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August 3, 2010
Safeway continues support of Muscular Dystrophy Association

Safeway on Tuesday announced a companywide campaign to support research and treatment for neuromuscular diseases,...

August 3, 2010
WellDoc receives FDA approval for DiabetesManager System

WellDoc, a healthcare company that develops technology solutions to improve chronic disease management outcomes and...

August 2, 2010
Retail leaders gearing up for NACDS’ annual pharmacy pow-wow in San Diego

Representatives of more than 130 retail pharmacy chains are gearing up for the 53rd annual...

August 1, 2010
GE-Intel venture to focus on new models of care delivery

A new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living soon will be created, GE...

August 1, 2010
Merck discloses Q2 earnings

Merck had global sales of $11.3 billion and profits of $752 million during second quarter...

July 22, 2010
BCBS chapter plays healthcare game right

The news that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia is developing tools to...

July 22, 2010
Beacon Community program seeks to curb diabetes across country

Vice President Joe Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius...

July 22, 2010
Pharmacists continue to show their value to healthcare system

The evidence keeps piling up....

July 21, 2010
Pharmacist-patient relationships improve health, lower costs of care, UNC-Kerr study reveals

A healthy relationship with a community pharmacist can improve health outcomes for patients and save...

July 20, 2010
Local Blue Cross Blue Shield offers ER alternatives to members

Looking to help inform consumers on how to best access emergency room alternatives and receive...

July 20, 2010
Reaching out to new CMS administrator Berwick, NACDS highlights pro-patient, pro-pharmacy goals

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is moving quickly to establish a working relationship...

July 19, 2010
Health IT vital to medication therapy, NACDS tells congressional panel

In a new plea to Congress, the chain pharmacy industry renewed its support for the...

July 19, 2010
PCMA responds to government funding anti-fraud programs

The leader of a group representing the nation’s pharmacy benefit managers responded to a House...

July 18, 2010
DEA ends restrictions on controlled substance e-Rx

With a regulatory stroke, the Obama White House has swept away the last serious legal...

July 18, 2010
Independent Rx lobby urges feds to adopt tough PBM operating rules

Maintaining a combative stance against the managed-care industry, the independent pharmacy lobby is urging the...

July 18, 2010
Pharmacy school dean receives Pharmacy 'Great Communicator' award from NACDS

A pharmacy school dean was honored by an industry group for his pro-pharmacy op-ed in...

July 18, 2010
Resolving a simmering dispute, ousted Medicare plan agrees to pay

The independent pharmacy lobby is hailing an agreement by Fox Insurance to begin paying overdue...

July 18, 2010
Stillwater Medical Group opens retail clinic in local Walmart

Stillwater Medical Group opened here earlier this month its second retail clinic inside a Walmart...

July 15, 2010
Bloated soda tax caves in

Lobbying by the American Beverage Association has squashed state government plans to put the much-debated...

July 15, 2010
Castellani successfully can fill Tauzin's shoes

It’s been said many times that the people you know are as important as what...

July 15, 2010
NRF seeks congressional help with job creation

The National Retail Federation told House Republican leaders Friday that Congress needs to pass legislation...

July 13, 2010
Dr. Scholl's Custom Fit Orthotic Centers now available nationwide

Merck Consumer Care on Tuesday announced the nationwide availability of its Dr. Scholl's Custom Fit...

July 8, 2010
Generics may dampen pharmacy sales for drug stores, but they sure help patients

CVS Caremark made a major push to showcase the tools it uses to curb costs...

July 7, 2010
Merck announces global consolidation plan

Merck will close down eight of its research and development sites and eight of its...

July 6, 2010
CVS Caremark study: Less-restrictive generic laws could curb state Medicaid costs

Changing generic substitution laws in favor of less-restrictive regulations could save states struggling to pay...

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