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