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August 20, 2012
Giant-Carlisle introduces healthy-food checkout lanes

Eight supermarkets in the Richmond, Va., area are using one of the most important parts of the store to promote healthy eating: the checkout lane.

August 20, 2012
PharmaSmart, Microlife partner to provide integrated screening system

PharmaSmart International and Microlife will offer an integrated assessment of cardiovascular health risk factors to healthcare providers under a new partnership between the companies.

August 20, 2012
Supervalu names new president of its DC/Baltimore Shoppers division

Supervalu on Monday announced Robert Bly will join the company as president of Shoppers, a 56-store division in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., market.

August 17, 2012
Millennium Pharmacy Systems appoints former CVS/pharmacy director as SVP operations

A former CVS executive has been appointed to a top position at a company that provides pharmacy services to the long-term care industry.

August 14, 2012
Kinney Drugs acquires four independent pharmacies

Regional player Kinney Drugs has snapped up four independent pharmacies located in central New York and Vermont, bringing its total store count to 94.

August 13, 2012
Sun to take Taro private

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will take Taro Pharmaceutical Industries private, under a merger agreement between the two companies announced Sunday.

August 10, 2012
BioScrip reports Q2 revenue jump

BioScrip on Wednesday posted $155.9 million in second-quarter revenue, up 18.5% compared with the prior year.

August 10, 2012
Walgreens hosts Mobile Photo Hack Day

Walgreens on Saturday will be hosting its first Mobile Photo Hack Day — a contest among mobile photo application developers in creating a "groundbreaking" application using Walgreens' QuickPrints SDK.

August 8, 2012
Bristol-Myers Squibb purchase of Amylin mostly complete, company says

Bristol-Myers Squibb has bought a majority stake in drug maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Bristol said Wednesday.

August 8, 2012
Cardinal donates nearly $1 million in scholarships

Healthcare company Cardinal Health is donating almost $1 million to university pharmacy programs across the country.

August 7, 2012
Walmart Foundation empowers women with new partnerships

The Walmart Foundation, alongside six women's foundations — The Washington Area Women's Foundation, The New York Women's Foundation, Women's Fund of Mississippi, Women's Foundation of Minnesota, Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis and the Women's Funding Network — has launched the Partnership for Women's Prosperity.

August 6, 2012
Year 2012 proving to be significant year for convenient care industry

At the start of the year, Drug Store News predicted that 2012 would be a significant year for the convenient care industry as retail-based health clinics gear up for expansion and move closer to version 2.0. Well, that prediction is ringing true.

August 3, 2012
Craig Gourley joins Shopko

Shopko announced that a former JCPenney executive has joined the company.

July 30, 2012
Rite Aid leverages Wellness in comeback

Everybody loves a comeback story, and it looks as though the pharmacy retail industry has one of its own in the making as Rite Aid’s latest earnings report showed another strong quarter for the Camp Hill, Pa.-based chain, which has been steadily growing its sales and narrowing its losses for several quarters already.


July 27, 2012
HBA executive Gary Burns passes away

Gary J. Burns, 74, of Lake Forest, Ill., and Naples, Fla., passed away July 24. He was born Feb. 7, 1938, in Saginaw, Mich. Burns served in the U.S. Army and then embarked upon a long and successful career in the health and beauty aids industry.

July 26, 2012
APhA names president-elect

The American Pharmacists Association has a new president-elect, the group said Thursday.

July 23, 2012
Blu Pharmaceuticals names Joe Dombrowski VP corporate development

Blu Pharmaceuticals has named Joe Dombrowski to the newly created position of VP corporate development, the company said.

July 23, 2012
FDA approves blood cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating multiple myeloma, the agency said Friday.

July 17, 2012
Duane Reade, Mission Electric partner on green transportation initiative

In an effort to curb vehicle air pollution, Manhattan-based retailer Duane Reade, which is owned by Walgreens, has teamed up with Mission Electric to create a public outreach campaign to determine which of its stores should be served solely by electric trucks.

July 16, 2012
Par subsidiary gets FDA nod for hypertension drug

A subsidiary of Par Pharmaceutical Cos. acquired earlier this year has received its first Food and Drug Administration approval.

July 13, 2012
Federal court rules in favor of Innovation Associates in 2006 patent-infringement case

A federal judge has ruled in favor of pharmacy technology manufacturer Innovation Associates in a 6-year-old case brought by ScriptPro concerning a component of one of Innovation's dispensing robots, the companies said.

July 12, 2012
Giant-Carlisle sponsors healthy eating event for kids

A Giant-Carlisle store in Pennsylvania will sponsor an event to teach kids about healthy eating.

July 9, 2012
BioRx acquires Minn. bleeding-disorder pharmacy

Specialty pharmacy provider BioRx has acquired another specialty pharmacy provider based in Minnesota, BioRx said Monday.

July 9, 2012
Duane Reade debuts new, unique store at 100 Broadway

Manhattan-based retailer Duane Reade is expanding its footprint with a second distinct location in the historic American Surety building in the city’s Financial District.

July 9, 2012
Kerr Drug promotes Mark Gregory to SVP store operations

Kerr Drug has promoted Mark Gregory to SVP store operations, the regional retail pharmacy chain said Monday.

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