January 1, 2018 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Aphria, Galen Weston, Loblaw, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, medical-grade cannabis, MedReleaf, Shoppers Drug Mart, Vic Neufeld
2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, News
TORONTO — Canada’s largest retail pharmacy, Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM), is set to become a licensed dispenser of medical marijuana, pending approval from Health Canada, the Canadian government’s department of public health. In anticipation of that approval, medical marijuana producer MedReleaf recently said it has signed an agreement with SDM to become a medical cannabis
January 1, 2018 by Bill Schiffner
Arbor Drugs, Eugene Applebaum, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy
2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, News
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Eugene Applebaum, who built his Dearborn, Mich., pharmacy into a major regional drug store chain called Arbor Drugs, passed away last month in his home at the age of 81. Applebaum made a name for himself as an entrepreneur, growing the Arbor Drugs chain from a single store, Civic Drugs, opened
January 1, 2018 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Aetna, Affordable Care Act, CVS Health, CVS-Aetna merger, Jeffrey Woldt, Larry Merlo, Matthew Shay, National Retail Federation, Rite Aid, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, Opinion
A case could be made that for pharmacy operators passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act late last month was the biggest story of 2017. Championed by the Republican leadership in Congress and President Trump, the $1.5 trillion measure will provide substantial, permanent tax relief for businesses — the corporate tax rate was cut
January 1, 2018 by Travis Jackson and Chain Drug Review
. This political stalemate isn’t entirely new. Americans have fought over the federal, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, health coverage reform, King & Spalding, Medicare Advantage, Travis Jackson, U.S. health care system, value-based care
2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
The U.S. health care system does not work well for patients or providers. We now pay twice as much as other developed countries for health care, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expects Americans will spend $1 out of every $5 on health care by 2025. Our country does not get much
January 1, 2018 by Brian Bossetta
Council for Responsible Nutrition, CRN, dietary supplement market, Duffy MacKay, Hamacher Resource Group, Supplement Online Wellness Library, Supplement OWL, UL
2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — The Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL) — a dietary supplement product registry developed by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and launched in spring 2017 — is an industrywide self-regulatory initiative that aims to create a more complete picture of the dietary supplement market for regulators, retailers and the industry. The registry is
December 27, 2017 by Brian McDonagh, Gregg Lipman and Chain Drug Review
Aetna, Brian McDonagh, CBX, CVS Health, CVS-Aetna deal, CVS-Aetna merger, Gregg Lipman, MinuteClinic
2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
The pending $69 billion acquisition of Aetna by CVS could yield valuable lessons for others in the health care and drugstore sectors as they seek to forge stronger ties to consumers. What interests us here is the potential for the CVS-Aetna merger to create new, meaningfully differentiated brand experiences for consumers. CVS has nearly 10,000