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July 16, 2009
CVS Caremark to open Customer Care Center

Here’s a look at how the future of pharmacy is going to work ......

July 16, 2009
Senate panel votes in favor of healthcare reform bill

After decades of fruitless efforts, activist lawmakers in a Democratically controlled Congress finally may be...

July 9, 2009
Supervalu announces retirement of two executives, change in leadership structure

The pending retirement of Kevin Tripp as EVP and president of Supervalu’s Retail Midwest region...

July 5, 2009
Importation amendment fails to advance, drawing NACDS praise for Senate panel

This battle was supposed to be over by now....

July 5, 2009
Kicking the habit with Nicorette

First, it’s the first truly “new” product to enter the smoking cessation space in...

June 28, 2009
FDA approves generic contraceptive pill

The approval of Watson Pharmaceutical’s ANDA for levonorgestrel tablets, otherwise known as the emergency contraceptive...

June 25, 2009
Despite setbacks, the future of Rite Aid looks positive

If there were to be a beginning point identified for Rite Aid’s latest turnaround effort,...

June 25, 2009
Walgreens to test diabetes care model

Walgreens continues to flesh out its revamped strategy to be the nation’s most convenient and...

June 21, 2009
American Dietetic Association survey: Healthcare system should focus on nutrition

The simple fact is — there are more fat people in this country than there...

May 28, 2009
NCPA survey: Accreditation requirements hinders pharmacists from offering DME equipment

Almost one-third of those community pharmacists who already offered DMEPOS services responded that they would...

May 28, 2009
Walgreens’ ‘Power’ initiative expands, centralizing workload in Florida, Arizona

Walgreens is serious about cutting its operating costs — nowhere more so than in its...

May 20, 2009
CVS opens Beauty360 No.3 in one of its original Project Life stores

If anyone thinks that CVS has recast itself solely as a healthcare company, given its...

May 20, 2009
SDI launches iPhone, iPod application for allergy sufferers

The addition of SDI’s Pollen.com allergy applications to the growing number of iPhone/iPod touch-friendly, health-related...

May 14, 2009
NACDS, NCPA seek stimulus funds to build health IT, e-Rx infrastructure

The organizations representing the nation’s chain and independent drug stores have requested a chunk of...

May 14, 2009
Rite Aid shares climb above $1 — major hurdle cleared for No. 3 drug chain

Rite Aid has been fighting off the delisting of its shares trading on the New...

May 14, 2009
Target proxy battle heats up as annual meeting approaches

It isn’t often that one of America’s premier retail companies finds itself the subject of...

April 23, 2009
NACDS chief, state pharmacy leader appeal to consumers on Medicaid cuts

For years now, pharmacy leaders at the state and national level have waged a long...

April 23, 2009
Paperless prescribing hits milestone

Surescripts’ announcement that more than 100,000 physicians have jumped aboard the e-prescribing bandwagon is an...

April 16, 2009
AARP cites big jump in Rx prices

A report by AARP indicated that prices for branded drugs have increased at a rate...

April 16, 2009
Congress targets crime against retailers with 'Protect Your Pharmacy Week'

The fact that Congress stepped up to designate the week of April 13 as “Protect...

April 16, 2009
Express Scripts, expanding PBM reach, agrees to buy WellPoint's NextRx unit

And then there were three....

April 2, 2009
CVS Caremark, HBCBSNJ reaches 5.5 million e-prescriptions

The news that CVS Caremark and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey have...

April 2, 2009
Take Care Health Systems to offer 'recovery plan' for unemployed patients

The announcement by Take Care Health Systems that it is offering free health services at...

April 2, 2009
Walgreens visionary Vern Brunner loses cancer battle

It was easy to like Vern Brunner....

March 28, 2009
Cardinal bolsters retail toolkit for Leader-brand independents

If there’s an independent pharmacy in your market area with a Leader Pharmacy logo on the storefront — and with more than 3,400 Leader stores nationwide, chances are good that there’s one nearby — don’t be fooled by the store’s modest footprint or the folksy, mom-and-pop image it may project. The store’s owners have an arsenal of sophisticated business tools at their disposal, and the backing of an $87 billion, global health services and wholesaling giant.

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