Discount Drug Mart adopts Kodak photo system
Discount Drug Mart plans to deploy Kodak Picture Kiosk G4 Digital Stations and Adaptive Picture Exchange (APEX) thermal dry lab systems in all of its stores.
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FMI, GMDC bring together pharmacy, rest of store
and provide a boost to both the GMDC Health Beauty Wellness (HBW) and FMI Supermarket Pharmacy conferences. For each of the shows, the new
Study: Health plan costs on the rise
Health plans may face double-digit hikes in health care claim costs over the next 12 months, which could end up increasing the burden for employers and employees, according to a survey by Aon Consulting.
Supervalu’s Mac Naughton joins NACDS board
Supervalu Inc. executive Duncan Mac Naughton has been elected to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores board of directors.
Kroger pharmacies to offer flu vaccines
Next month Kroger Co. plans to start offering seasonal flu shots through its nearly 2,000 in-store pharmacies.
CVS eyes pharmacy hires for new customer care center
CVS Caremark Corp. is looking to hire 100 full-time pharmacy technicians for its new Pharmacy Customer Care Center being built in Cumberland, R.I. The company on Tuesday plans to hold a recruitment event for the facility. The August 25 event is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
P&G sells Rx business to Warner Chilcott for $3.1B
Procter & Gamble Co. plans to sell its global pharmaceuticals business to specialty drug maker Warner Chilcott PLC in a $3.1 billion cash deal.
Federal government ups ante for electronic health records
The federal government plans to provide about $1.2 billion in grants to help hospitals, physicians and other health care providers implement and use electronic health records.
Three directors elected to NACDS Foundation board
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Executive Committee has named three new directors to fill vacancies on the NACDS Foundation board.
Goldman Sachs executive joins Walgreens as treasurer
Walgreen Co. said Friday it has hired Jason Dubinsky as division vice president and treasurer. Plans call for Dubinsky, 36, to start at Walgreens on August 24. He comes to the drug store chain from The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in Chicago, where he served as vice president of investment banking in
Walgreens’ Watts named to Product of the Year panel
Colin Watts, chief innovation officer at Walgreen Co., has been selected to chair the jury panel for the second annual Product of the Year USA Awards.
Price Chopper enlists decision-support tool for MTM
Price Chopper Supermarkets has deployed a clinical decision-support solution that’s expediting information access for its pharmacists in providing medication therapy management (MTM) and other services.
Safeway touts affordability with flu shot program
Safeway Inc. has begun offering seasonal flu shots at its U.S. stores, with the vaccines being provided at what the company calls "a substantial savings" versus doctor-administered inoculations.
Walgreens opens second ‘eco-store’
Walgreen Co. on Wednesday opened the second of five planned drug stores registered to meet certification for environmental efficiency and design.
Wal-Mart rolls out free mail delivery for generic Rxs
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is now offering free mail delivery for 90-day supplies of certain generic drug prescriptions in states across the Midwest and Northeast.
Congressman tours Hartig Drug, Carepro pharmacies
Demonstrating firsthand community pharmacy’s role in the nation’s health care system, Hartig Drug and Carepro Health Services on Monday hosted store tours by Rep. Dave Loebsack (D., Iowa) and Steve Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.