October 31, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Fruth Pharmacy, Larry Anderson, Lynne Fruth, West Virginia Wonder Woman, WV Living
Leading Headlines, Retail News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Fruth Pharmacy president Lynne Fruth has been named a West Virginia Wonder Woman by WV Living magazine. WV Living chose a number of women for this year’s honor. The magazine wanted to recognize women who were making their communities, state and world a better place to live. Fruth joined the ranks
April 3, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
Fruth Pharmacy, Jack Fruth, Lynne Fruth
2017, Issue 04-03-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Not long after Jack Fruth, the founder of Fruth Pharmacy, died in 2005, his daughter Lynne Fruth had to make a decision: continue her successful career in education or take the reins of her father’s business. In 2009, Fruth was elected chair of Fruth Corp., a position that would pose more
April 3, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
drug abuse, Fruth Pharmacy, Joe Manchin, Lynne Fruth, Nexafed
2017, Issue 04-03-2017, Issues, News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Drug abuse, including the abuse of prescription painkillers, has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., and no state has been hit harder than West Virginia. Fruth Pharmacy, according to company chairman and president Lynne Fruth, is trying to make a difference in the lives of those in its communities who are
April 3, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
Fruth Pharmacy, Jack Fruth, Lynne Fruth
2017, Issue 04-03-2017, Issues, News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va — West Virginia is a better place to live today because of Jack Fruth, says Lynne Fruth, president and chairman of Fruth Pharmacy, the company Jack Fruth, her father, founded in 1952. Fruth says her father believed in paying success forward by making a positive impact on the community, and that philosophy
February 6, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Andy Becker, Drew Massey, Fruth Pharmacy, John Galvan
2017, Issue 02-06-2017, Issues, News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Fruth Pharmacy recently announced three personnel moves, including the promotion of John Galvan to vice president of operations. In addition, the West Virginia-based drug chain promoted Drew Massey to director of pharmacy operations and hired Andy Becker as director of pharmacy administration. Galvan, who had been director of operations, was promoted
December 12, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Fruth Pharmacy, Lynne Fruth, MD Labs, pharmacogenetics, Rxight
2016, Issue 12-12-2016, Issues, News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — In an effort to enhance the efficacy and safety of taking medication, Fruth Pharmacy is offering the Rxight pharmacogenetics program from MD Labs for its patients. Pharmacogenetics works by leveraging information about an individual patient’s genetic profile in order to select the best medications and dosages, which also helps to mitigate
November 18, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Fruth Pharmacy, Lynne Fruth, Matthew Rutledge, MD Labs, pharmacogenetics, Rxight, video
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Videos
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Taking medication efficacy and safety to an individual level, Fruth Pharmacy plans to offer the Rxight pharmacogenetics program from MD Labs. Pharmacogenetics leverages information about a person’s genetic profile for selecting medications and dosages likely to work best for them, helping them to avoid ineffective or possibly adverse drug reactions. The
July 25, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, Fruth Pharmacy, Ken Martindale, Lynne Fruth, Rite Aid, West Virginia flood
2016, Issue 07-25-2016, Issues, News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Lynne Fruth, president and chairman of Fruth Pharmacy, admits she and her business were among the fortunate ones emerging from the devastation wrought by massive flooding that struck nearby Elkview, W.Va., and several other towns in that state in late June. “There was disaster all around us, but our new store
July 14, 2016 by CDR Blog
flooding in West Virginia, Fruth Pharmacy, Lynne Fruth, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, slideshow, Tim Weber
CDR Blog, Leading Headlines, Slideshows
Giving back to the community is nothing new for Fruth Pharmacy, which operates 29 pharmacy locations in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. But the regional drug chain took it up a notch to help area residents during the devastating flooding in West Virginia. In an interview with the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Fruth
June 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Fruth Employee Service Awards Banquet, Fruth Pharmacy, Red Vest Award
Retail News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Citing several heroic acts carried out by its employees over the past year, Fruth Pharmacy has created the Red Vest Award. Chosen staff members will receive a red vest and a lapel pin with the vest symbol. Employees who have performed lifesaving measures and who are nominated through an extensive process
June 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Express Care Clinic, Fruth Pharmacy, Holzer Health clinic, Holzer Health System, Lynne Fruth, Thomas Care Clinic, Thomas Health System
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Fruth Pharmacy partnered with local health providers to open walk-in medical clinics at two of its store locations. The regional drug chain said a Holzer Health clinic opened inside its Gallipolis, Ohio, store and a Thomas Care Clinic opening in a storefront adjoining its Nitro, W.Va., store. Ribbon-cutting events were held
April 18, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Express Care Clinics, FoodFair, Fruth Pharmacy, Lynne Fruth, Medsync, Tim Weber
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Fruth Pharmacy ventured into a new business model last year by opening three small-format stores. “This store-within-a- store model features a small Fruth Pharmacy inside of a FoodFair, a regional grocery chain,” comments, Lynne Fruth, chairman and president of the drug chain, which has 29 locations in West Virginia, Ohio
March 14, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
90th annual Trade Expo, CDMA, Chain Drug Marketing Association, Fruth Pharmacy, Judy Aspinall, Lynne Fruth
2016, Issue 03-14-2016, Issues, News
LAS VEGAS — The Chain Drug Marketing Association’s 90th annual Trade Expo was hailed by participants as one of the organization’s best. “CDMA continues to hit it out of the park,” said Lanny Doud, executive director of QualityCare Pharmacies. Between the quality suppliers, social networking and entertainment that included a 1920s-themed gala, the show “couldn’t
November 9, 2015 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Fruth Pharmacy, Joe Manchin, Lynne Fruth, methamphetamine, Nexafed, West Virginia
2015, Issue 11-09-2015, Issues, News
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Lynne Fruth, president of Fruth Pharmacy, recently attended an event at the West Virginia State Capitol Building where she was honored for her company’s commitment to help prevent the sale of drugs used in the making of methamphetamine. Earlier this year, Fruth Pharmacy participated in the “Our Children, Our Future” Policy