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May 17, 2013
C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries owner wins Long Island University Distinguished Alumnus award

Long Island University's Brooklyn, N.Y., campus has given C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries owner Ian Ginsberg its Distinguished Alumnus Award, the university said.

May 17, 2013
Hospira chief scientific officer returns

Hospira has reappointed its chief scientific officer after he briefly left the country earlier this year, the generic drug maker said.

May 17, 2013
Kroger executive recipient of YWCA Career Woman of Achievement honor

Kroger publicly congratulated Kathleen Barclay, corporate officer and SVP human resources, for her recognition as a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement. Barclay was honored along with eight other women at YWCA's annual event.

May 16, 2013
AmerisourceBergen elects UGI chairman to wholesaler's board of directors

AmerisourceBergen elected Lon Greenberg, 62, to its board of directors, effective immediately.

May 16, 2013
D.C. municipal buildings to display calorie information on vending machines

The mayor of the nation's capital announced Thursday plans to include calorie information on vending machines in municipal buildings.

May 16, 2013
Senate confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS administrator

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm a former Virginia Health and Human Services secretary as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

May 16, 2013
Wireless pill bottle wins Boehringer Ingelheim-sponsored healthcare innovation contest

The makers of a pill bottle that uses wireless technology to keep patients adherent won the grand prize at a recent healthcare innovation contest.

May 15, 2013
Acosta appoints two executives to CVS team

Acosta Sales and Marketing has appointed two new executives, the company said.

May 15, 2013
Committee advances bill to secure pharmaceutical supply chain

A federal drug track-and-trace bill has made it out of a congressional committee.

May 15, 2013
Coty adds Olivier Goudet to board of directors

Coty, an emerging global leader in beauty, announced today that it has added Olivier Goudet , partner and chief executive officer of the Joh. A. Benckiser Group, to the company's board of directors.

May 15, 2013
Md. state employees eligible for MTM pilot program

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is piloting a program that will allow state employees to receive medication therapy management services, the university announced.

May 15, 2013
Shoppers Drug Mart touts products, education for summer

Canadian retail pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart is offering a range of products for the summer, as well as tips for enjoying the season safely.

May 14, 2013
Former Morrisons executive appointed group chief information officer at Ahold

Royal Ahold has appointed Ben Wishart as group chief information officer, the Dutch supermarket operator said.

May 14, 2013
Kroger promotes two finance executives

Kroger announced two finance executive promotions that will be effective with their elections by Kroger's board of directors expected on June 27.

May 14, 2013
Nutrisystem names seasoned PR exec to head communications

Nutrisystem announced the appointment of Robin Shallow as VP public relations and corporate communications.

May 14, 2013
Rite Aid launches Nail Extravaganza contest

Rite Aid is sponsoring its second annual nail-art contest, the retail pharmacy chain said.

May 14, 2013
Senators call for oversight on preferred pharmacy networks

Medicare Part D plans that create tiered networks of pharmacies for beneficiaries need more oversight amid reports that small and medium-sized pharmacies are being excluded from them, several senators wrote in a letter last week to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

May 13, 2013
Commerce Dept.: Health, personal care store sales up year-over-year, year-to-date sales down slightly over 2012

Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased by 0.6% in April over last year, while unadjusted retail sales increased 3.9%, according to numbers released Monday by the Department of Commerce.

May 13, 2013
GPhA promotes lobbyist

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association has promoted Jason Money to associate VP federal government affairs, the trade group said Monday.

May 13, 2013
Hillary Clinton to speak at Total Store Expo

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton will speak at one of the morning business sessions of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' Total Store Expo in August, the trade group said.

May 13, 2013
N.J. law designed to address prescription eye drop adherence

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation into law that will allow patients using prescription eye drops to get early refills in order to prevent interruptions in therapy.

May 10, 2013
SPCB appoints new education director

The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board has appointed Terri Smith Moore as the education director, the group said.

May 9, 2013
Costco comps increase 4% in April

Costco sales grew 7% in April over April 2012, the club retailer said.

May 9, 2013
Former Eli Lilly executive appointed to top technology post at Sears Holdings

Sears Holdings has appointed Jeff Balagna as EVP and chief information officer, the Kmart parent company said Thursday.

May 9, 2013
Senators propose legislation to carve out 'compounding manufacturers' subject to FDA regulation

One of the difficulties that federal regulators ran into during the nationwide scandal surrounding the New England Compounding Center — the Massachusetts-based pharmacy blamed for a nationwide fungal meningitis epidemic that has sickened hundreds and killed dozens — was the issue of when such pharmacies cross the line from compounding to manufacturing.

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