November 6, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
AmerisourceBergen, Narcan, Rick Gates, Walgreens
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — In its continuing efforts to combat the opioid drug epidemic plaguing the country, Walgreens has announced it is now stocking Narcan in all of its more than 8,000 pharmacies nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration-approved nasal spray, which is a form of naloxone, can be used in the event of an overdose
November 6, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
Kevin Groh, Loblaw Cos.
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, News
TORONTO — Loblaw Cos. is making investments in digital and e-commerce services with savings it plans to net from terminating 500 jobs, though the company did not speculate on how much it would save. The cuts, which the Canadian food and drug retailer announced last month, will affect employees within the executive and management ranks,
November 6, 2017 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
2017 NCPA Digest, B. Douglas Hoey, Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network, CPESN, independent drug stores, independent pharmacies, Jeffrey Woldt, National Community Pharmacists Association, NCPA
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, Opinion
More often than not, independent drug stores are overshadowed by the big retail chains. While it’s understandable why individual pharmacists who own one or two locations do not receive the same level of attention as the top pharmacy operators, the largest of which each have thousands of stores across the United States, in the aggregate
November 6, 2017 by Per Hong and Chain Drug Review
A.T. Kearney, Health@250, Per Hong
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, Opinion
The impact of a healthy population and vibrant workforce on the ability of the economy to sustain growth should not be underestimated. While Congress has been mired in a political debate around the near-term costs and burden of the Affordable Care Act, lost from this deeply partisan discussion is a tangible, forward-thinking consideration of the
November 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
American Lung Association, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Lung Force, NicoDerm CQ, Nicorette, nicotine replacement therapy, smoking cessation
2017, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Supplier News
CHICAGO — GSK Consumer Healthcare and CVS Health have partnered with American Lung Association’s Lung Force initiative to help people quit smoking. The American Lung Association said that GSK Consumer Healthcare will donate $1 to Lung Force for every box of Nicorette or NicoDerm CQ purchased at CVS Pharmacy through Dec. 2, up to $100,000.
November 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2018 National Defense Authorization Act, Buddy Carter, Dave Loebsack, Department of Defense, Doug Collins, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Peter Welch, Steve Anderson, Tricare, TRICARE acquisition cost parity pilot
2017, Featured Articles, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Forty-nine members of Congress are urging House and Senate leaders to support a one-year extension of the TRICARE Acquisition Cost Parity Pilot Program for retail pharmacy. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said late Wednesday that the bipartisan group of lawmakers — led by Reps. Buddy Carter (R., Ga.), Dave Loebsack
November 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Brian Hoover, Darren Karst, Doug Donley, Matt Schroeder, Rite Aid
2017, Business, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Matt Schroeder has been promoted to senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer at Rite Aid Corp. Rite Aid said Thursday that Schroeder, previously group vice president of strategy, investor relations and treasurer, takes over chief accounting officer duties from Doug Donley, who is retiring after more than 20 years
October 23, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Affordable Care Act, AHPs, association health plans, Chuck Schumer, health insurance, preexisting conditions, President Donald Trump, Trump executive order
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — After numerous failed attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to relax standards on small businesses that band together to buy health insurance and may take steps to allow the sale of other health plans that skirt the health law’s requirements. The Trump executive order
October 23, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
ClearRx, CVS Pharmacy, Deborah Adler, Kevin Hourican, medication adherence, ScriptPath, ScriptPath Prescription Schedule
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy aims to improve medication adherence with the rollout of ScriptPath, a new prescription management system for patients on multiple medicines. Earlier this month, CVS launched the ScriptPath Prescription Schedule, which pulls all of a patient’s CVS prescription information onto one document and employs icons designating the time of day and
October 23, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Accredo Health Group, AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, Joel Wright, Prime Therapeutics, Walgreens
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
ORLANDO, Fla. — Merging the specialty pharmacy and mail service capabilities of Walgreens and Prime Therapeutics LLC has created a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts, says Joel Wright, chief executive officer of the newly formed AllianceRx Walgreens Prime. Increased purchasing scale and the addition of Prime’s clinical and lives management
October 23, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Amazon.com, Doug McMillon, Google, Greg Foran, Jet.com, Marc Lore, Walmart, Walmart U.S. eCommerce
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — The growing convergence of its physical and digital assets has put Walmart in the retail sector’s sweet spot, according to company executives. “We have good momentum in the business, we’re executing our strategy and moving with speed to win with the customer, who is more connected than ever and embracing tools that
October 23, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Eric La Flèche, François Coutu, Jean Coutu, Jean Coutu Group, McMahon Distributeur Pharmaceutique, Metro Inc., Metro-Jean Coutu merger
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
MONTREAL — The acquisition of the Jean Coutu Group by Metro Inc. will create a $16 billion food and drug retailer with 1,307 stores in Quebec, Ontario and News Brunswick. Metro has agreed to purchase Coutu for $24.50 per share in cash and stock in a total deal valued at $4.5 billion ($3.6 billion U.S.).
October 23, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, AmerisourceBergen, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Jonathan Gavras, Kim Holland, Pfizer, Prime Therapeutics, Walgreens, Walgreens medication disposal kiosks
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Four prominent players in the health care sector are coming together to help combat opioid abuse by increasing the availability of Walgreens medication disposal kiosks. The goal is to collect 300 tons of unwanted medications over the next two years through kiosks at about 1,500 Walgreens stores nationwide. Walgreens now has about
October 23, 2017 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Greg Shepherd, Pharmasave, Pharmasave Pacific, Pharmasave pharmacists, University of British Columbia Okanagan
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Thirteen Pharmasave Pacific Ltd. stores in British Columbia are piloting a clinical program to help diabetes patients better manage their condition. The Canadian pharmacy cooperative recently announced that the locations in the province are participating in a pharmacist-led clinical trial in which type 2 diabetes patients use a therapeutic nutrition program