November 6, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Curbside, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Instacart, next-day delivery of prescriptions, same-day delivery of prescriptions
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Early next year, CVS Pharmacy plans to begin next-day delivery of prescriptions to patients nationwide. CVS said Monday that the next-day delivery service will bring prescriptions directly to customers’ doors. In addition, CVS will offer same-day delivery of prescriptions within hours in select cities. Plans call for CVS Pharmacy to launch free,
November 6, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, CVS third-quarter sales, Larry Merlo
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Despite sales declines in its retail pharmacy business, CVS Health saw overall revenue rise and bested Wall Street’s earnings forecast for its fiscal 2017 third quarter. CVS said Monday that for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, sales totaled $46.18 billion up 3.5% from $44.62 billion a year earlier. CVS third-quarter sales
November 6, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Adam Fein, Aetna, Amazon, CVS Caremark, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, CVS-Aetna deal, Humana, Larry Merlo, Mark Bertolini, MinuteClinic, OptumRx, Pembroke Consulting, UnitedHealth
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — At presstime The Wall Street Journal along with other news agencies reported that CVS Health will offer more than $200 per share, or about $66 billion, to purchase the health insurance giant Aetna Inc. Anonymous sources cited by WSJ originated the story about a potential CVS-Aetna deal. The possible transaction comes as
November 6, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS medication disposal kiosks, CVS Pharmacy, Josh Shapiro, Josh Stein, Thomas Moriarty
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has expanded its safe medication disposal program with in-store kiosks. The new disposal units inside 750 CVS Pharmacy stores will add to the more than 800 CVS medication disposal kiosks the company has donated to law enforcement officials across the country. Those units have collected more than 100 metric tons
November 3, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Florida Department of Health, hepatitis A vaccine, Hurricane Harvey, hurricane recovery efforts in Houston, Jeff Schmidt, MinuteClinic, Project Health, Tobias Barker
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has responded to regional crises to help meet the needs of residents in Florida and Houston. In Florida, CVS said this week it’s making the hepatitis A vaccine available to address an outbreak in the state. And in Houston, the company rescheduled its free Project Health screenings in light of
November 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
American Lung Association, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Lung Force, NicoDerm CQ, Nicorette, nicotine replacement therapy, smoking cessation
2017, Issue 11-20-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Supplier News
CHICAGO — GSK Consumer Healthcare and CVS Health have partnered with American Lung Association’s Lung Force initiative to help people quit smoking. The American Lung Association said that GSK Consumer Healthcare will donate $1 to Lung Force for every box of Nicorette or NicoDerm CQ purchased at CVS Pharmacy through Dec. 2, up to $100,000.
November 1, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Association of American Cancer Institutes, Barbara Duffy Stewart, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, CVS smoking cessation, Eileen Howard Boone, smoking cessation
Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The CVS Health Foundation has awarded $1 million dollars in grants to eight Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) member cancer centers. CVS said Wednesday that the grants will help support new smoking cessation programs or expand current ones nationwide, which will enable each cancer institute to reach more at-risk patient populations.
October 30, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Hallmark, Helena Foulkes, Stand Up To Cancer, SU2C, Sue Schwartz, Tracee Ellis Ross
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched its fourth annual in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) at CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide. Through Nov. 19, CVS Pharmacy customers can support Stand Up To Cancer by making a $1, $3 or larger donation at checkout or online at StandUpToCancer.org/CVSHealth. Funds raised will support Stand
October 26, 2017 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
Aetna, Amazon, Brian Tanquilut, CVS Health, CVS-Aetna deal, Jefferies
CDR Blog, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines
Published reports said Thursday that CVS Health is in negotiations to acquire health insurer Aetna. CVS reportedly will offer more than $200 share, or about $66 billion, to purchase the health benefits giant, according to anonymous sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, which originated the story about a potential CVS-Aetna deal. Bloomberg reported that
October 26, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic, CVS Health, Healthcare Distribution Alliance, John Gray, John Hammergren, Larry Merlo, McKesson, Melania Trump, opioid abuse crisis, opioid abuse epidemic, President Donald Trump, President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, Stefano Pessina, video, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Videos
WASHINGTON — Following through on pledge made this summer, President Donald Trump has formally declared the nation’s growing opioid abuse epidemic as a public health emergency. In a press conference at the White House on Thursday, the president and First Lady Melania Trump announced the action, which has drawn plaudits from public officials and pharmacy
October 26, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Chris Carr, CVS drug disposal kiosks, CVS Health, CVS medication disposal program, CVS Pharmacy, Drug Enforcement Administration, Josh Shapiro, Josh Stein, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Thomas Moriarty
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has officially expanded its safe medication disposal kiosk program to CVS Pharmacy stores. The company said new CVS drug disposal kiosks are now inside 750 CVS Pharmacy locations, adding to the 800-plus units that the company has donated to law enforcement nationwide, which have collected more than 100 metric tons
October 24, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, CVS Caremark performance-based network, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Jon Roberts, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — For its CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Health next year plans to roll out a new 30,000-store pharmacy network anchored by CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens. CVS said late Tuesday that the performance-based network also will include up to 10,000 independent community pharmacies nationwide. Besides yielding unit cost savings, the CVS Caremark
October 23, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, California wildfires, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Discount Drug Mart, Helena Foulkes, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Kathleen McLaughlin, Kroger, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart, Walmart Foundation
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Community pharmacy operators continue to respond to an unprecedented string of natural disasters across the United States. CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Rite Aid Corp., Discount Drug Mart, Albertsons Cos., Kroger Co. and Walmart are among the community pharmacy operators contributing funds and other assistance. The Albertsons Cos. Foundation organized an in-store fund-raiser to
October 23, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
CVS Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy, CVS Health, Medicare prescription drug plan, SilverScript Choice, SilverScript Insurance Co., SilverScript Plus, Todd Meek
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s SilverScript Insurance Co. announced its new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan options for 2018. Under the new plan, Medicare beneficiaries in the continental U.S. can choose from two SilverScript plans that offer a $0 deductible in 47 states on formulary drugs in all five drug tiers. Drug tiers indicate the level