NANAIMO, British Columbia — Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM), the Canadian government and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) have teamed up to help seniors dealing with depression and thoughts of suicide. With the financial support and collaboration of the government of Canada and SDM, CCSMH has developed new mental health resources appropriate for
RICHMOND, British Columbia — London Drugs, which boasts of having a long history of embracing new ideas and products, especially in cameras and photofinishing, says consumer drones are the next big evolution in action video and aerial photography. The western Canada drug chain is selling the world’s first smart drone, the Solo, at all locations
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Inc. (J&J) is now sponsoring the Walgreens Balance Rewards for healthy choices program in order to encourage and reward healthy behavior. Centered on the shared belief that the health and well-being of families everywhere is critically important, both companies are making it easier for customers to
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. has, for the second time in five years, entered Chapter 11, a return that likely presages the death of one of the legendary names in the history of mass market retailing. The decision to seek bankruptcy protection one Sunday last month marked the end of the latest effort
The third annual Total Store Expo, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ exhibit event that has replaced the association’s Marketplace Conference as mass retailing’s signature merchandising event, is about to kick off in Denver. Advance notices promise a program every bit as varied, engaging and productive as the initial Total Store Expo, which unfolded
If the lack of medication adherence were an easy problem to solve, then everyone would be taking their medicines as directed, there would be no need for iPhone apps or electronic pill bottle reminders, patient health outcomes would be improved, and overall health care costs would be lower because of reduced complications or hospitalizations. Yet
Pharmacy is one of the foundational pillars of modern medicine, and many of today’s leading pharmaceutical companies can trace their origins back to a pharmacy entrepreneur. Yet community pharmacy is now at a crossroads. In the United Kingdom, as in many other developed markets, revenues are capped, competition is more intense and pharmacies are increasingly
