Bruce Roberts, executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association, plans to step down from the post this summer to join prescription benefit facilitator BeneCard PBF. NCPA said Wednesday that plans call for Roberts to depart June 25.
Walgreen Co. posted modest revenue and profit gains for its fiscal 2010 second quarter but saw its same-store sales dip and its earnings fall short of Wall Street’s projections. The drug store chain on Tuesday said sales for the quarter ended Feb. 28 edged up 3.1% to nearly $17 billion from about
In a late night vote, the House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping health care reform package in a landmark victory for President Barack Obama — and a win for drug store retailers.
The stakes are high for President Barack Obama this weekend as his plan for health care reform faces a crucial vote in the House of Representatives. The president cancelled a trip to Indonesia and Australia to stay in Washington to make a final push for support of his and the Democrats’ proposal to
Jeffrey Kindler, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc., has been elected chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
Rite Aid Corp. has begun accepting electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards and food stamps provided through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at its stores nationwide. The drug store chain said Thursday that the move helps the retailer to better meet the needs of many customers.
Walgreen Co. plans to acquire prescription files and other assets of 17 Ike’s and Super D drug stores in the Memphis, Tenn., area from USA Drug.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores members and other pharmacy advocates have sent 1,500 letters to federal lawmakers over the past week and participated in over 220 in-person Congressional meetings during NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill.
A Democratic senator and a Republican congressman underscored the value of pharmacy’s role in health care in official remarks in the Congressional Record, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Sen. Kay Hagan (D., N.C.) and Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.
Walgreen Co. next month plans to stop accepting new Medicaid patients in its Washington stores, citing continued cutbacks in pharmacy reimbursement by the state.
Kinney Drugs has partnered with local health programs to help uninsured customers obtain free cancer screenings and later this month plans to open its 91st store.
CVS/pharmacy and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) announced the recipients of the Prescription for Better Health Award at the Aging in America Conference here. The drug store chain said Monday that Groton Senior Center of Groton, Conn.
Publix Super Markets Inc. is providing free metformin to patients with type II diabetes as part of a new diabetes management program.
Online pharmacy verifier LegitScript.com has partnered with SiteJabber.com to help consumers identify trustworthy prescription drug web sites and avoid fraudulent ones. Portland-based LegitScript.
Walgreen Co.’s ownership will accelerate Duane Reade’s drive to be an urban drug chain without equal, according to Duane Reade chairman and chief executive officer John Lederer. “Our mission was to build the best urban drug store proposition in America,” says Lederer.
The National Community Pharmacists Association said a smaller health care reform bill introduced by Rep. Marion Berry (D., Ark.) includes several provisions that would strengthen the ability of community pharmacies to provide services to their patients. The legislation, H.R.
