October 19, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Alisa Ulrey, CVS Health, oxycodone and hydrocodone, time-delay safes
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health announced that it has begun using time delay safes in all of its 329 stores in Ohio, including pharmacies in Cleveland, Akronand Toledo. The safes help prevent pharmacy robberies and combat the ongoing opioid epidemic by keeping controlled substance narcotic medications from being misused or
September 25, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Alisa Ulrey, CVS Pharmacy, Neeraj Kanwal, ProMedica, ProMedica Pharmacy Counter
2017, Issue 09-25-2017, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy is acquiring six ProMedica outpatient pharmacies in Ohio, five of which will close. CVS Pharmacy said it will take over operations of the ProMedica Pharmacy Counter in Oregon, Ohio, and convert it to a CVS Pharmacy outlet in November. The other five pharmacies, all in Toledo, Ohio, will be closed
September 13, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alisa Ulrey, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Neeraj Kanwal, ProMedica, ProMedica Pharmacy Counter, The Pharmacy Counter
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is acquiring six outpatient pharmacy locations in Ohio from the ProMedica health system. Financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. CVS said Wednesday that it plans to convert two Toledo locations — The Pharmacy Counter on S. Byrne Road and ProMedica Pharmacy Counter on Navarre Avenue — to CVS Pharmacy
June 8, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
Alisa Ulrey, CVS Pharmacy, opioid abuse epidemic, pharmacy robberies, Phil Plummer, time-delay safes
Pharmacy, Retail News, Technology
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In line with its efforts to fight the opioid abuse epidemic, CVS Pharmacy has rolled out time-delay safes in Ohio and Kentucky to prevent robberies of controlled substances. CVS said it has deployed the technology in more than 170 locations in the Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, markets, as well as in nearby