DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. has partnered with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer $10 million of free flu shots in 15 markets nationwide to people who lack health insurance or have insufficient health coverage. In a conference call with the media on Friday, Walgreens pharmacy services president Kermit Crawford, HHS
CINCINNATI — Leveraging social media, Procter & Gamble Co.’s Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil cold, cough and flu relief brands have launched a new Facebook contest dubbed the "Search for the Most Dedicated NFL Fan." P&G said Friday that the contest that will reward the National Football League’s "most dedicated football fan" with an all-expenses-paid trip and
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Richard Thome has joined Lansinoh Laboratories Inc. as chief operations officer. The breastfeeding product maker said Thursday that Thome brings to the company a wide range of experience in all aspects of operations, including integration of new brands and products into current portfolios and a strong foundation in managing manufacturing plants and
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — It appears increasingly unlikely that former Walmart executive Hank Mullany will join CVS/pharmacy. In the wake of a decision by a Delaware judge to prevent, at least temporarily, Mullany from becoming president of the drug chain, sources close to parent company CVS Caremark Corp. indicate that it is making plans to put
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — MinuteClinic has affiliated with St. Rose Dominican Hospitals in southern Nevada in a clinical alliance to enhance the health care services in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The CVS Caremark Corp. retail health clinic subsidiary said Thursday that under the agreement, family doctors affiliated with St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, which are members of
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation plans to contribute $1.5 million in grants to expand the availability of community pharmacy residency programs (CPRPs) for pharmacy graduates, which it said is the single-largest grant ever dedicated to community pharmacy residencies. The NACDS Foundation said Thursday that with the contribution, it aims
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cold and flu symptoms don’t deter many Americans from going to work, according to poll by Kraft Foods’ Halls cough drop brand. The company said Wednesday that the Halls national telephone survey, conducted by Kelton Research, found that most working Americans won’t sacrifice a sick day this year for most cold and flu
DUBLIN, Ohio — The Cardinal Health Foundation and the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy have teamed up to launch the new GenerationRx Youth Toolkit, aimed at helping prevent prescription drug abuse by teens. Cardinal Health said the new kit offers health care providers, pharmacists, parents, teachers, youth group leaders and other concerned citizens interactive
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Despite declined revenue, Rite Aid Corp. narrowed its loss for its fiscal 2011 third quarter and came in ahead of Wall Street’s forecast. The drug store chain said Thursday that for the 13-week third quarter ended Nov. 27, sales fell 2.4% to $6.2 billion from $6.4 billion a year earlier. The
NEW YORK — Walmart has been granted a preliminary injunction to block former executive Hank Mullany from being hired as the pharmacy chief at CVS Caremark Corp., according to published reports. A Delaware judge granted Walmart the injunction on Wednesday after a court hearing on the matter, and a trial has been scheduled for March,
BASEL, Switzerland — Novartis has entered an agreement to acquire the remaining interest of eye care company Alcon Inc. that it doesn’t already own. Novartis said Wednesday that under the stock-and-cash deal, valued at $12.9 billion, it will purchase the remaining 23% interest in Alcon, giving it full ownership of the company. The Swiss pharmaceutical
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson has named Alex Gorsky and Sheri McCoy as vice chairmen of its executive committee and said they will join board chairman and chief executive officer William Weldon in an expanded office of the chairman. The health care giant said Wednesday that the appointments of Gorsky, currently worldwide chairman
WASHINGTON — The "candy-like appearance" of Tessalon (benzonatate) liquid cough suppressant capsules presents a risk to young children, and the medication should be kept in child-proof containers, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In an alert issued Tuesday, the FDA said the round, liquid-filled gelatin capsules — approved for symptomatic relief of cough in
WASHINGTON — An estimated 36 million Americans, or one in six people, have purchased prescription drugs online without a doctor’s prescription, according to research presented by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and funded by the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP). The Partnership at Drugfree.org revealed the findings of its drug purchasing habits study, a phone
