In this Issue

04/21/2013 - 11:30pm
Women critique media as source of health information

Where do women turn for information on more sensitive health topics? Do women believe that men's health issues get more attention in the media? To get answers to these questions, as well as many others, DSNTV recently took to the streets of Manhattan to speak with women to get their perspectives.

04/21/2013 - 11:30pm
Bob Narveson on pharmacy's role in health care

This is going to be a big year for community pharmacy, said Thrifty White president and CEO Bob Narveson, as the nation reaches full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2014.

04/21/2013 - 11:24pm
Rite Aid embraces omnichannel retail with vision care center

Rite Aid's latest Wellness store concept features a new interactive Vision Center kiosk that allows customers to try new frames in the store and order prescription glasses and contact lenses for home delivery.

04/21/2013 - 11:24pm
Future of pay-for-delay in hands of SCOTUS

Last month, the Supreme Court heard Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, which could impact the future of the generic drug industry at a time when 80% of all prescriptions dispensed in the United States are generic.

04/21/2013 - 11:23pm
Game on: Clinics & chronic care

This month Walgreens announced that it would begin to offer chronic care services at its Take Care Clinics. Its biggest competitor, MinuteClinic, made a similar announcement about a year ago. With full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the people paying the bills are going to get a good look at what retail clinics can do to lower costs and improve outcomes.

04/21/2013 - 11:23pm
Twitter, social media amplify RxImpact conversation

This year at the 5th Annual NACDS RxImpact Day, the voice of community pharmacy reached far beyond the office walls of U.S. senators and representatives as community pharmacy advocates — and even members of Congress — took to Twitter, Facebook and other social media.

04/21/2013 - 11:23pm
NACDS preps for TSE

As the Total Store Expo draws near, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores has put together a checklist to help industry members gear up for a successful event.

04/21/2013 - 11:23pm
Slow and steady: CVS' entry into Brazil a slow dance, not a samba

It's official. During its most recent quarterly conference call with analysts, CVS Caremark revealed what many had anticipated: Its acquisition of privately held Brazilian drug store chain Drogaria Onofre was complete.

04/21/2013 - 11:23pm
Bricks imitate clicks imitate bricks to catch attention, wallet share of omnichannel shopper

According to research, ownership of smartphones and tablets in particular have grown rapidly over the past couple of years, and that has created a multi-headed omnichannel hydra of a customer who retailers across all channels are desperately trying to appease.

04/21/2013 - 11:23pm
Understanding the Hispanic-American consumer

With the steady accumulation of purchasing power attributed to the Hispanic-American community, marketers more and more are targeting Latinos. DSN called in Reny Diaz, director of client engagement for Nielsen, for additional perspective about the Hispanic-American opportunity.

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