DEERFIELD, Ill. — Timothy McLevish has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer at Walgreen Co., taking over from Wade Miquelon, who left to pursue other opportunities. Tim McLevish McLevish will lead all of Walgreens’ finance functions as the company prepares to move forward with the proposed second step of its strategic partnership
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association announced that three teams of pharmacy students are finalists in the 2014 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. NCPA said Friday that pharmacy students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, the University of California at San Francisco School of Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — More than 8.2 million seniors and people with disabilities under Medicare saved $11.5 billion on prescription drugs since 2010 because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS said this week that the ACA reins in the cost of prescriptions under Medicare by gradually
CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble Co. plans to drop as many as 100 brands over the next couple of years to sharpen its focus on its most profitable product lines. The consumer products giant revealed the strategy, which would more than halve its brand count, during a conference call on Friday with financial analysts to
PLANO, Texas — Steve Valentino has joined sales and marketing firm Crossmark as vice president of the Crossmark Drug division. Steve Valentino Crossmark said Thursday that Valentino comes to the company from Johnson & Johnson, where he led customer development with Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid on all lines of J&J business. "Steve is one
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Scotch has introduced an array of new offerings for students, parents and teachers as the back-to-school season approaches. 3M said that new Scotch back-to-school supplies for students include Scotch Expressions Tapes and Decals, which students can use to decorate notebooks, backpacks, lockers and more. Scotch Expressions Decals come in Candy Carnival,
SCHOFIELD, Wis. — PuraMed BioScience Inc. is changing the name and logo of its LipiGesic M homeopathic migraine headache pain reliever. The company said the product will now be branded MigraPure and sport a new green-hued logo, compared with the previous LipiGesic red-and-yellow colored logo. A tagline that describes the product — "Powerful Migraine Relief"
CINCINNATI — Michael Strahan, former NFL star and the co-host of "LIVE with Kelly and Michael," has teamed up with Procter & Gamble, the maker of Metamucil, to launch Meta, a new line of wellness products. P&G said Thursday that in addition to the Metamucil powder, the new product line will include Meta Health Bars
SAN MATEO, Calif. — SmartStory Technologies has deployed its SmartStory enterprise platform, which automates the delivery of short, sequenced and personalized videos in retail pharmacies. The company said Tuesday that the service was launched last month with Stayhealthy Inc., which operates thousands of HealthCenter kiosks in pharmacies, supermarkets and employer locations nationwide to measure customers’
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MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Hello Products LLC has announced a flurry of executive moves, including the appointment of chief operating and financial officers. The "seriously friendly" oral care brand said Thursday that Steve Lloyd has been hired as chief operating officer. He formerly was chief executive officer of Boots North America and has held many international
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Retail pharmacy industry veteran Warren Jeffery is rejoining Rexall as chief operating officer. Warren Jeffery Rexall said Thursday that as COO, Jeffery will lead store operations, merchandising, real estate and acquisitions as part of the Canadian drug chain’s efforts to accelerate growth. Jeffery had retired from Katz Group Canada Ltd./Rexall at the
LAS VEGAS — Thousands of community pharmacists and other industry stakeholders have converged on Las Vegas for ThoughtSpot 2014, the annual trade show of AmerisourceBergen Corp. and its Good Neighbor Pharmacy network. AmerisourceBergen said Thursday that the event, held at the MGM Grand and running to Aug. 2, aims to provide independent pharmacists with practices
Poll: Pharmacy Choice for Seniors Supported by 76% of U.S. Voters As Support for H.R. 4577 Grows, Voters Reject Anti-Patient Scare Tactics ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 31, 2014) – As members of Congress prepare to see voters during a month-long recess and more lawmakers sign on to cosponsor a bipartisan patient choice proposal, the National Community
