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June 10, 2011
Cardinal Health announces new scholarship program to benefit pharmacy schools

Cardinal Health on Friday announced a new pharmacy college scholarship program, making $1.1 million in scholarship funds available to 13 pharmacy schools. Recipient schools will be endowed with scholarship funding ranging from $50,000 to $125,000.

June 8, 2011
New legislative amendment seeks to kill swipe-fee reforms

Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., have offered an amendment to legislation that is designed to delay swipe-fee reforms.

June 8, 2011
Swipe-fee reform amendment squashed by Senate

The retail industry won a big victory in Washington, D.C., as the Senate defeated an amendment that proposed to delay swipe-fee reform for another 12 months.

June 2, 2011
May sales for Fred's rise as comps fall short

Fred's on Thursday reported sales of $143.5 million for the four weeks ended May 28, up 1%. Comparable-store sales for the month rose 0.2%, compared with an increase of 3.5% in the same period last year.

June 1, 2011
Earnings miss doesn’t derail Dollar General’s growth

Sales and profits continued to pile up at Dollar General during the first quarter as shoppers sought value at the retailer’s 9,500 stores.

May 26, 2011
Dollar General making its way to the Golden State

Dollar General announced its plans to expand its operations to California in 2012.

May 26, 2011
Fred's net income increases 16%

Fred's net income increased 16% to $9.5 million, or 24 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $8.2 million, or 21 cents per diluted share in the year-earlier period.

May 5, 2011
April sales increase 3% for Fred's

Fred's tallied $141.8 million in sales, representing an increase of 3% for the four weeks ended April 30, the retailer reported Thursday.

May 2, 2011
Rite Aid Foundation donates funds to tornado victims

The philanthropic arm of retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid is donating $100,000 in money and supplies to victims of tornadoes in Alabama and Tennessee, the company said Friday.

April 14, 2011
The Little Clinic names new chief medical officer

The Little Clinic has announced the appointment of Kenneth Patric as its new chief medical officer, providing medical oversight and management, and overseeing the development and implementation, of new clinical programs and initiatives for The Little Clinic on a national level.

March 30, 2011
Dr. Reddy's completes acquisition of U.S. penicillin facility, products from GSK

Dr. Reddy’s Labs will assume ownership of a penicillin manufacturing site in Bristol, Tenn., from GlaxoSmithKline.

March 28, 2011
FDA approves topical treatment for genital warts

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a topical treatment for genital warts made by Graceway Pharmaceuticals, the drug maker said Monday.

March 25, 2011
Dollar General keeps growing

Dollar General maintained its momentum in 2010 by achieving record sales, profits and expansion; and it’s looking like 2011 will bring more of the same.

March 22, 2011
Dollar General remains top stock pick on Q4 sales growth

Though Dollar General's fourth-quarter sales growth came in at slightly below analysts' expectations, the company still is considered a good investment.

March 22, 2011
Report: The Little Clinic opens 11th store in Shelbyville, Tenn., area

The Little Clinic has opened a new location inside Kroger's new Marketplace store in Shelbyville, Tenn., according to a local news report.

March 7, 2011
Food City cooks up wellness in the Healthy Living Kitchen

If you ask executives at Food City, it’s part of the role of a supermarket pharmacy operator to help its customers understand how healthy eating plays into overall health and wellness. It’s a responsibility they take pretty seriously.

March 4, 2011
Allergy: Arkansas considers PSE switch to Rx-only

As Drug Store News suggested last month, legislation under consideration in Tennessee and Kentucky that would make the popular decongestant pseudoephedrine only available by prescription has, in fact, sparked interest in neighboring states.

February 18, 2011
Tennessee latest 
to fight PSE status

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee makes the third state this year, joining Kentucky and Nevada, that is considering state legislation to mandate the sale of pseudoephedrine as prescription-only. That could prove a big concern for the legitimate market for PSE products on account of the potential snowball effect such legislation could have on neighboring states. According to a government review staff in Kentucky, at least 97.8% of all PSE sales are bought for legitimate use.

February 4, 2011
Tennessee legislators have PSE choice between NPLEx and Rx-only

Tennessee may be the next state to adopt an electronic tracking tool to enforce pseudoephedrine sales restrictions and combat methamphetamine production in real time.

February 2, 2011
HBB rolls out Lazy Cakes

The words “chocolate brownie” and “dietary supplement” may seem contradictory, but one company has managed to bring the two together.

January 31, 2011
Pfizer: Tender offer for King completed

Pfizer has completed its tender offer for Bristol, Tenn.-based King Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer said Monday.

January 21, 2011
Chance Cole promoted to VP at The Little Clinic

The Little Clinic has promoted Chance Cole to VP business development and processes, handling business-to-business and overall business development, process improvement and nonclinical training activities.

January 21, 2011
Pfizer extends tender offer for King

Pfizer again has extended the expiration date on its tender offer to buy Bristol, Tenn.-based King Pharmaceuticals to Jan. 28, the drug maker said Friday.

January 14, 2011
Cumberland gets FDA OK for Acetadote formulation

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new formulation of a drug for treating acetaminophen poisoning.

January 13, 2011
NCPA develops LTC advisory board

NCPA has created a new advisory board to help the organization’s push to expand long-term care pharmacy programming for its members.

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