October 26, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Bob Egeland, CVS/pharmacy, Health Insurance Marketplace, Hy-Vee, iMedicare, Jocelyn Konrad, Josh Flum, Medicare Part D, open enrollment, pharmacy services, Rite Aid, Rite Aid’s Medicare Advisor
2015, Issue 10-26-2015, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Chain drug retailers across the country are carrying out extensive outreach programs to provide consumers with access to information and resources for Medicare Part D and health insurance marketplace coverage options. Medicare Part D annual enrollment began October 15 and runs through December 7. The enrollment period for Marketplace plans is November
October 26, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Alan Lotvin, Arthritis Foundation, Arthritis Foundation Partner for Better Living, CVS Health, CVS/caremark, CVS/pharmacy, CVS/specialty
2015, Issue 10-26-2015, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has expanded a national partnership with the Arthritis Foundation to help advance arthritis advocacy, research and patient support. The announcement coincided with the October 12 observance of World Arthritis Day. As part of the partnership, CVS/specialty, the specialty pharmacy segment of CVS Health, will be designated an Arthritis Foundation Partner
October 26, 2015 by Megan Moyer and Chain Drug Review
CVS/pharmacy, Hamacher Resource Group, Megan Moyer, social media, Walgreens
2015, Issue 10-26-2015, Issues, Opinion, Technology
There are many social media channels, and personal experiences with them vary based on age, interests, technology savvy and more. Depending on one’s interests or information being sought, there are likely a variety of ways to participate or find others online that can relate. Online communities can be a great source for support, education, connection
October 19, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Bob Egeland, CVS/pharmacy, health insurance, Health Insurance Marketplace, Hy-Vee, iMedicare, Jocelyn Konrad, Josh Flum, Medicare Part D, pharmacy services, Rite Aid, Rite Aid’s Medicare Advisor
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
NEW YORK — Chain drug retailers have begun extensive outreach programs to provide consumers with access to information and resources for Medicare Part D and Health Insurance Marketplace coverage options. Medicare Part D annual enrollment began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. The enrollment period for Marketplace plans is Nov. 1, 2015, to January
October 15, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS/pharmacy, Project Health, Troy Brennan
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has commenced its annual free health screening campaign, Project Health, which will visit select CVS/pharmacy stores in key markets nationwide. The company said the Project Health wellness program, which kicked off Thursday, will deliver more than $10 million of free health services over the next four months to multicultural communities
October 12, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Andrew Sussman, CVS Health, CVS/pharmacy, hearing centers, Hearing Centers at CVS/pharmacy, Judy Sansone, MinuteClinic, optical services
2015, Issue 10-12-2015, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy is adding hearing centers in seven stores and providing optical services in another five. The hearing centers are debuting in greater Dallas and Cleveland, while the vision services will be unveiled around Washington, D.C./Baltimore. “Hearing and optical services are a great fit with the existing health offerings in our stores, including
October 12, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
CVS/pharmacy, Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program, naloxone, opioid overdose reversal medicine, pharmacy professional practices, prescription drug abuse, Tom Davis
2015, Issue 10-12-2015, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy is reinforcing its long-standing commitment in the fight against the nationwide epidemic of prescription drug abuse. The retailer has expanded the availability of the opioid overdose reversal medicine, naloxone, in several states. The medication was already available at CVS/pharmacy without a prescription in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Naloxone is now available
October 12, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Alan Lotvin, Ann Palmer, Arthritis Foundation, Arthritis Foundation Partner for Better Living, CVS Health, CVS/caremark, CVS/pharmacy, CVS/specialty, specialty pharmacy, World Arthritis Day
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is expanding its national partnership with the Arthritis Foundation to help in the advancement of arthritis advocacy, research and patient support. Under the partnership, the specialty pharmacy arm of CVS Health, called CVS/specialty, is being designated as an Arthritis Foundation Partner for Better Living and as the foundation’s first and
October 7, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
CVS/pharmacy, Lou Paradise, Topical BioMedics, Topricin Pain Relief and Healing Cream
Supplier News
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Topical BioMedics Inc. has landed retail distribution for its Topricin Pain Relief and Healing Cream at CVS/pharmacy. The company said CVS will carry the 4-ounce jar of Topricin Pain Relief and Healing Cream. In CVS stores, the product will be placed in the home diagnostics/diabetes section, located in front of the pharmacy.
October 5, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Andrew Sussman, CVS Health, CVS/pharmacy, hearing centers, Hearing Centers at CVS/pharmacy, Judy Sansone, MinuteClinic, optical services
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy plans to add hearing centers in seven stores and provide optical services in another five stores. CVS said Monday that the hearing centers are launching this month at stores in the greater Dallas and Cleveland areas, while the vision services will be offered later this fall inside stores within the Washington,
September 28, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS/pharmacy, Fortune magazine, Helena Foulkes, Most Powerful Women, Ornella Barra, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Issue 09-28-2015, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Chain drug executives Helena Foulkes and Ornella Barra are among the “Most Powerful Women” in business listed by Fortune magazine. Foulkes, president of CVS/pharmacy, was ranked 14th on the list of 51 women in the U.S. Barra, president and chief executive officer of global wholesale and international retail at Walgreens Boots Alliance
September 24, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS/pharmacy, Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program, naloxone, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, prescription drug abuse, Tom Davis
Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — This month, CVS/pharmacy is launching several efforts to help curb prescription drug abuse. The drug chain said it has expanded the availability of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medicine, in several states. The medication already was available at CVS/pharmacy without a prescription in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, but it’s now available without
September 18, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
CVS/pharmacy, Femmenessence, Natural Health International
Supplier News
SAN FRANCISCO — Natural Health International has rolled out its Femmenessence menopause products to CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide. The company said Thursday that Femmenessence is the first natural supplement to demonstrate, in published clinical trials, statistically significant effects on hormones in peri- and post-menopausal women. Common menopause symptoms — such as mood swings, hair loss, weight
September 14, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
cigarette purchases, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, CVS Health Research Institute, CVS/pharmacy, CVS/pharmacy’s tobacco removal, Eileen Howard Boone, smoking cessation, tobacco sales, Troy Brennan
2015, Issue 09-14-2015, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Cigarette purchases across the retail spectrum have declined measurably in the year since CVS/pharmacy banned tobacco sales, CVS Health reported this month. “One year ago, we stopped selling tobacco products because it conflicted with our purpose of helping people on their path to better health,” said CVS Health chief medical officer Dr.