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  • Generics may dampen pharmacy sales for drug stores, but they sure help patients

    WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT CVS Caremark made a major push to showcase the tools it uses to curb costs as it revealed a study indicating that more lax generic regulations could save states millions of dollars, not to mention that its annual insights report revealed an increase in generic dispensing rates.

    (THE NEWS: CVS Caremark study: Less restrictive generic laws could curb state Medicaid costs. For the full story, click here)

  • Local e-prescribing initiative awarded for technology innovation

    DETROIT In honor of its dedication to driving the adoption of e-prescribing technology in Michigan, the Southeast Michigan ePrescribing Initiative was presented with the 2010 Health Information Technology Innovation Leadership Award at the first annual Michigan HIT Leadership and Innovation Awards reception.

  • Aisle7 launches Wellness AppStream

    PORTLAND, Ore. Aisle7 on Wednesday announced the availability of Aisle7 Wellness AppStream, a set of standards-based Web services enabling digital marketers to create wellness applications for any retail channel environment or any technology platform.

     

  • HHS commits $10 million to curb tobacco use, obesity

    WASHINGTON The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday awarded $10 million to 10 national nonprofit organizations to support public health efforts to reduce tobacco use and reduce obesity through increased physical activity and improved nutrition.

    These competitive awards are part of the HHS Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, a prevention and wellness initiative funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

     

  • Merck announces global consolidation plan

  • GSK teams up with NASCAR to kick off online ad campaign

  • CVS Caremark study: Less-restrictive generic laws could curb state Medicaid costs

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. Changing generic substitution laws in favor of less-restrictive regulations could save states struggling to pay for increasing healthcare costs through their Medicaid programs more than $100 million over the next several years, according to a new CVS Caremark study.

  • Jane Lauder promoted to GM of Origins, Ojon beauty brands

    NEW YORK The Estee Lauder Cos. has announced that Jane Lauder as been promoted to general manager of Origins and Ojon, overseeing strategic direction, global development, management and growth of both brands.

    Lauder will continue to report to Lynne Greene, global president, who oversees the Clinique, Origins and Ojon brands.

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