CALHOUN, Ga. — Walmart is on a mission to improve the accessibility and affordability of health care in this country. A walk through the second Walmart Health center, which opened in this rural community in northwest Georgia at the end of January, makes the breadth of its commitment clear, but the scope of Walmart’s ambition
WASHINGTON — Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy and Rite Aid Corp. have donated dispensing services for the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) new program expanding access to medication to prevent HIV. Beginning no later than March 30, as part of these donations, qualified patients can obtain medications for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at more than 21,000
In the health and wellness market, hemp-based products are becoming mainstream. Many large and small retailers including drug, grocery, convenience, cosmetic and clothing stores have been attracted to the hemp space and carry lines of hemp/CBD products. In fact, since the production of hemp was legalized as an agricultural commodity with the 2018 Farm Bill,
There’s no question that e-prescribing has changed the way prescribers, pharmacists and patients interact with regard to medication therapy. It has improved efficiencies and patient safety. And not surprisingly, within the next few years, virtually all prescriptions in the U.S. will be transmitted electronically, including those for controlled substances. But are the prescribing and dispensing
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has opened a new front in the battle to maximize the impact of pharmacy care on the well-being of patients and the efficient operation of the health care system. In an extensive set of comments sent to Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General by
NEW YORK — With the opioid crisis in the United States appearing to only worsen, many are looking not only for answers but for justice, as lawsuits are popping up across the nation. In Ohio, one of the states hit hardest by the epidemic, some major national drug store chains are suing physicians in two
One drug chain, more than any other, has come through the years to represent and symbolize chain drug retailing in America — and, for that matter, in most of the rest of the world as well. That chain drug retailer has not always been the best performer, or the most exciting practitioner of the chain
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has taken the fight for pharmacy care to an intriguing and potentially highly consequential arena. A federal agency will decide whether pharmacies should be included in the definition of “value-based enterprise (VBE) participant,” and NACDS’ comments answer that question with an emphatic yes. In a
Consumer goods companies have always relied on innovative thinkers. And with growth ever harder to find, innovation has become even more essential. However, with more than half of industry chief marketing officers saying they lack a culture that inspires experimentation, according to a recent study, are companies overlooking one of the greatest sources of inspiration
This year marks an important milestone for USP — and the entire health care sector. As we celebrate our 200th anniversary and gear up for our 2020 Convention, it’s an appropriate time to look at the work we’ve done and what lies ahead of us. From new technologies such as digital therapeutics, immunotherapy and artificial
In its infancy, specialty pharmacy truly was a niche industry serving a limited number of patients with a small number of high-cost, low-volume, chronic or complex conditions, such as hemophilia and Gaucher’s disease. Specialty pharmacies came into existence as a result of unmet needs. As more drugs derived from biotechnology with higher-than-average prescription prices became
This year kicks off major events and activities for National Council for Prescription Drug Programs that will fortify our ability to effect change at a more rapid pace and scale in the near future. We took a step back in 2019 to assess where we are as an organization, where the industry is heading, and
A new decade presents an opportunity for reflection. For Healthcare Distribution Alliance and our pharmaceutical distributor members, 2020 finds us reexamining the value our industry provides to the larger health care ecosystem while reassessing our priorities and anticipating what is around the corner. HDA captured the state of our industry, and what the future may
Pharmacy Quality Alliance is a national quality organization dedicated to improving medication safety, adherence and appropriate use. A measure developer, researcher, educator and convener, PQA quality initiatives support better medication use and high-quality, value-based care. PQA was created in 2006 because prescription drug programs were a major area of health care where there was no
