NEW YORK — Amazon has put another building block in place as it works to bring the experience of pharmacy customers fully into the digital era. This morning the company unveiled a feature on the Amazon Pharmacy website that automatically applies coupons offered by a select group of brand-name drug makers to the orders of
The dispensing of mifepristone, one of two medications used sequentially to terminate pregnancy, has emerged as a very thorny problem for Walgreens, one that will, in short order, engulf other retail pharmacies across the country. The issue burst into prominence at the beginning of February when the attorneys general of 20 states wrote a letter
After three years of the pandemic, consumers are returning to health care. But they are not returning to the same health care landscape, nor are they behaving in the same manner. The pent-up post-pandemic demand for health care services has created longer wait times at traditional point-of-care locations like primary care offices, pushing consumers to
Walgreens (along with CVS, Rite Aid and several regional mass retailers) has been in the news recently, though not for the usual reasons — and not under the most favorable circumstances. Along with other newspapers and periodicals, The New York Times has lately put Walgreens in its cross hairs, with attention-grabbing headlines such as these:
Prescription drug discount cards are a fast-growing market. The growing complexity of insurance plans and a system of pharmaceutical discounts and rebates that is not visible to the patient have widened the discrepancy between the cost of drugs and what patients actually pay. Additionally, the price a patient pays can vary widely across insurance plans,
KANSAS CITY — With a new year come new products, trends and innovation, and Hallmark knows that relevancy is key. “We continuously strive to create new product that is more relevant, to more people, more often. It’s imperative that we continue to evolve to meet the diverse needs of today’s consumers. We aim to create
ATLANTA — Genexa continues to be a pioneer, and it is the only clean medicine company that makes over-the-counter medicines for the entire family. “Our medicines span most major categories of O-T-C treatment, including cold and flu, pain and fever relief, digestion, and allergy for infants, kids and adults,” says David Johnson, cofounder and chief
EDISON, N.J.— Now in business for over 40 years, Designer Greetings continues to look for new ways to make the category relevant and thriving at drug stores and other retail outlets. “As a leader in the industry, Designer Greetings has one of the most extensive greeting card lines in the United States. Designer Greetings is
CVS Health’s long anticipated push into primary care represents yet another milestone for the company, which in little more than three decades has transformed itself from a regional drug chain into one of the nation’s leading multifaceted health care providers, as well as a potential turning point in the way many patients access treatment. The
Imagine, if you can, a drug store without a pharmacy. Once upon a not-so-distant time, many chain drug stores opened without pharmacies, calling themselves health and beauty aid stores. It didn’t take long, however, before these operators recognized that the one feature that set a drug store apart from other convenience retailers was, yes, a
At-home diagnostic testing has grown from a nascent pre-pandemic trend to an emerging, high-growth health product category in the pandemic’s wake. The accelerated adoption of over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid antigen tests used for at-home self-testing was the tipping point. Even as COVID-19 infections which sparked the rise turn rife, the numbers are still huge. At a
WARREN, N.J. — The worst of this year’s cough/cold season may be over for some people, but consumers should still be wary of respiratory ailments for the remainder of winter. “We have seen an early and intense ramp-up of flu, RSV, colds and new COVID-19 variants. Consumers may have already experienced the impact of winter
Today’s most compelling, and alarming, trend in sexual wellness is the secondary thought given to condom use among Millennial and Gen Z adults. According to both IRI and Nielsen, condom sales at brick-and-mortar have tracked slightly downward or leveled over the last several quarters and years. We know much purchasing has gone to online marketplaces,
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Today, companies need to adapt and be more agile than ever. That’s especially true for businesses across all levels of the chain drug store retail landscape, which extends from retail and pharmacy to public health services. Trey Holder, accelerate360’s chief business officer and president of distribution and logistics, recently had the opportunity
