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June 12, 2023

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It’s time for retail pharmacies to embrace automation

It’s time for retail pharmacies to embrace automation

Automation isn’t new, but it is time to think about it in a new way: as an important opportunity to transform pharmacists’ work, attract more talent and make retail pharmacy businesses viable for the long term. While some industries are just beginning to explore automation, pharmacies have been using it since the 1960s. Automation and

Diabetes Roundtable: Lower-price insulin raises hopes for improved outcomes

Diabetes Roundtable: Lower-price insulin raises hopes for improved outcomes

Insulin price cuts have raised awareness of the manageability of diabetes with monitoring and treatment. But given the stubborn increases in the disease’s prevalence and its worrisome side effects, education is still a must, which is where pharmacists can play a vital role. In this virtual roundtable, retailers and suppliers discuss how pharmacists and the

Beauty Panel: Connection between wellness and beauty is beyond doubt

Beauty Panel: Connection between wellness and beauty is beyond doubt

NEW YORK — CVS Pharmacy couldn’t have dreamed just how impactful its Beauty Mark initiative in 2018 would be on the beauty industry. The chain announced a commitment to lead industry change around transparency in beauty and educate consumers on the difference between authentic and digitally altered photos. In 2021, the retailer announced it had

NACDS Foundation set for bold change

NACDS Foundation set for bold change

ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation — which continues to heighten its impact on the health and well-being of people through grants that support research and education — will be in the spotlight in August when, for the first time, it holds its premier fund­raising event in conjunction with NACDS

OrderInsite aids Publix with hurricane action plan

OrderInsite aids Publix with hurricane action plan

LAKELAND, Fla. — Preparing for a hurricane begins well before watches and warnings are issued. In fact, many are reviewing their plans now as the new hurricane season started on June 1. For Publix pharmacies, it means having the right technology in place to help manage and monitor its prescription drug inventory before customers come

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