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August 23, 2009
CDC, Reckitt Benckiser develop site to promote good health, hygiene

On the surface, this news highlights how serious the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

August 23, 2009
FDA investigates liver injury claims from weight-loss medication users

This agency pulls no punches. The merest blip of a post-marketing serious adverse event report,...

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 20, 2009
Special delivery: Walmart expands mail offering

Walmart isn’t letting the lack of a physical presence in select Midwestern and Northeastern markets...

August 20, 2009
Teva launches ‘Patient First’ project

Most consumers may not know a lot about biosimilar equivalence, immunogenicity or what “monoclonal antibody”...

August 16, 2009
Cardinal Health announces expansion of training resource, succession planning

One of the modules included in Cardinal Health’s myPharmacyTrainer online training site is: “How to...

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...

August 13, 2009
Diplomat, Commcare named top companies by Inc. magazine

Specialty pharmacies Commcare Pharmacy and Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy have earned the respective 235th and 374th...

August 13, 2009
Medication adherence report reveals need for patient-specific interventions

Boehringer Ingelheim has done a major service to the industry with the release of this...

August 9, 2009
Study: Zinc good for healthy immune function, destroying viruses, bacteria

It’s a study that probably couldn’t have come at a better time given the recent...

August 9, 2009
Wireless home-based healthcare applications, services set to grow, analysis finds

That $4.4 billion opportunity is really only the tip of the iceberg. The real opportunity,...

August 6, 2009
Military cutting costs via Rx negotiations; NACDS hails finding as pharmacy victory

It was one of those clear “ah-ha!” moments that don’t come around nearly often enough....

August 6, 2009
Take Care Health Systems expands services; now offering nebulizer treatments at clinics nationwide

The fact that Take Care Health Systems has expanded its service offering to include nebulizer...

August 6, 2009
Washington, Mo., considers repealing recently passed PSE legislation

The objective here is closing down clandestine methamphetamine labs. The question is: Who is going...

August 2, 2009
Drugstore.com reports booming business, plans for expansion with microsite

Drugstore.com’s recent foray within the last year into being the “intel inside” of two fairly...

August 2, 2009
NBTY 3Q revenue up 22%

NBTY CEO Harvey Kamil’s appearance on the “Fox Business Morning C-Suite Sit-Down” is good news...

August 2, 2009
NCPA: Members left out of the FSA mix

Beyond small business being lost in the big government shuffle, NCPA’s emphasis on this issue...

July 30, 2009
CDC: H1N1 virus expected to make a large impact on upcoming cough/cold/flu season

Today’s novel H1N1 news scare may very well turn out to be a “boy who...

July 30, 2009
MinuteClinic inks deal with American CareSource

MinuteClinic’s partnership with ancillary care network services company American CareSource not only underscores the fact...

July 26, 2009
Bayer Consumer Care launches virtual march against breast cancer initiative

It’s simply not good enough to stock a company’s “better mousetrap” on a store shelf,...

July 26, 2009
Report: Standards for glucose monitors may change

The name of the game in diabetes management is compliance. For patients and their healthcare...

July 26, 2009
Ross Valley Pharmacy develops medication management, diabetes counseling initiatives

There are a couple of items of note with Ross’ announcement. First is the value...

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