May 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
George Riedl, Walmart
2016, Featured Articles, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — George Riedl is on a mission to make Walmart consumers’ first choice for pharmacy, health and wellness. “Competing against the company for so many years, I’d always respected Walmart and really looked at it as the leader in most categories,” says Riedl, who was named president of health and wellness at the
May 16, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Covered Outpatient Drugs final rule, H-E-B, health care spending, Hy-Vee, Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Randy Edeker, RxImpact Day, U.S. health care industry
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. health care system is not functioning in a sustainable way, new National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Martin Otto said at the organization’s Annual Meeting here last month. Costs are too high and are rising fast, while outcomes are disappointing. “There are a number of structural issues in
May 16, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Brian Tilzer, Curbside, CVS Express, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Jarod Waldman
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Shopping just got a little easier for CVS Health customers. Last month, the company announced its partnership with Curbside — a company perfecting the store pickup experience for retailers and consumers — in order to launch CVS Express, a digital solution offering consumers a new level of seamless convenience. CVS Health is
May 16, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., Bob Mauch, Brian Nightengale, Dave Neu, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Steven Collis, Xcenda
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Brian Nightengale has succeeded Dave Neu as president of AmerisourceBergen Corp.’s Good Neighbor Pharmacy. Neu, who has also been executive vice president of retail strategy at AmerisourceBergen, will retire this summer after more than three decades with the company. Nightengale had been president of Xcenda, AmeriscourceBergen’s health economics and outcomes consultancy. He
May 16, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, CVS Pharmacy y más, Gabe Navarro, Hank Casillas
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
LOS ANGELES — Adding to the dozen locations it opened in June 2015, CVS Pharmacy launched nine CVS Pharmacy y más stores last month in the greater Los Angeles area. These specialized stores provide enhanced, personalized service to the local Hispanic community. The nine L.A. area stores will have the new format, which includes completely
May 16, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, pharmaceutical distribution, Steven Collis, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — AmerisourceBergen announced earlier this month that it has extended the term of its strategic, long-term relationship with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) for an additional three years. The move extends the pharmaceutical distribution contract and the Walgreens Boots Alliance Development relationship to 2026. The extension includes an enhanced commitment from WBA
May 16, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacists Association, APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Medication Disposal for Safer Communities, naloxone, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, prescription drug abuse, Richard Ashworth, Thomas Menighan, Tom Davis, Walgreens
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Drug chains are spearheading efforts to fight prescription drug abuse through a range of initiatives. CVS Health reported that its Medication Disposal for Safer Communities program has donated more than 500 drug collection units to law enforcement partners across the U.S. The donation resulted in the safe disposal of more than 35
May 16, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
drug abuse, Healthcare Distribution Management Association, John Gray, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, prescription drug abuse, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Enactment of a new law designed to curtail drug abuse while maintaining legitimate access to medications has been hailed by pharmacy groups including the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. The legislation — which advances collaboration among health and enforcement authorities — is a positive step for people who have been affected by
May 16, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
John Tse, LED Dental, London Drugs, oral cancer screening
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
RICHMOND, British Columbia — In an effort to raise awareness about oral cancer, London Drugs began offering oral screening clinics at 15 stores in greater Vancouver, British Columbia. The screenings — held between April 25 and May 18 — follow a successful oral cancer screening pilot program that the company began in April 2015. During
May 16, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Carmen Bauza, Mark Panzer, Martin Otto, NACDS board members, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Alex Gourlay, executive vice president of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and president of Walgreens, was elected vice chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores at its Annual Meeting. Mark Panzer, senior VP of pharmacy, health and wellness at Albertsons, was elected treasurer. Gourlay and Panzer will serve a one-year
May 16, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Bayer Consumer Health, Erica Mann, Martin Otto, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Robert B. Begley Award, Tim Hayes
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former president of Bayer Consumer Health Tim Hayes received the Robert B. Begley Award at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting that was held here last month. The award is the highest honor within the chain pharmacy industry. Throughout his career, Hayes has held positions of increasing responsibility
May 16, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Favorite Pharmacy Team Member Contest, Jocelyn Konrad, Rite Aid
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. recently announced the two winners of the 2015 Vote for Your Favorite Pharmacy Team Member Contest. Sharon Balser, a Rite Aid pharmacy technician from Milford, Mich., and Theresa Forrest, a loyal Rite Aid customer from Gwynn Oak, Md., were selected at random from more than 11,000 unique entries.
May 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
AMP-based FULs, drug reimbursement, Jeffrey Woldt, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, Opinion
National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and CEO Steve Anderson recently provided the group’s members with an update about implementation of the new rule governing reimbursement to pharmacy operators for prescriptions filled under the Medicaid program. His remarks are of interest, both for what they say about the issue and for the style of
May 16, 2016 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
David Pinto, Tom Coughlin, Walmart
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, Opinion
Amid the dazzling array of industry events that marked April as an exceptional month in the chain drug retailing community, Tom Coughlin, the legendary Walmart executive who led the company through some of its most memorable years, passed away at the age of 67. His funeral was held in Bentonville, Ark., a week before the