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
ECRM, ECRM Home Health Care, home health care, Mike Wolf, video, Walgreens
Videos
Mike Wolf, senior director and DMM of advanced care at Walgreens, moderated a roundtable discussion at the recent ECRM Home Health Care EPPS in Dallas that focused on how retailers and manufacturers can partner to optimize the consumer experience in-store. “The big emerging theme was really around balancing the retail packaging with education and a
March 7, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CDC, CDC Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Puerto Rico, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens, Zika virus
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico. The drug chain said Monday that all 120 of its drug stores in Puerto Rico will allocate space to provide information on CDC-recommended steps to avoid contracting the
February 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Chris Creamer, naloxone, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
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 22, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Duane Reade, Walgreens
2016, Issue 02-22-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — The newest Duane Reade store has taken the chain’s integration with parent company Walgreens to another level while attracting thousands of customers daily with distinctive offerings. The store opened in January. Exterior signs for the outlet, in Penn Station in Manhattan, say Duane Reade by Walgreens. The interior conforms more to a
February 9, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Bob Dold, drug abuse, Mark Kirk, medication disposal kiosks, Michael Botticelli, naloxone, National Drug Control Policy, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
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 8, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Hayley Park, meningitis B vaccine, Walgreens
Pharmacy, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is highlighting the availability of meningitis B vaccines at all of its Santa Clara, Calif.-area stores. The drug chain said Monday that county health officials are urging residents to get immunized because of a number of reported meningitis B cases in the area, where there are 15 Walgreens stores. The vaccinations are
February 8, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, Theranos Wellness Centers, Walgreens
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. has advised Theranos Inc. that it must stop sending clinical lab tests provided through Theranos Wellness Centers at Walgreens to the Theranos lab in Newark, Calif. The drug chain also said that it is suspending Theranos Inc. laboratory testing at its Palo Alto, Calif., store in the aftermath of a
February 8, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Advocate Health Care, Healthcare Clinics, Lee Sacks, Pat Carroll, Walgreens, walk-in medical clinics
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. is turning over the operation of 56 Chicagoland in-store Healthcare Clinics to Advocate Health Care, the largest health system in Illinois. Advocate will lease the space in the Walgreens stores to run the walk-in medical clinics. The clinics are set to be rebranded as Advocate Clinic at Walgreens and will
February 8, 2016 by Scot Meyer
Alex Gourlay, J.C. Penney, Lee Culpepper, Myron Ullman, National Retail Federation, NRF, retail industry, Retail's Big Show, Walgreens, Walmart
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Walgreen Co. was among the firms honored by the National Retail Federation at the trade association’s convention here last month. Walgreens was named Retail Innovator of the Year at the NRF’s convention and expo, dubbed Retail’s Big Show. According to NRF, the award is given annually to “a company that is well
February 4, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. stockholders have voted overwhelmingly to approve the company’s $17.2 billion deal to be acquired by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Approximately 97% of the votes cast at a special meeting of stockholders on Thursday were in favor of the deal. A quorum of 72% of Rite Aid’s total outstanding
February 3, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Boots, Duane Reade, No7, Penn Station, slideshow, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Slideshows
NEW YORK — The latest Duane Reade store aims to bring a higher level of convenience to hurried commuters in Manhattan’s Penn Station. Opened just before the big nor’easter that hit the East Coast late last month, the spacious store sits in a central location in New York City’s busiest transit hub and replaced a
January 28, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
clinical laboratory services, Theranos, Theranos Wellness Centers, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has stopped clinical laboratory services from Theranos Inc. at its store in Palo Alto, Calif. The drug chain said Thursday that it has informed Theranos that it must immediately cease sending any clinical lab tests provided through Theranos Wellness Centers at Walgreens to the Theranos lab in Newark, Calif., for analysis.