January 9, 2020 by Sandra Hanna
Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Sandra Hanna
January 6, 2020, Opinion
Looking ahead to 2020, the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) continues to be recognized as the leading pharmacy advocate for our members across the country. A solutions-oriented partner, we focus on working collaboratively for a sustainable, competitive pharmacy industry that serves the best interests of patients. Neighbourhood Pharmacies represents Canada’s leading pharmacy organizations
January 9, 2020 by Bill Schiffner
CVS, CVS Health, Judy Sansone
Featured Articles, January 6, 2020, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Judy Sansone has seen a lot of changes during the course of her diverse career at CVS Health and, in many cases, she has helped play a major role in the evolution of the company from a regional drug store operator into a national chain, a pharmacy innovation company, and now a
January 9, 2020 by Steve Anderson
NACDS, Steve Anderson
January 6, 2020, Opinion
I am writing this article on the heels of NACDS Week in New York City in the first week of December. NACDS Week in New York City is a series of NACDS and NACDS Foundation events. Over the course of just a few days, these events seem to create the right mindset for thinking in
January 8, 2020 by David Pinto
David Pinto, Walmart Health
Featured Articles, January 6, 2020, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
DALLAS, Ga. — About a 40-minute drive from Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, in a community that bears little resemblance to the Texas city that shares the same name, a new health care facility has risen, almost overnight, that seeks, with considerable success, to address the problems many Americans face in gaining access to affordable
January 8, 2020 by Susan Cantrell
AMCP, Susan Cantrell
January 6, 2020, Opinion
As we enter 2020, the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy retains a clear-eyed view of where managed care pharmacy has been and where it’s going. Our vision of ensuring patients can access the medications they need at a cost they can afford will guide our priorities over the next 12 months. AMCP’s priorities include: activate
January 7, 2020 by Geoff Walden
Jeff Leger, Shoppers Drug Mart
Featured Articles, January 6, 2020, Leading Headlines, Retail News
TORONTO — Jeff Leger began his career as a pharmacist, and what he learned then very much informs what he does now as president of Shoppers Drug Mart (Shoppers). “Pharmacy, other than the technical component, is really about customer service,” he says. “It’s about connecting with people and not just with the prescriptions — it’s
January 6, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, Capsule, Cardinal Health, Care Pharmacies, CVS Health, Discount Drug Mart, Fruth Pharmacy, Genoa Healthcare, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Health Mart, Lewis Drug, London Drugs, McKesson Canada, Medicine Shoppe International, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, PharmaChoice, Pharmasave Drugs National, Rite Aid, Senderra, Wakefern Food Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart U.S.
January 6, 2020
DIR fees are again top of mind for pharmacy operators beginning another year without relief from these “phantom” expenses. At the same time hope springs eternal for retailers looking to broaden affordable and accessible health care offerings when such services from more traditional providers can be out of financial reach for many people. Chains also
January 6, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
Medicare, DIR fees, front end, PBM
January 6, 2020, Opinion
The new year will be a time of testing for drug stores, as a confluence of forces call into question their function in the marketplace and long-term viability. At the same time that the economics of health care continue to weigh heavily on pharmacy margins, drug store operators must learn how to compete more effectively
January 6, 2020 by David Pinto
Judy Sansone, Lewis Drug, SDM, Shoppers Drug Mart, Walgreens, Walmart Health
January 6, 2020, Opinion
This issue of Chain Drug Review includes — indeed highlights — our editors’ choices for the most outstanding retailers of the year that ended last month. We at CDR do not take these awards lightly. Nor do we give our selections a cursory review before moving on to other subjects and future issues of the
