DEERFIELD, Ill. — The partnership of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) and pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics positions the companies to capture a larger share of the prescription drug market and better compete with such players as CVS Health. St. Paul, Minn.-based Prime, the nation’s fourth-largest PBM with 22 million members, is owned by 14
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. and EnvisionRx, the pharmacy benefit management division of EnvisionRxOptions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Rite Aid, have debuted Rx90, a new program focused on improving medication adherence and health outcomes for consumers with chronic conditions. Rx90, now available for EnvisionRx clients, gives consumers the option to fill
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends an annual flu shot for everyone over the age of six months, and retail pharmacies across the nation are spreading the word of their ability to provide such health services. Walgreens is now offering flu shots at all of its pharmacies (including Duane Reade
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said it’s working on store divestiture scenarios with the Federal Trade Commission to gain clearance for its $17.2 billion deal to acquire Rite Aid Corp. WBA said Thursday that it and Rite Aid “remain actively engaged” in talks with the FTC as the regulator reviews the acquisition, which
The suspense (or impatience?) continues to build in the investor and retailing communities as Walgreens Boots Alliance’s $17.2 billion deal to buy Rite Aid remains under review by the Federal Trade Commission. Lately, speculation has centered on Kroger as a potential buyer of stores that would be divested by WBA for the FTC to sign
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has made the opioid overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription at its pharmacies in 13 states. The drug chain said Monday that naloxone — administered by injection or nasal spray — previously was available only with a prescription from a doctor. Subject to state regulations, Rite Aid
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The Rite Aid Foundation has donated an additional $50,000 to the American Red Cross Louisiana Capital Area to help with flood relief efforts in the greater Baton Rouge area. The foundation said the donation will be used to provide 11,000 comfort kits, which contain personal hygiene products and snacks, to people
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp.’s RediClinic has formed a joint venture with New Jersey health system Hackensack Meridian Health to open co-branded retail clinics. Plans call for the first of 10 clinics to start opening later this year, RediClinic said Tuesday. The walk-in clinics will be called Hackensack Meridian Health RediClinics and be
CAMP HILL, Pa. — A new prescription drug program from Rite Aid Corp. and its EnvisionRx pharmacy benefit management arm gives patients with chronic conditions more flexibility in getting their maintenance medications. Called Rx90, the program enables patients to fill 90-day prescriptions at any of Rite Aid’s nearly 4,600 pharmacies or, for the same price,
CAMP HILL, Pa. — With the start of flu season just around the corner in the fall, Rite Aid Corp. has begun its annual immunization push by offering walk-in flu shots daily. The drug chain said Tuesday that customers can visit any of its nearly 4,600 stores to get a seasonal flu shot from a
HOUSTON — Retail clinic operator RediClinic has rolled out online appointment scheduling from desktop computers, tablets and mobile devices. The Rite Aid Corp. subsidiary said Thursday that unlike existing registration systems that put patients in a queue, RediClinic’s online scheduling system allows patients to make a same-day or next-day appointment for a specific time at
Rite Aid Corp. made headlines in January when it announced it had installed beacons throughout its network of nearly 4,600 drug stores, wrestling away from Macy’s the designation of largest retail beacon deployment to date. The drug store chain is following in the footsteps of other major retailers such as Target Corp. that have been
It has been slightly more than nine months since Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to acquire Rite Aid in a $17.2 billion all-cash transaction. Since that time, speculation about whether the Walgreens-Rite Aid merger will pass muster with the Federal Trade Commission has become a staple of discussion for people involved in community pharmacy and the
By gobbling prime real estate and mastering the science of site selection, the top national drug store chains have absolutely succeeded in getting as close to the customer as possible. But in an era when almost anything you want is available at the touch of a button — not just on your computer at home
