November 4, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System, Rick Gates, Walgreens, Walgreens Find Care platform
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is launching a new billing solution to allow Medicare patients who use the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System to fill their prescription at any of its more than 9,200 U.S. retail pharmacy locations. Walgreens is now the largest retail pharmacy chain providing nationwide distribution for Dexcom CGM. Currently, prescriptions
October 28, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Rick Gates, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens encouraged all Americans to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this past Saturday Oct. 26. As part of the company’s continuing effort to combat drug abuse, select Walgreens stores throughout the country served as a collection point for law enforcement to collect unwanted, unused or expired medications for safe
October 16, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, Dr. Jonathan Gavras, Narcan, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, nearly 1500 safe medication disposal kiosks, opioids, Pfizer and Prime Therapeutics, Rick Gates, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens announced Wednesday its first of its kind safe medication disposal kiosk program has collected and safely disposed of more than 885 tons – the combined weight of about 350 pickup trucks – of unwanted prescriptions, including controlled substances and other medications, as of Aug. 31, 2019. Walgreens said it continues to
October 24, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday October 27, opioid overdose, Pfizer and Prime Therapeutic, Rick Gates, safe medication disposal kiosk program, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens today announced it is expanding its effort to combat the opioid epidemic as it encourages Americans to clean out their medicine cabinets in advance of Drug Enforcement Administration sponsored National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday October 27. To complement its existing safe medication disposal kiosk program, Walgreens has committed to
April 30, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Esteban López, Rick Gates, safe medication disposal, Walgreens
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RICHARDSON, Texas — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas announced that it is joining with Walgreens to expand the availability of year-round safe medication disposal in Texas with safe medication disposal kiosks in select Walgreens locations throughout the state. The expansion is part of an effort announced last year by leading health care organizations
April 25, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, opioid abuse, Rick Gates, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has reported that its safe medication disposal program has collected and safely disposed of more than 270 tons of medications, or the equivalent of about 150 cars, since the launch of the program in 2016. The program is said to make the disposal of medications — including opioids and other controlled
February 12, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Richard Ashworth, Rick Gates, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Rick Gates has been named senior vice president of pharmacy and health care for Walgreens. Gates most recently served as group vice president of pharmacy. With the promotion, he will oversee commercial development and sales, contracting, pharma development, pharmacy supply chain, and clinical programs and alliances, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said. He
January 25, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Richard Ashworth, Rick Gates, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Rick Gates has been named senior vice president of pharmacy and health care for Walgreens. Gates most recently served as group vice president of pharmacy. With the promotion, he will oversee commercial development and sales, contracting, pharma development, pharmacy supply chain, and clinical programs and alliances, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said Thursday. He
November 6, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
AmerisourceBergen, Narcan, Rick Gates, Walgreens
2017, Issue 11-06-2017, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — In its continuing efforts to combat the opioid drug epidemic plaguing the country, Walgreens has announced it is now stocking Narcan in all of its more than 8,000 pharmacies nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration-approved nasal spray, which is a form of naloxone, can be used in the event of an overdose
October 24, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Adapt Pharma, AmerisourceBergen, naloxone, Narcan, Narcan Nasal Spray, Rick Gates, Robert Mauch, Seamus Mulligan, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is now carrying Adapt Pharma’s Narcan, a nasal spray form of opioid overdose antidote naloxone, in all of its more than 8,000 pharmacies nationwide. Walgreens said Tuesday it’s adopting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations by educating patients about Narcan Nasal Spray when they are dispensed a controlled substance
December 27, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
drug disposal kiosks, drug take-back kiosks, Gov. Chris Christie, Kim Treece, medication disposal kiosk, naloxone, prescription drug abuse, Rick Gates, Walgreens
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has launched its safe medication disposal kiosk program at 16 stores in New Jersey. The drug chain said drug take-back kiosks have been installed at stores in Carlstadt, East Brunswick, East Orange, Elizabeth, Elmwood Park, Hamilton, Jersey City, Millville, Neptune, Parsippany, Perth Amboy, Somerville, Toms River, Union and Waldwick. Installation of