January 10, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
Andy Becker, Brent Stutz, Calvin LeRoux, Carmen Churcott, Chris Chiew, Debbie Weitzman, Eyad Farah, George Rafferty, Grady Brown, Jennifer Zilka, Joe Douglas, John Standley, Michelle Peluso, Prem Shah
January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Retail News
With the pandemic surging, pharmacy chains are planning for new solutions to fight the variants. At the same time retailers are looking to broaden affordable and accessible health care offerings when many people find such services from more traditional providers out of financial reach. Chains are also bolstering their e-commerce appeal to entice omnichannel shoppers.
January 10, 2022 by David Pinto
Sam Walton, Walmart
January 10, 2022, Opinion
Later this year, 60 years will have passed since the first Walmart opened its doors in Rogers, Ark., the town that borders the retailer’s Bentonville headquarters. Put another way, most Americans don’t remember the United States without a Walmart at which to shop or peruse or merely gossip about or await the day when the
January 10, 2022 by Jeffrey Woldt
CVS, CVS Health, Karen Lynch
January 10, 2022, Opinion
As Karen Lynch nears the end of her first year as president and chief executive officer of CVS Health, it’s clear that she is intent on extending the legacy of growth and innovation that has been a hallmark of the company for more than three decades. Speaking at CVS’ investor day in New York City
January 4, 2022 by Peter Matz
Pharmacy Outlook Peter Matz FMI – The Food Industry Association
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
Throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency, the importance of pharmacies to the health and well-being of the American public has never been more clear. Following the development and approval of COVID-19 vaccines early last year, pharmacies played an integral role in administering millions of vaccine doses to the American people to combat the spread of
January 3, 2022 by John O'Brien
John O’Brien NPC
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
As we head full steam into 2022, it is my hope that the new year brings about a much more informed public discussion about the important role prescription drugs play in our health care system and in improving the lives of patients. That would be a marked change from the past year, which prioritized rhetoric
December 31, 2021 by Scott Melville
Scott Melville President CEO Consumer Healthcare Products Association
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
One of the most enduring outcomes of the global pandemic is the tremendous acceleration of self-care as a cornerstone of health care. Now, more than ever, consumers are taking greater responsibility for, and control over, their own health care. While it’s exciting to see broad industry growth, there’s no denying that consumer demand, and the
December 30, 2021 by Chip Davis
Chip Davis is the president and CEO of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
From the White House to the kitchen table, supply chain disruptions have been on the minds of many Americans. But while the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the limits of operating within a global marketplace, the pharmaceutical supply chain was largely immune to bottlenecks. Consumer goods shortages have challenged us recently, yet pharmacies, health systems and physicians’
December 29, 2021 by Dan Leonard
Dan Leonard is the president and CEO of Association for Accessible Medicines
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
When patients receive their prescriptions at the pharmacy counter, the pharmacist is handing them a generic medicine nine times out of 10. Because of that, their co-pay is about 8.5 times more affordable than those for brands; 93% of the time generic co-pays are below $20. Doctors, pharmacists and patients count on the value proposition
December 28, 2021 by B. Douglas Hoey
B. Douglas Hoey is chief executive officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
One positive result of the coronavirus pandemic is that it has forever changed the consumer’s view of pharmacy. Of course, the evolving perception of the role of the pharmacist was already very much in progress. But the pandemic propelled it forward in ways that will have some radical effects on the business model of community
December 27, 2021 by Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson is president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
A January 2021 Bloomberg headline declared: “If They Nail Vaccinations, Drugstores Will Be the Heroes of 2021.” Indeed, NACDS members and their teams — in traditional drug stores, supermarkets and mass retail — are doing that and more. By staying open, filling gaps in care, rolling out COVID testing, and vaccinating against COVID, flu and