the so-called "jobs bill" unveiled this week by Senate leaders.
In tandem with academia, CVS Caremark Corp. aims to research in-depth why people follow or don’t follow their prescribed medication regimen.
Kerr Drug is offering an assessment tool that predicts an individual’s risk of developing chronic, preventable obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, stroke and heart disease. The North Carolina drug store chain said Monday that it’s partnering with Durham, N.C.
Now through next month, people who transfer their prescriptions to Rite Aid will get a chance to win a year’s worth of free gasoline. The drug store chain said that its popular Fill Up & Fuel Up program has returned and will run until April 24. During the sweepstakes, eight winners chosen
Upping the ante in health services, Walgreen Co. is reorganizing its health care businesses under a plan that the company said will enable it to offer integrated pharmacy, health and wellness solutions to a range of clients.
