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04/05/2012 - 8:27am
NCPA raises awareness on its Rx disposal program in preparation for Earth Day

The National Community Pharmacists Association on Thursday encouraged community pharmacists to demonstrate their role as a respected and knowledgeable resource on all aspects of medications, from dispensing to disposal, in preparation for Earth Day, which falls on April 22.

04/04/2012 - 4:11pm
CVS/pharmacy's Project Health highlights National Minority Health Month with free screenings

CVS/pharmacy officially announced on Wednesday the April schedule of Project Health (Proyecto Salud in Spanish), a wellness program delivering more than $21 million worth of free health screenings to multicultural communities throughout 2012.

04/04/2012 - 8:57am
Walgreens: March sales down; April Easter will benefit front-end sales

Walgreens posted March sales of $6 billion, a decrease of 4.3% compared with the same month in fiscal year 2011.

04/03/2012 - 11:15am
Walgreens immunization studies: Pharmacy instrumental in helping states combat disease

Walgreens on Tuesday released case studies presented last week before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2012 National Immunization Conference on how retail pharmacy can expand access to immunizations and help support disease-prevention initiatives.

04/03/2012 - 11:11am
ECRM announces construction of Charlie Bowlus Technology and Innovation Center

ECRM announced that a state-of-the-art center will be built in honor of its late leader Charlie Bowlus.

04/02/2012 - 12:07pm
Walgreens' Medco book of business not jeopardized by merger, retailer says

In the wake of an approved Express Scripts-Medco merger, Walgreens reiterated its consensus that Walgreens' participation in Medco's pharmacy network would continue without disruption.

04/02/2012 - 9:30am
Super PBM merger approved; NACDS, NCPA file emergency motion to block merger

The controversial merger between Express Scripts and Medco was completed Monday morning, according to a press release issued by both Express Scripts and the Federal Trade Commission.

03/30/2012 - 12:36pm
NACDS promotes pharmacies as face of neighborhood health care in USA Today column

A special report in Friday's USA Today featured the National Association of Chain Drug Stores as a leading advocate for empowering patients to take their medications correctly, and for the array of health services that make community pharmacies the face of neighborhood health care, NACDS has announced.

03/30/2012 - 10:39am
CVS Caremark announces PBM succession plan

CVS Caremark outlined succession plans for its pharmacy benefit management business as EVP and COO Jon Roberts will assume the role of president of the PBM business, effective Sept. 1.

03/29/2012 - 12:52pm
NACDS, NCPA, nine retail pharmacy companies sue to block ESI-Medco merger

With as much as two-thirds of retail pharmacy operators' business tied up in the potential Express Scripts-Medco merger, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association and nine retail pharmacy companies on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the merger.

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