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November 9, 2010
Omicare splits business into long-term care, specialty care groups

A company that provides pharmaceutical care for the elderly is splitting its pharmacy services business...

November 9, 2010
Report: Cessation programs fall by the wayside

According to a recently published Dow Jones report, state-funded tobacco-prevention programs quickly are becoming the...

November 9, 2010
Report: FDA’s Hamburg says creating biosimilars pathway likely to be complex

To express it in modern parlance, follow-on biologics will be a hot mess....

November 8, 2010
3M reintroduces Cavilon line

3M Skin and Wound Care has announced the relaunch of the 3M Cavilon professional skin...

November 8, 2010
CHPA updates OTCsafety.org

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association recently relaunched its OTCsafety.org site, featuring new resources, content and...

November 8, 2010
Citi's flu care card pushes employers toward lower-cost retail channels

Citi on Tuesday announced the launch of the Citi Flu Care card, a new corporate...

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 8, 2010
NCPA unveils newly named exec slate

The National Community Pharmacists Association Tuesday unveiled its complete list of newly installed officers and...

November 8, 2010
Poll: Many Americans claim to be improving their diets

While many consumers claim to have adjusted their diets to include more healthy food and...

November 7, 2010
Armada Health Care expects boost in summit attendance

Armada Health Care’s seventh annual Specialty Pharmacy Summit next May is expected to have a...

November 7, 2010
DHA supplements may help boost memory, study finds

According to a study published in the November edition of Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal...

November 7, 2010
NCPA, IPC forge closer working links

The independent pharmacy industry’s top group-purchasing organization and its top lobbying and advocacy group on...

November 7, 2010
Omron offers up the gift of health

With New Year's resolutions just around the corner, Omron Healthcare is offering up healthy gift...

November 4, 2010
Affordable Care Act expected to deliver big savings to Medicare recipients

Under the Affordable Care Act, the average savings for those enrolled in traditional Medicare is...

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 4, 2010
Lansinoh launches breast-feeding education website for healthcare providers

Lansinoh Labs on Thursday went live with its new online portal, called "Lansinoh Professional" (LansinohProfessional.com),...

November 4, 2010
Maves to end leadership at AMA next June

The Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association and Michael Maves, AMA EVP and...

November 4, 2010
NACDS brushes up new members of Congress on importance of community pharmacy to U.S. health care

In a clear message to the newly elected lawmakers that pharmacies can be utilized even...

November 4, 2010
U.S. healthcare system should look to VA as baby boomers turn to Medicare

That Medicare doesn’t universally cover the use of retail clinics — and even create a...

November 4, 2010
Walgreens is well-equipped for the future

It would be no small thing to define the retail market for wellness, much less...

November 3, 2010
Walgreens chief: We want to own ‘well’

The healthcare landscape is changing. There’s a new value-driven consumer who has emerged and, in...

November 3, 2010
Walgreens, Take Care Clinics continue to play active role in diabetes care

One of the nation's largest drug store chains and its retail clinic subsidiary will offer...

November 2, 2010
BIO, GPhA and Sandoz testify at FDA biosimilars hearing

The main lobbies for the biotechnology and generic drug industries, and a leading manufacturer of...

November 2, 2010
Last-minute shoppers can boost retail sales during the holidays

Retailers can look to last-minute holiday shoppers to bring in the big bucks, according to...

November 2, 2010
Stores thriving, PBM 'selling season going great,' Ryan says of CVS Q3

CVS Caremark announced on Wednesday that third-quarter results were at the higher end of its...

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