Pharmacy

05/30/2013 - 11:47am
SoloHealth appoints Ryan Sloan as director of business development

A former employee of health insurer Aetna has been hired to direct business strategies for a maker of health kiosks.

05/30/2013 - 10:06am
Stop & Shop offers Prescription Savings Card

Stop & Shop has launched a card to help customers save money on prescription drugs, days after sister-chain Giant Food of Landover, Md., did the same.

05/29/2013 - 3:44pm
CARE Pharmacies joins NASP as founding corporate member

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy announced that CARE Pharmacies has joined the association as a founding corporate member.

05/29/2013 - 2:43pm
Closer collaboration between payers, physicians could reduce cancer care costs, studies find

Healthcare company Cardinal Health has released a series of studies showing ways that it says could reduce the cost of treating cancer.

05/29/2013 - 2:32pm
Effort to create special domain for online pharmacies makes progress

An effort to allow trusted online pharmacies to add ".pharmacy" to their URLs cleared a hurdle last week as it passed an initial evaluation by the body that regulates the web address suffixes, known as generic top-level domains.

05/29/2013 - 2:10pm
Biosimilar bill defeated in Texas

Texas has become the latest state to defeat a bill that critics say would limit the reach of knock-off versions of biotech drugs.

05/29/2013 - 2:08pm
'Go Time' declared for NACDS Total Store Expo participants

With about 80 days until the launch of the first-ever NACDS Total Store Expo, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is calling on participants to plan ahead to maximize their results from the innovative new strategic exchange and trade show.

05/29/2013 - 1:22pm
GSK buys Switzerland-based Okairos

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has acquired Swiss vaccine development company Okairos for $325 million, GSK said Wednesday.

05/29/2013 - 11:39am
Mylan Specialty promotes allergy awareness through baseball

Mylan Specialty is extending a marketing campaign around its line of emergency treatments for severe allergic reactions.

05/29/2013 - 11:10am
FDA approves Perrigo overactive bladder drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic drug for incontinence made by Perrigo Co., the drug maker said.