DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and the University of Miami Health System have announced a collaboration focused on delivering coordinated clinical care and pharmacy excellence to patients across South Florida. As part of the agreement, UHealth — the University of Miami Health System, will manage and provide all clinical services at 17 Walgreens Healthcare Clinics insides
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
DEERFIELD, Ill. — In its latest retail clinic partnership, Walgreens is transitioning 17 Healthcare Clinics in South Florida to the University of Miami Health System (UHealth). Walgreens also said Wednesday that it will soon open pharmacies at three UHealth facilities and serve as the exclusive retail pharmacy provider. UHealth will manage and provide all clinical
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Automated health tracking can improve long-term health engagement, according to findings from a study by Walgreens and the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI). Walgreens said Monday that the research examined usage patterns in its Balance Rewards for healthy choices (BRhc) loyalty program, which enables members to track health activities and get incentives
DEERFIELD, Ill. — In a country where health care is rife with wasted time and money, Walgreens is committed to making pharmacy more efficient. One measure of the practice’s current inefficiency, says Alex Gourlay, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., is the large number of prescriptions that need additional authorization on the way
Chain drug industry watchers have kept hearing and reading the scuttlebutt about the closing of the Walgreens-Rite Aid merger deal. But a report late Friday afternoon suggested that approval of the $17.2 billion transaction may be imminent. Investor website Seeking Alpha reported that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is slated to have a package of store
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has begun providing the opioid overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription at all of its pharmacies in Louisiana. Administered by injection or nasal spray, naloxone can be obtained without a doctor’s prescription in more than 150 Walgreens pharmacies in Louisiana, in accordance with state pharmacy regulations. The medication can be used
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Patient communication network PatientsLikeMe has broadened the scope of patient-generated information it offers through Walgreens.com. PatientsLikeMe said the new information highlights why patients use specific prescription drugs and how effective they think these medications are. Also included are lists of the top five drug alternatives patients have tried for the same condition,
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Theranos Inc., its former lab-testing partner, seeking damages of $140 million. The damages figure represents the amount that the drug store chain said it invested in the Palo Alto, Calif.-based health technology company. The civil suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware on November
As the year nears its end, surprises continue to make news in chain drug retailing. Mostly, negative surprises. Earlier this month, CVS downsized its headquarters staff by some 600 employees, stopping for a moment the retailer’s uninterrupted string of good news. Following that announcement, the Woonsocket, R.I.-based drug chain issued a warning that results might
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has entered an agreement to become the retail pharmacy provider for northeastern Florida health system Baptist Health. Plans call for Baptist Health’s retail pharmacy operations to open under Walgreens’ ownership at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville in early January. The health system’s other six retail pharmacy locations are slated to close. Baptist
NEW YORK — Walgreens has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against former lab testing partner Theranos Inc., the companies confirmed. The civil suit was filed Nov. 8 in U.S. District Court in Delaware under seal, because Walgreens was concerned Theranos might claim the action violated the companies’ confidentiality agreement, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing court
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Extending its omnichannel strategy, Walgreens has launched a ship-to-store option for orders made online or via its mobile app. The new offering, with free shipping and no minimum purchase, allows customers to shop an expanded online product selection and pick up their order at a convenient neighborhood Walgreens or Duane Reade store.
NEW YORK — Initiatives from CVS Health and Walgreens to collect unused medications have produced dramatic results, the companies announced. They reported the results ahead of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day late last month. Sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the event aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of
