WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has entered into clinical affiliations with three leading academic medical centers. The collaborating medical centers are the University of Maryland Medical System, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System. Through these affiliations, the patients served by these medical centers will
LINTHICUM, Md. — Care Pharmacies is migrating to PDX Inc.’s Enterprise Pharmacy System (EPS) as its main pharmacy platform. Deployment of the PDX system is slated to begin this month. According to Michael Wysong, chief executive officer of Care Pharmacies, the platform will enable Care pharmacists to provide more health care services. “We are excited
ARLINGTON, Va. — The strong relationship between retail pharmacy and the generic drug industry was stressed by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores as it marked the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act. Since the law’s inception, generics have
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at drug, grocery and convenience stores has been signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown, but a national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers has vowed to seek a referendum to repeal the law, which is scheduled to take effect in July. Under SB270, plastic
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — As part of an effort to encourage women to take a more active role in monitoring and maintaining their health, Sam’s Club pharmacies nationwide hosted free women’s health screenings. Available to both members and nonmembers of the warehouse club chain, the free screenings were offered on October 11 at all 599 Sam’s
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. — Former Shoppers Drug Mart chief financial officer Brad Lukow has been appointed in the same role at 99¢ Only Stores. The extreme value retailer said Monday that as CFO of 99¢ Only Stores, Lukow will be responsible for overseeing finance, accounting and treasury. Chris Laurence, who has served as interim
The three most influential health care retailers in America are drug chains. They are, in no particular order, Walgreens, CVS Health and Rite Aid. In a sense, this is a surprise. Over the past several years, every major mass retailer in the U.S. has put an emphasis on health care. The emphasis has taken different
The nation’s health care system is in upheaval, with, to borrow a phrase from William Wordsworth, “the meagre, stale, forbidding ways of custom” under siege. The combination of the world’s highest per capita costs and substandard results when measured against other industrialized nations has finally spurred decision makers in both the public and private sectors
RESTON, Va. — STS Health has gained national retail distribution of its FluNada homeopathic throat and nasal spray following successful trials of the product at CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens. The company said Wednesday that the move marks a major expansion of FluNada’s presence on store shelves, to nearly 15,000 national and regional retailers since it began
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — Boehringer Ingelheim has released Striverdi Respimat Inhalation Spray (olodaterol 5 mcg), a medication for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to U.S. pharmacies. The pharmaceutical company said Wednesday that Striverdi Respimat Inhalation Spray is a long-acting beta agonist (LABA) delivered via the Respimat inhaler, which provides a premeasured amount of medicine in a slow-moving
WASHINGTON — AmerisourceBergen Corp. closed out its ThinkLive 2014 manufacturers conference with an awards ceremony honoring key partners. The pharmaceutical distributor said that at Tuesday evening’s dinner and awards reception it presented Manufacturer Excellence Awards to three companies: Proctor & Gamble (for the consumer category), Zydus (for generic drugs) and Bayer (for branded medications). Receiving
LONGUEUIL, Quebec — Jean Coutu Group saw its retail store network and corporate sales rise slightly for the fiscal 2015 second quarter. The Canadian drug chain’s net earnings for the quarter, which ended Aug. 30, were in line with the consensus estimate of analysts. Jean Coutu said Wednesday that fiscal 2015 second-quarter sales for its
DENVER — UrgentRx is expanding its product line with UrgentRx Fast Powders multipack boxes, which contain 10 single-dose packets of the brand’s fast-acting, flavored powder medications. The company said Monday that UrgentRx 10-count boxes are now available nationwide for its Headache Relief to Go, Heartburn Relief to Go, Upset Stomach Relief to Go, Ache & Pain
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. has more than doubled its preferred pharmacy network relationships with national Medicare Part D plan sponsors for 2015. Walgreens said Tuesday that for the 2015 plan year it will be a preferred pharmacy for nine plan sponsors, compared with three in the prior coverage period. The nation’s largest drug chain
