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June 11, 2008
NCPA aims for 75 percent community pharmacy membership

With the Presidential campaign and Senate bill 3101 looming overhead, the National Community Pharmacists Association...

June 11, 2008
Senate Republicans block cloture vote on Baucus Medicaid bill

In a vote of 54 to 49, Senate Republicans blocked a call for cloture on...

June 11, 2008
Target donates funds to Midwest relief

Target today announced that it would be sending $100,000 in cash and supplies to three...

June 11, 2008
Wal-Mart, ECRM offer vendor training for sustainable-packaging scorecard

Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing is offering a training program for vendors interested in learning how...

June 11, 2008
Walgreens announces plans to open Take Care clinics in Boston area

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has confirmed that it plans to...

June 10, 2008
Duane Reade teams up with GMHC to provide HIV testing

Duane Reade announced on Monday a partnership with the Gay Men’s Health Crisis to offer...

June 10, 2008
Safeway announces $4 generics program

The legion of stores offering generic prescription drugs for $4 has a new member....

June 10, 2008
Two more associations come out in strong support of Baucus’ Medicare bill

The National Council on Aging and the Food Marketing Institute today came out in support...

June 9, 2008
AMO addresses contact lens safety for FDA's opthalmic panel

In an Advanced Medical Optics presentation before the Food and Drug Administration’s Ophthalmic Devices Panel...

June 9, 2008
GNC athletes featured at Rite Aid Health and Beauty Expo

Rite Aid’s partnership with specialty retailer GNC is expected to take a new twist as...

June 9, 2008
NACDS commends Sen. for credit card legislation

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., recently introduced legislation to address excessive fees imposed by...

June 9, 2008
NACDS files court brief to protect pharmacy data

Wading into a legal turf battle over who owns the right to prescription pricing information,...

June 9, 2008
Rite Aid to issue new bonds in move to add $300 million in liquidity

Rite Aid last week announced plans to issue new debt in an effort to refinance...

June 9, 2008
Walgreens to snag home-infusion unit

Walgreens has struck a deal with pharmacy benefit management giant Express Scripts to purchase its...

June 8, 2008
Ahold reports U.S. sales growth

Ahold reported that first quarter sales at Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover were $5.1 billion, up 1.3...

June 8, 2008
Chawla to fill new Walgreens e-commerce post

Walgreens has named Sona Chawla to the new position of senior vp of e-commerce, effective...

June 8, 2008
Publix to acquire 49 Albertson's stores

Albertson's said it has accepted an offer from Publix Super Markets to purchase 49 of...

June 8, 2008
Report examines baby-boomer attitudes towards work, health, buying trends

Although baby boomers are aging, they don’t want it to show, according to a report...

June 8, 2008
Sen. Baucus’ pharmacy-friendly bill ‘must be enacted,’ NACDS chief urges

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is heaping praise on Sen. Max Baucus, D.-Mont.,...

June 5, 2008
Costco building third central fill center in Sacramento

Costco reported a 4 percent increase in year-to-date sales and said it’s building a new...

June 5, 2008
Longs posts increase in year-on-year sales

Longs Drugs has released its reported preliminary total retail drug store sales for the four-week...

June 5, 2008
Rite Aid reports increased monthly same-store sales

Rite Aid experienced same-store sales increases last month, the chain announced Thursday....

June 4, 2008
Calif. AG announces plan to combat prescription drug abuse

California Attorney General Jerry Brown unveiled a plan Wednesday to provide doctors and pharmacists with...

June 4, 2008
CVS plans first St. Louis location

According to St. Louis County records,CVS plans to build a store in the city....

June 4, 2008
Wal-Mart continues to expand its healthcare offerings

Nationwide big-box chain Wal-Mart is expanding its presence in the health-care industry....

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