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May 6, 2013
NACDS chairman Bob Narveson: Pharmacist counseling best at improving adherence

There is no substitute for the face-to-face counsel of the pharmacist in improving patient adherence — and he’s got the data to prove it. That’s the message Thrifty White president and CEO Bob Narveson had for DSNTV in part two of a frank and broad-ranging interview about the state of the industry, the role community pharmacy can play in healthcare reform and the results of an exciting new study that validates the role companies like his can play to innovate patient care, improve outcomes and lower healthcare costs.

February 15, 2013
Vitamin Shoppe closes deal on 31-store acquisition in Northwest

The Vitamin Shoppe announced that it has closed on the previously announced purchase of Super Supplements — a specialty retailer of vitamins, minerals and supplements — for approximately $50 million.

November 13, 2012
Beauty, personal care marketers have opportunity to target Latinas, study finds

Latinas prefer details in beauty products and follow a multi-pronged beauty regimen, according to a new study.

September 24, 2012
CVS Caremark, Rhode Island Free Clinic partner to help underserved Rhode Islanders

CVS Caremark and the Rhode Island Free Clinic have announced a partnership to help the uninsured, working poor in Rhode Island get access to the vital medications they need. Through this collaboration, the clinic’s patients can get prescriptions filled at no cost, and can receive face-to-face pharmacist counseling at three CVS/pharmacy locations in the greater Providence area.

September 20, 2012
CRN creates searchable database for all NAD decisions regarding supplement advertising

The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Wednesday created a free, searchable compilation of all dietary supplement advertising decisions issued by the National Advertising Division since 2007, when the Dietary Supplement Advertising Review Program began.

September 13, 2012
NRF warns of 'regulatory train wreck' with healthcare regulations

The National Retail Federation told a congressional panel Wednesday that the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury have used too much informal guidance and not enough formal rule-making in developing regulations to implement the new healthcare reform law, complicating retailers' and other employers' ability to plan for what will be required in 2014.

August 2, 2012
NCPA rejects proposed swipe fee settlement

The National Community Pharmacists Association on Wednesday rejected a proposed settlement in relation to the antitrust lawsuit that NCPA and other parties have brought against several banks regarding alleged collusive practices, including swipe fees at exorbitant levels and limiting competition.

June 4, 2012
WAG, ESI mutually dismiss legal proceedings; WAG extends agreement with PBM OptumRx

Walgreens on Monday confirmed its legal dispute with Express Scripts has been mutually dropped in what many analysts are heralding as the beginning of the end of the Walgreens-Express Scripts dispute of 2012.

May 29, 2012
Pharmacist interventions and patient adherence

The most effective way to get patients to stick with their medication regimens all the way through their therapy, it turns out, is to give the job to community pharmacists. That means giving them time and adequate compensation to do what they do best: counsel and monitor patients, one-on-one.

February 17, 2012
Old-school medicine making a comeback

Some people swear by it. Others doubt it. What’s undeniable, however, is that homeopathic medicine sales were up 15.7% in 2011 to $173 million in natural supermarkets (excluding Whole Foods) and food, drug and mass (excluding Walmart), according to SPINSscan Natural.

November 21, 2011
CRN adds food and drug law policy expert to staff

The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Monday announced that Rend Al-Mondhiry has joined CRN’s staff to serve as the trade association’s regulatory counsel.

November 16, 2011
SoloHealth names former Walgreens SVP to board

SoloHealth, a consumer-driven healthcare technology company, on Wednesday said Stanley Blaylock, former Walgreens SVP and former president of Walgreens Health Services, will join SoloHealth’s board of directors.

November 8, 2011
Energizer appoints new general counsel amid retirement of Gayle Stratmann

Energizer announced that its VP and general counsel will retire.

November 1, 2011
Pharmacy coalition to oppose Express Scripts/Medco merger from the Hill

The Preserve Community Pharmacy Access NOW! coalition will be traveling to the nation's capital on Thursday to urge Congress and the Federal Trade Commission to support patient care and oppose the planned merger between Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions, the coalition announced Monday.

October 20, 2011
Study: African-American women have 10x greater risk of diabetes if diagnosed with gestational diabetes

African-American women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus during pregnancy face a 52% increased risk of developing diabetes in the future, compared with white women who develop GDM during pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online Thursday in the journal Diabetologia.

October 19, 2011
DSN guest moderates Congressional briefing

The Drug Store News Group editor Rob Eder moderated a special Congressional briefing hosted by the American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists on Sept. 27 for U.S. House of Representatives staffers.


October 11, 2011
Pharmacists, nurses prove most effective in promoting Rx adherence

A CVS Caremark-sponsored study looking at in-person, electronic, telephone, fax and mail communications that counsel patients to stay on their medications found that pharmacists in a retail setting are the most influential healthcare “voices” in promoting medication adherence.


August 22, 2011
Walgreens names new general counsel

Walgreens on Monday named Thomas Sabatino Jr. EVP, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective Sept. 12.

January 18, 2011
NRF urges repeal of healthcare-reform law

The National Retail Federation announced that it has urged the House to support a vote to repeal last year’s healthcare-reform law, saying the measure already has begun to discourage job creation and should be replaced with legislation that reduces healthcare costs while protecting jobs.

January 12, 2011
Tide Loads of Hope partners with American Red Cross

Tide announced that its mobile laundry program has developed a partnership with the American Red Cross to further expand its disaster relief efforts.

October 24, 2010
Frank Maione: An appreciation

An industry titan soon will exit the stage. But those who have known Frank Maione...

May 6, 2010
Pharmacists: Not just Rx providers

The news that pharmacists believe that most consumers buy over-the-counter products that were recommended by...

February 13, 2008
Johnson, P&G legal officer, to retire in June

Procter & Gamble has announced that James Johnson, chief legal officer, will retire on June 1....

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