July 25, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
drug take-back program, medication disposal kiosk, naloxone, Paul Ryan, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens
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JANESVILLE, Wis. — House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) visited a Walgreens store in Wisconsin to mark the drug chain’s first store in the state with a drug take-back kiosk. Ryan attended an event on Monday at Walgreens’ store in Janesville, Wis. The safe medication disposal kiosk installation in Wisconsin is expected to be completed
June 21, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
drug abuse, Howard Atlas, Jay Inslee, Mary Fallin, medication disposal kiosks, naloxone, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has brought its programs to fight drug abuse to stores in two more states, Oklahoma and Washington. The drug chain said this week that in Oklahoma it has installed safe medication disposal kiosks in nine stores and made the opioid overdose drug naloxone available without a prescription at its more than
May 16, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacists Association, APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Medication Disposal for Safer Communities, naloxone, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, prescription drug abuse, Richard Ashworth, Thomas Menighan, Tom Davis, Walgreens
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Drug chains are spearheading efforts to fight prescription drug abuse through a range of initiatives. CVS Health reported that its Medication Disposal for Safer Communities program has donated more than 500 drug collection units to law enforcement partners across the U.S. The donation resulted in the safe disposal of more than 35
May 12, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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RICHMOND, Va. — CVS Health has made the opioid overdose-reversal medicine naloxone available without a prescription at all of its CVS Pharmacy locations in Virginia. CVS announced the move Wednesday at an event here with Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Health and Human Resources Secretary William Hazel and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian
May 3, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacists Association, APhA, APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies, medication disposal, naloxone, prescription drug abuse, Richard Ashworth, Thomas Menighan, Walgreens
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WASHINGTON — Walgreens has teamed up with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to battle prescription drug abuse. Through the collaboration, the APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies will continue to offer a substance abuse education program for pharmacists and student pharmacists. The four-day educational program, which will provide pharmacy professionals with key information and
April 26, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has made the opioid overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription at all of its pharmacies in Alabama. The drug chain said naloxone is now more accessible in over 110 Walgreens pharmacies throughout Alabama. The medication, administered by injection or nasal spray, can be used in the event of an overdose to
April 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has deployed 50 safe medication disposal kiosks in drug stores across California. The drug chain said Friday that the kiosks provide Californians with a safe, convenient way to discard unwanted, unused or expired medications — including prescripton drugs, controlled substances and over-the-counter medicines — at no cost. To kick off the
April 11, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has begun providing the opioid overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription in all of its Pennsylvania pharmacies. The drug chain said Monday that naloxone is now easier to obtain in its more than 120 drug stores across Pennsylvania. Administered by injection or nasal spray, the medication can be used in the
March 14, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
drug abuse, Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016, Kroger, NACDS, naloxone, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Orrin Hatch, Sheldon Whitehouse, Steve Anderson, Walgreens
2016, Issue 03-14-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is urging the Senate to pass legislation that it says would spur collaboration among health and enforcement authorities for drug abuse solutions “that maintain patients’ legitimate access to medications” while fighting opioid abuse. The trade organization supports the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act
March 7, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is expanding access to the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone to another eight states. The company said Monday that CVS Pharmacy stores in Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Vermont will be able to dispense naloxone to patients in these states without a prescription by the end
February 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Following up on plans announced earlier this month, Walgreens has made the overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription at all of its pharmacies in Ohio and Indiana. Walgreens said Monday that naloxone can now be dispensed without a prescription at its more than 240 pharmacies in Ohio and nearly 200 pharmacies
February 22, 2016 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
drug abuse, medication disposal kiosks, Michael Botticelli, naloxone, National Drug Control Policy, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens
2016, Issue 02-22-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — In an effort to stem the misuse of prescriptions and the rising incidence of overdoses, Walgreen Co. recently announced the launch of a new initiative to combat drug abuse. Aligning with public and private sector campaigns, Walgreens is making opioid-overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription in most of its stores. The
February 9, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Aligning with public- and private-sector efforts to fight drug abuse, Walgreens plans to make opioid-overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription in most of its stores and deploy medication disposal receptacles in hundreds of stores. Walgreens launched the initiatives Tuesday in an event at its Washington, D.C., flagship store attended by White House
February 1, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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TOLEDO, Ohio — CVS Health plans to make the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone available without a prescription at all CVS/pharmacy stores in Ohio starting in late March. CVS announced the measure Monday at a press conference in Toledo with Michael Botticelli, White House national drug control policy director; Mike DeWine, Ohio’s attorney general; John