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December 3, 2010
Walgreens puts its money where its mouth is with World AIDS Day campaign

Pharmacy advocates are using every tool they can to spread the message that pharmacists bring a lot more than prescription services to the healthcare table. So how about a 341-ft. digital billboard looming above Times Square?

December 2, 2010
Rite Aid's November, Q3 same-store sales drop

Rite Aid on Thursday posted sales of $6.2 billion, down 2.3%, for its third quarter ended Nov. 27. Same-store sales for the period declined 1.3%, representing flat front-end sales and a pharmacy comparable sales decline of 1.9% ...

December 1, 2010
Missouri gov campaigns for Rx-only PSE legislation

Gov. Jay Nixon, D-Mo., on Tuesday campaigned for a sweeping expansion of efforts to battle methamphetamine, including legislation that would make Missouri the third state in the nation to require a prescription for the cough-cold ingredient pseudoephedrine.

November 30, 2010
Walgreens' 90-Day at Retail program garners big savings for Navitus' PBM clients

An alliance between a drug store chain and a national pharmacy benefit manager resulted in more than $3 million in savings over a seven-month period for the PBM clients.

November 24, 2010
UnitedHealthcare partners with Kroger, Safeway on $2 generic Part D plan

UnitedHealth Group will start a program next year that it said can reduce drug costs to as low as $2 per script, the company said Tuesday.

November 21, 2010
OcuSoft's Zytaze now available at chain drug stores

Drug maker OcuSoft has launched a prescription supplement designed to enhance botulinum toxin injections, the...

November 16, 2010
Local independent pharmacy models program after NCPA's Dispose My Meds

A group representing the nation's independent pharmacies praised a local drug store's participation in a...

November 15, 2010
CVS Caremark study addresses correlation between out-of-pocket co-pay, Rx abandonment

There is a direct correlation between the amount of a patient's out-of-pocket co-pay and prescription...

November 14, 2010
In victory for retail pharmacy, military levels TRICARE prescription purchasing field

In a ruling hailed by retail pharmacy leaders, the Department of Defense now is insisting...

November 14, 2010
New Rx FSA rule deemed operationally impossible by industry thought leaders

A panel of healthcare thought leaders has concluded that a recent IRS rule change going...

November 11, 2010
Crisis averted: NACDS, NCPA get their wish

Retail pharmacies scored a big victory in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule,...

November 10, 2010
Drug-system reform hurts Shoppers' Q3

New pricing and reimbursement pressures drove down Shoppers Drug Mart's third-quarter profit, the Canada-based drug...

November 9, 2010
AMCC, Walgreens drive awareness around expired medicines in the home

Walgreens on Wednesday released a survey that found 2-in-5 American households have at least one...

November 9, 2010
NACDS raising alarm over budget cuts as Washington state attacks health costs

Budget cuts in Washington state to its Medicaid programs have created a “perilous situation” for...

November 9, 2010
Rite Aid positions itself to assist seniors with Part D open enrollment

Rite Aid on Wednesday announced its pharmacists have been prepared to assist seniors during the...

November 8, 2010
IMS Health executive: Generic competition can help U.S. save billions

Loss of patent protection for branded drugs and subsequent competition from generics could save the...

November 4, 2010
Fulfilling the need for healthcare-information demand among wired adults, seniors

This is a next-generation pharmacy solution for the next generation of seniors, who begin celebrating...

November 1, 2010
Medco achieves 10.7% profit growth in Q3

Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions had sales of $16.3 billion, including $2.9 billion from...

November 1, 2010
NACDS weighs in on FDA priorities, urging simpler med info for patients

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is urging federal health officials to adopt a...

November 1, 2010
PDX, Healthcare Data Solutions partner to provide prescriber verification process to PDX users

Retail pharmacy technology provider PDX has partnered with Healthcare Data Solutions to provide users of...

October 28, 2010
Shift away from PBM could make room for more broad-service, integrated approach to health care

“We don’t have to be the PBM.” That’s what Greg Wasson, Walgreens president and CEO,...

October 27, 2010
Rite Aid posts same-store sales decline

Rite Aid on Thursday posted a same-store sales decrease of 1.7% for the four weeks...

October 26, 2010
NACDS Foundation supports NCL's medication adherence awareness campaign

The charitable arm of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced its $1 million...

October 24, 2010
Congress targets Rx abuse with pharm’s backing

With strong support from pharmacy leaders, Congress is moving to shut down prescription medication abuse...

October 24, 2010
E-prescribing accelerates as U.S. adoption efforts converge

Health care’s lumbering shift to electronic prescribing and health information technology has been a long...

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