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October 28, 2009
Vaseline for Men

The harsh, skin-drying winter weather is just around the corner here in New York City...

October 25, 2009
Report: PSE sales plummet in Washington, Mo., as Rx-only ordinance is enacted

A white donkey painted in black stripes does not a zebra make. In fact, all...

October 25, 2009
Someone get me off this godforsaken island

Remember “Gilligan’s Island?” Man, that was a great show. The thing about “Gilligan’s Island” was...

October 25, 2009
Walgreens said to consider sale of PBM

Walgreens is mulling the sale of its 15-year-old Walgreens Health Initiatives pharmacy benefit management division,...

October 15, 2009
President gives pharmacies a delay as Medicare DME requirements loom

It’s like “Whack-a-Mole,” that game-arcade exercise in quick reflexes and frustration....

October 11, 2009
What game are you watching?

“So, who’s bigger—CVS or Walgreens?”...

October 8, 2009
Health reform study buoys Dems as CBO predicts deficit reduction

After months of hard-edged wrangling in Congress, on the Sunday morning political gab fests, on...

October 8, 2009
Pharmacy groups praise delay of DME accreditation deadline

The real issue here is (and always has been) the inclusion of diabetes supplies as...

October 4, 2009
CRN launches collaborative program to educate consumers on dietary supplements

The most significant piece of news to come out of this (outside of the fact...

October 1, 2009
Duane Reade rolls out DR Delish product line

Duane Reade’s new private-label offering, dubbed DR Delish, is one more indicator that the Manhattan-based...

October 1, 2009
Walgreens makes a home in Brooklyn with 7,000th store

So, who’s bigger — CVS or Walgreens?...

September 20, 2009
Baucus bill cuts OTCs from FSAs

Determining just how much FSAs are utilized in the purchase of OTCs has always been...

September 17, 2009
Meal replacement bars

Here’s the latest in meal replacement bars — a bar that not only replaces a...

September 17, 2009
Walgreens sticks it to the flu

The announcement that Walgreens eclipsed the 1 millionth shot mark on Sept. 15 — just...

September 9, 2009
Private-label products at CVS

The push of private label at retail is evident at a CVS/pharmacy in Manhattan....

September 1, 2009
NPD Group: Sales decline in U.S. prestige beauty category

Findings from market research firm The NPD Group that U.S. prestige beauty sales took a...

September 1, 2009
Report: Harris Teeter to implement new EHR in stores

NEW YORK The health information technology revolution is sweeping beyond urban centers and into the...

August 27, 2009
CVS Caremark study notes lack of adherence to cholesterol-lowering medications

When it comes to nonadherence of prescription medications, it is often senior citizens who are...

August 27, 2009
NACDS Webinar offers retailers strategies for surviving the downturn

Times, they are a’changing. Already, marketing and merchandising paradigms had been evolving or redefined on...

August 27, 2009
Walgreens announces Pharmacy Management Excellence program with Caterpillar

The news that Walgreens has reached an agreement with Caterpillar to help the company curb...

August 23, 2009
Perrigo gears up for cough-cold season

Perrigo’s latest quarterly report underscores the relatively high expectations around cough-cold-flu this year because of...

August 20, 2009
Report: Primary care physicians decreasing, giving way to retail clinic use

It seems as though each week more evidence surfaces suggesting that retail-based clinics will be...

August 16, 2009
Hospital puts spin on retail therapy with Valley Health Marketplace

Valley Hospital’s foray into online retailing marks the second healthcare provider to make its way...

August 16, 2009
‘The Rock’ asks families to be Diabetes Aware in new PSA

The fact of the matter is the average person is inundated with more than 3,000...

August 13, 2009
CVS Caremark study finds need for improvements in healthcare access, costs

CVS Caremark’s 2009 “Health IQ” study is yet another indicator coming from the private sector...

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