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October 3, 2010
Take Care Health Systems' treatment of pharyngitis, upper respiratory infections exceeds national quality benchmarks

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, announced on Monday that treatment of...

September 30, 2010
CVS Caremark salutes pharmacists

October is American Pharmacists Month, and CVS Caremark has announced that it is recognizing its...

September 30, 2010
Melville's a step in the right direction for CHPA

If there were just one word that captured the flavor of CHPA today, that word...

September 30, 2010
Walgreens adds brawn to national retail pharmacy, clinical network

Scale matters....

September 29, 2010
Drug Store News once again hosts annual Industry Issues Summit, Diabetes Roundtable

Drug Store News is presenting in November in New York its 12th annual Industry Issues...

September 28, 2010
Roundtable discusses importance of specialty pharmacy, drugs

The subject of specialty pharmacy reached a whole new level of nuance as a wide...

September 27, 2010
Baptist Healthcare System wants more Walmart clinics

Baptist Healthcare System, which operates a network of hospitals and other facilities throughout the state,...

September 27, 2010
CHPA names new president

Scott Melville now is at the helm of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association....

September 27, 2010
Decision Resources: Generic competition will crush hypertension drug market

The market for hypertension drugs will drop by $3 billion by the end of the...

September 27, 2010
KeyVive seeks to improve medication adherence with SMS system

A healthcare technology company that uses social media and self-management tools to help people...

September 26, 2010
Biosimilars’ future predicted to be as uncontroversial as generics

Biosimilars, biogenerics, follow-on biologics—whatever the designation one prefers for knockoffs of biotech drugs—they will soon...

September 26, 2010
Decoding Health Reform 2.0

As I write this column, it’s the final Super Tuesday primaries in eight states, including...

September 26, 2010
Kerr hosts senator in push for MTM

Kerr Drug hosted U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan Aug. 16 for a pharmacy and health center...

September 26, 2010
NACDS Pharmacy & Tech Conference offers manifesto of pharmacy’s value

If ever there was a time for retail pharmacists to assert their role and ride...

September 26, 2010
REPORTERS Notebook

Greenstone announced the launch of an authorized generic version of the Alzheimer’s disease drug Aricept...

September 26, 2010
Senate, courts debate legality of patent settlement deals

For all its successes, the generic drug industry has had a lot to worry about...

September 26, 2010
Worksite clinics to fill demand of reform

The spotlight is shining brighter and brighter on worksite clinics as employers work to rein...

September 23, 2010
Drug stores' success relies on customer service

In the never-ending battle for customer loyalty, independents rule and service is still king....

September 23, 2010
Pharmacies should get out of tobacco-selling, into smoking-cessation game

The news that San Francisco's board of supervisors gave preliminary approval to ban tobacco sales...

September 21, 2010
New Health Reform Report website provides 'real facts, trusted analysis' about healthcare law

Newt Gingrich, former House speaker and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, unveiled a...

September 21, 2010
SIGIS updates Eligible Products List

The Special Interest Group for IIAS Standards announced Wednesday that the group is making significant...

September 20, 2010
NCPA to HHS: Pharmacists are allies in health-reform shift to preventive care

The reformed U.S. healthcare system could unleash a surge in patient demand for preventive care...

September 16, 2010
Calif. health officials address 'whooping cough' outbreak

California health officials and healthcare professionals are urging Californians to get vaccinated, as the state...

September 16, 2010
NACDS urging flexible health IT approach as HHS works to adjust patient records law

Shifting the nation’s sprawling and disconnected healthcare system to an integrated platform, based at last...

September 15, 2010
White House continues health IT drive as CMS offers matching funds to states

More money is flowing from the federal stimulus coffers to states as the White House...

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