NEW YORK — The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and Pfizer Inc. have teamed up to combat the sale of counterfeit prescription medicines and help patients learn how to safely buy medicines online. Under an educational initiative announced Thursday, NABP and Pfizer said they aim to highlight the dangers of purchasing counterfeit medications
BOULDER, Colo. — Late next month, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy plans to open its 24th location in Carlsbad, Calif. Pharmaca, which provides traditional prescription filling services and homeopathic health solutions, said Thursday that the 4,700-square-foot Carlsbad store will open for business on Oct. 22 in a shopping center with a Vons supermarket. The integrative pharmacy chain
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Leveraging its medication therapy knowledge, CVS Caremark Corp. has partnered with Dovetail Health, a provider of transitional care services, to help prevent hospital readmissions. CVS Caremark said Thursday that helping patients better manage and understand their medication regimens after they are discharged from a hospital can play a large part in reducing
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. this week brought together representatives from leading health systems to discuss evolving efforts in coordinated patient care at the first Walgreens Health Systems Executive Client Forum. The two-day event featured presentations from health care thought leaders — including a keynote address by former U.S. secretary of health and human services
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Despite a dip in the front end, same-store sales for Rite Aid Corp. rose during September. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Sept. 24, comparable-store sales edged up 1.3% versus a year earlier. The uptick kept up the drug store chain’s monthly comp-store sales growth this year
CHEMUNG, N.Y. — With a gathering of federal and New York state officials on hand, CVS Caremark Corp. this week held a grand opening for a 751,000-square-foot distribution center in Chemung, N.Y., that serves about 350 CVS/pharmacy stores in the Northeast. (Left to right) Sen. Charles Schumer, CVS/pharmacy Chemung distribution center director Perry Lundberg and CVS
SEATTLE — Bartell Drugs plans to premiere what it calls a "next-generation store" in Seattle that features more product offerings, new concepts for store departments, and enhanced lighting and decor. The Puget Sound-area drug chain is set to hold a grand opening Friday afternoon at the 15,475-square-foot remodeled store, located in Seattle’s Roosevelt Square. According
PRINCETON, N.J. — With the Major League Baseball playoffs set to start, Church & Dwight Co. has begun airing television commercials for Arrid Extra Dry antiperspirant deodorant that feature New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera. Reflecting the brand’s "keep cool in any situation" slogan, the TV spot shows the five-time World Champion relief pitcher
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has launched wellness+ for diabetes, a free program that offers exclusive resources and savings to people living with diabetes and their caregivers. The drug store chain said Wednesday that for the diabetes program, an adjunct of its wellness+ customer rewards program, it is teaming up with online health
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. is restructuring its marketing and merchandising staff in a bid to foster a more integrated approach to the two disciplines and intensify the drug chain’s customer focus. A major component of the realignment is the elimination of the chief marketing officer’s role. As a result, Kim Feil, a vice president
NEW YORK — Supermarket chains with sizable pharmacy operations will see their gross profits edge up next year as brand-name drugs lose patent protection and higher-margin generic versions of those medications hit the market, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service. The rating agency said Wednesday that Kroger Co., Safeway Inc. and Supervalu Inc.
MILWAUKEE — Carma Laboratories Inc. has expanded its skin care line with Carmex Healing Lotion in a new 13-ounce pump. Carmex Healing Lotion features aloe and vitamin E to moisturize, heal and protect skin from dryness, and it has a light, fresh scent and is formulated for daily use, Carma said. The suggested retail price
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway Inc. has appointed Dr. Kent Bradley as chief medical officer, a newly created position. The food and drug retailer said Monday that the creation of the chief medical officer post is designed to enhance and build Safeway’s reputation as a health care innovator. Bradley will have responsibility for developing and guiding
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Scott Pelley will be the keynote speaker for the 13th annual National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Dinner on Nov. 29 in New York City. "We are honored that distinguished journalist Scott Pelley will provide the keynote address at this year’s NACDS Foundation Dinner,"
