May 10, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Adam Pellegrini, Alex Gourlay, Breakthrough Behavioral Services, MDLIVE, mental health, Mental Health America, Paul Gionfriddo, Randy Parker, telehealth, Walgreens
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Technology
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has rolled out an online mental health platform that offers informational resources, screening tools, a therapist/psychiatrist locator, and live video chats with mental health professionals. The drug chain said Tuesday that in tandem with Mental Health America (MHA), it has launched Mental Health Answers, a website section dedicated to mental health. At
May 10, 2016 by CDR Blog
Coty, Coty Consumer Beauty, Esi Eggleston Bracey, P&G Specialty Beauty, Shannon Curtin, Walgreens
CDR Blog
Coty needed to pull something big out of its hat. Concern over the direction of the soon-to-be-No. 3 company on the cosmetics leader board was murmured at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting last month. What’s more, both Coty and the Procter & Gamble consumer beauty lines it is acquiring have lost
May 9, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Gene Hoover, measles, MMR vaccine, Walgreens
Pharmacy, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has made measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations readily available at all of its pharmacies in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi. The drug chain said the move comes as health officials in Tennessee recommended immunization because of a number of reported measles cases. The vaccinations are available daily at Walgreens pharmacies
May 5, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Alliance Boots, AmerisourceBergen, Steven Collis, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens Boots Alliance Development, WBA, WBAD
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Supplier News
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — AmerisourceBergen Corp. has extended its strategic partnership with Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Inc. for another three years. AmerisourceBergen said Thursday that its drug distribution contract with WBA and relationship with Walgreens Boots Alliance Development (WBAD) have been lengthened to 2026. AmerisourceBergen and then-merger partners Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots had announced
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 29, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
beauty care, Coty, Esi Eggleston Bracey, Shannon Curtin, Walgreens
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Supplier News
NEW YORK — Shannon Curtin, former group vice president of beauty and personal care at Walgreen Co., is joining Coty Inc. as senior vice president for North America. Coty said Friday that Curtin will assume her new position after the completion of the company’s merger with Procter & Gamble Specialty Beauty. In the interim, she
April 26, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
drug abuse, naloxone, Rob Braley, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
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 25, 2016 by Anne Marie Stephen and Chain Drug Review
Anne Marie Stephen, CVS Health, digital health, Digital Innovation Lab, KWOLIA, MDLIVE, mobile shopper, Rite Aid, Walgreens
Opinion, Technology
Drug stores are an integral part of daily life for many consumers, who embrace them as a one-stop shop to pick up essentials, grab a snack and refill a prescription on the go. Even as the drug store channel has consolidated in recent years, these retailers have not been slack in coming up with ways
April 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, drug abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration, expired medications, Kevin McCarthy, naloxone, National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Roberto Valencia, safe medication disposal kiosks, Shannon Grove, Walgreens
Pharmacy, Retail News
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 18, 2016 by Robert Sanders and Chain Drug Review
chain drug retailers, consumer health care, consumer packaged goods, CPG, CVS, e-commerce, health and beauty care, IRI, Robert Sanders, Walgreens
Opinion
Digital technologies are reshaping both consumer demand and competitive undercurrents in the U.S. consumer packaged goods marketplace. Digital innovations and the explosion of digital, mobile and social media are restructuring how consumers shop for and purchase CPG products. This framework has resulted in new shopping behaviors and purchase pathways, which are disrupting traditional business models
April 18, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Advocate Health Care, Healthcare Clinics, James Bleicher, Pat Carroll, Providence Health & Services, retail health clinics, SSM Health, SSM Health Express Clinic, Walgreens, Walgreens Healthcare Clinics
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — In the St. Louis area, Walgreens is turning over the operation of its Healthcare Clinics to health system SSM Health. Walgreens said Monday that 27 Healthcare Clinics in Walgreens stores across the St. Louis region, including four clinics in Illinois, will transition to SSM Health this fall and become an extension of
April 17, 2016 by Brian Owens and Chain Drug Review
Brian Owens, Kantar Retail, Rite Aid, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Opinion
Walgreens wants to own the grocery fill-in trip by providing its shoppers with what it calls the “ultimate convenience” — defined as helping shoppers get in, get what they need and get out. Kantar Retail assesses trip missions and cross-channel behaviors to examine how the Walgreens shopper may respond to this strategic goal. Recently, Walgreens
April 16, 2016 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
Catherine MacPherson, medication adherence, medication therapy management, Michael Taitel, pharmacist counseling, pharmacy interventions, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 04-18-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — A new study from Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. indicates that pharmacy interventions can lead to greater medication adherence and lower health care costs. The study, titled “Improving Medication Adherence and Health Care Outcomes in a Commercial Population Through a Community Pharmacy,” was published in a recent issue of Population Health Management. The
April 16, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Beth Stiller, Joe Magnacca, Massage Envy, Rick Hans, Wade Miquelon, Walgreens
2016, Issue 04-18-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Beth Stiller has stepped down as group vice president of global brands and sourcing at Walgreens to join Massage Envy as chief commercial officer. She will be responsible for leading services, retail, innovation and operations teams at the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based therapeutic massage and skin care service franchisor, which has more than 1,100