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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,
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bryan Pugh has resigned as chief merchant at Fred’s Inc. and has been replaced by Mary Lou Gardner. Fred’s said late Tuesday that Gardner takes over Pugh’s role as executive vice president and chief merchandising and marketing officer effective immediately. She has served as senior vice president of strategy and project management
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
DEERFIELD, Ill. — As the nation enters the back-to-school season, Walgreens has launched its yearly flu vaccination campaign. The drug chain said Monday that it’s offering flu shots on a walk-in basis at all of Walgreens pharmacies nationwide, Duane Reade pharmacies in metropolitan New York and Walgreens Healthcare Clinic retail clinics. Depending on the location,
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is piloting its own mobile payment tool called CVS Pay, designed to expedite the checkout process. CVS said Thursday that CVS Pay, part of the CVS Pharmacy mobile app, is an end-to-end solution that integrates payment, prescription pickup and the ExtraCare loyalty program all in one scan. So far, CVS
TORONTO — McKesson Canada president Alain Champagne is leaving the company to join sales training and development firm Optimé International as a partner and chief executive officer. Plans call for Champagne to take over as Optimé CEO effective Sept. 1. He will operate out of the company’s Montreal and Toronto offices. Champagne has served as McKesson
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Following recent reports that a deal was in the works, Walmart announced that it’s buying online retailer Jet.com Inc. in a transaction valued at $3.3 billion. Walmart said Wednesday that under the agreement, it will buy Jet for about $3 billion in cash and $300 million in Walmart shares. Some of the
BOSTON — National Association of Chain Drug Stores leaders told retailers and suppliers at the 2016 NACDS Total Store Expo that they’re well-positioned to help the nation meet challenges in health care. During the business program on Sunday, NACDS chairman Martin Otto explained that the collaboration already exercised by NACDS business partners in health and
I was asked to share with Chain Drug Review readers a few thoughts about what is new in terms of pharmacy and front-end topics. As it turns out, the answer to this question is very similar to the answer to another frequently asked question: What will be new at the 2016 NACDS Total Store Expo?
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
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Pharmacist interventions and benefit plan designs with low co-payments can help improve adherence to cholesterol-lowering drugs for patients in minority communities, according to a new study developed by Walgreens and the University of Chicago. Walgreens said the study, published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, found that in the
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is promoting Greg Orr to vice president of digital health, taking over from Adam Pellegrini, who is leaving the company to join Fitbit Inc. A Walgreens spokeswoman confirmed late Wednesday that Orr, currently senior director of digital health, will assume the new role effective Sept. 1. Orr joined Walgreens as director
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Rising PBM and specialty pharmacy sales and recently acquired pharmacy businesses lifted revenue at CVS Health Corp. for the second quarter, with adjusted earnings per share topping Wall Street’s consensus forecast. CVS Health said Tuesday that for the second quarter ended June 30, sales climbed 17.6% to $43.73 billion from $37.17 billion
ARLINGTON, Va. — Bartell Drugs, Quality Food Centers (QFC), Hy-Vee and Giant Eagle are participating in National Association of Chain Drug Stores projects to demonstrate value-based payment models for pharmacy-administered immunizations. NACDS said Friday that the three projects aim to develop and implement a scalable, replicable model for value-based payments that improves vaccination rates for
