Drug Fix

11/09/2012 - 3:52pm
Drugs for a penny? It's all about volume

Earlier this week, DSN reported that members of a prescription drug program offered by Humana to Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to obtain 10 generic hypertension drugs from Walmart for a penny.

It's certainly good news for people with high blood pressure, but it also has big implications for the pharmacy retail industry.

11/02/2012 - 3:57pm
GDUFA-style user fees provide one possible source of funding for FDA compounding regulations

Given the extent of the meningitis outbreak linked to a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, new regulations for such pharmacies might be a good idea, but how to implement them remains uncertain.

(THE NEWS: Meningitis outbreak linked to compounding pharmacy spawns new proposed legislation. Click here to read the story.)

11/02/2012 - 2:54pm
Survey on health insurers advancing NP credentialing is major step for improving access, cost

The message is getting louder and gaining traction: Nurse practitioners are highly skilled health care professionals who need to be able to practice to the full scope of their ability, especially in light of the primary care shortage that is plaguing the nation.

(THE NEWS: Survey: Health insurers show advances in NP credentialing, reimbursement. Click here for the full story.)

11/02/2012 - 2:42pm
Walgreens setting the stage to be an entirely different retailer; new magazine just a first step in that direction

Omni-channel retailing is so yesterday. Omni-national retailing is the space where Walgreens is looking to play, and this magazine is just one of the first examples of how retailing concepts from the Old Country will be imported from across the Pond and translated for the U.S. market.

(THE NEWS: Walgreens launches new biannual magazine showcasing private label, Balance Rewards deals. For the full story, click here.)

11/02/2012 - 10:23am
Survey: Health insurers show advances in NP credentialing, reimbursement

More health insurers are credentialing nurse practitioners as primary care providers, but there is room for improvement, according to a recent national survey of health insurers.

11/02/2012 - 9:39am
Meningitis outbreak linked to compounding pharmacy spawns new proposed legislation

Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., on Thursday announced plans to introduce legislation that would strengthen federal regulations of compounding pharmacies.

11/01/2012 - 11:35am
Walgreens launches new biannual magazine showcasing private label, Balance Rewards deals

Walgreens on Thursday announced the launch of Happy And Healthy, Your Guide To Living Well With Walgreens, a biannual magazine that debuts Nov 4.

10/26/2012 - 2:59pm
Retailers stay tuned for multi-channel consumers

News flash: Retailers get the idea that attracting today's consumer means going multichannel.

10/26/2012 - 2:51pm
Categories in which shoppers prefer brand over PL spells opportunity for store brand development

In today's give-'em-what-they-want style of merchandising, in a market where savvy, omni-channel consumers can customize the what, when and where of the purchase, private label more and more ascends from being considered the cheapest product offering to being the best value product offering.

10/26/2012 - 2:21pm
Expansion of ethnic beauty further illustrates Target's aggressive plans

Target is getting aggressive in a lot of ways. Canada. Big holiday plans. And now a plan to take a greater share of the ethnic beauty business.

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