October 20, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Deterra, drug deactivation pouches, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Mark Trudeau, prescription drug abuse, Verde Technologies, Walmart pharmacies
Pharmacy, Supplier News
CHESTERFIELD, United Kingdom — Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals plans to provide 160,000 drug deactivation pouches at nearly 800 Walmart pharmacies in seven states to help customers safely dispose of leftover prescription pain medications. Mallinckrodt said Thursday that it will offer the free pouches at Walmart locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
September 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, Michael Botticelli, naloxone, National Drug Control Policy, prescription drug abuse, Tom Davis
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has extended nonprescription access to the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone to five more states. CVS said Thursday that patients can now get the medication at CVS Pharmacy locations in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Missouri and West Virginia without a prescription, allowing CVS Pharmacy patients to access the medication without an individual
August 12, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, Marcia Lee Taylor, naloxone, opioid overdose-reversal medication, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, prescription drug abuse, Tom Davis
Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has begun providing naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversal medication, without a prescription at its drug stores in Idaho. CVS said Friday that its pharmacists will expand access to naloxone under prescriptive authority allowed by the state. The drug chain operates two stores in Idaho, in Nampa and Twin Falls. “Naloxone is
August 6, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, drug take-back kiosk, medication disposal kiosk, naloxone, Paul Ryan, prescription drug abuse, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens
2016, Issue 08-08-2016, Issues, News
JANESVILLE, Wis. — House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has lauded Walgreens for fighting the pervasive problem of prescription drug abuse and misuse. Ryan late last month appeared at a Walgreens outlet here, his hometown, to mark Wisconsin’s first in-store drug take-back kiosk. The retailer now has kiosks in 288 pharmacies in 21 states and
July 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Adapt Pharma, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, naloxone, Narcan Nasal Spray, pharmacy professional practices, prescription drug abuse, Seamus Mulligan, Tom Davis
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has partnered with Adapt Pharma to make the opioid overdose-reversal nasal spray Narcan more affordable for uninsured patients at CVS Pharmacy stores. CVS said Friday that patients buying Narcan Nasal Spray (naloxone HCl) without insurance will get a $35 discount coupon, lowering the out-of-pocket cost by nearly 25%. Under its
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 16, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
drug abuse, Healthcare Distribution Management Association, John Gray, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, prescription drug abuse, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Enactment of a new law designed to curtail drug abuse while maintaining legitimate access to medications has been hailed by pharmacy groups including the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. The legislation — which advances collaboration among health and enforcement authorities — is a positive step for people who have been affected by
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
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
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 27, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, drug collection units, Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, Pharmacists Teach, prescription drug abuse, Tom Davis
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — To date, CVS Health has donated more than 500 drug collection units to law enforcement partners — accounting for the safe disposal of over 35 metric tons of unwanted medication — through its Medication Disposal for Safer Communities Program. CVS marked the achievement on Wednesday in recognition of National Prescription Drug Take
April 19, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Barack Obama, Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016, HDMA, Healthcare Distribution Management Association, John Gray, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, prescription drug abuse, S. 483, Steve Anderson
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Pharmacy industry groups hailed the president’s approval of key legislation to help combat abuse and misuse of prescription drugs. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 (S. 483), which had drawn strong support from the National Association of Chain Drug
April 13, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
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Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Legislation that would improve efforts to fight prescription drug abuse without impeding legitimate patients’ access to medication is set to go before President Barack Obama to be signed into law. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 (S. 483) in the
April 4, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016, H.R. 471, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Orrin Hatch, prescription drug abuse, S. 483, Sheldon Whitehouse, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 04-04-2016, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Senate has passed the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 (S. 483), legislation that has the support of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. The bill would advance collaboration among health and enforcement authorities to achieve drug abuse solutions that maintain patients’ legitimate access to medications.
February 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Orrin Hatch, prescription drug abuse, S. 483, Sheldon Whitehouse, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has endorsed legislation that would promote the collaboration of health and enforcement authorities in fighting prescription drug abuse while upholding patients’ access to medications. NACDS expressed its support of the bill, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 (S. 483), in
October 23, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
American Pharmacists Association, Barack Obama, CVS Health, naloxone, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, prescription drug abuse, Rite Aid
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WASHINGTON — The pharmacy industry is doing its part to help stem the tide of prescription drug abuse and heroin use as part of wide-ranging, public- and private-sector efforts announced this week by President Barack Obama. At a community forum in Charleston, W.Va., Obama and administration officials highlighted the need to change prescribing practices for