Insights and Perspectives

Commerce Dept.: Health, personal care store sales up year-over-year, year-to-date sales down slightly over 2012
May 13, 2013
Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased by 0.6% in April over last year...
WASHINGTON — Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased by 0.6...
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NASP helping to establish clarity within a fractured specialty pharmacy market
May 10, 2013
The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board will begin certifying specialty...
The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board will begin certifying specialty...
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Congressional leaders are actively listening to what today's health and wellness leaders have to say
May 10, 2013
More than 300 community pharmacists helped educate their legislators over...
More than 300 community pharmacists helped educate their legislators over...
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Snacks often don't provide kids' nutritional needs, study finds
May 10, 2013
Kids in child care are not meeting their daily nutritional needs with the...
CINCINNATI — Kids in child care are not meeting their daily...
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Rite Aid finds its niche 'well'
May 10, 2013
Rite Aid announced Wednesday that it has converted nearly all its stores...
Rite Aid announced Wednesday that it has converted nearly all its stores...
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Cancer practices hit hard by sequester, study finds
May 09, 2013
Cuts to Medicare payments due to the budget sequester have hit...
WASHINGTON — Cuts to Medicare payments due to the budget sequester...
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Generic use reached 84% in 2012, study finds
May 09, 2013
Declining use overall of healthcare services drove down spending on...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Declining use overall of healthcare services...
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IN THIS ISSUE

DSN 5/13/13
DSN explores how to unlock the sales power of online's biggest retailer in "Navigating Amazon." Also Inside: Annual Niche Brands Report, How the best Rx customers buy beauty, Shoppers' new BeautyBoutique.


PATIENT VIEWS

Pharmacy customers drawn to on-site beauty services
As many as 58% of consumers are likely to purchase beauty services — such as...
As many as 58% of consumers are likely to purchase beauty services — such...

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AUDIO Q&A

Walgreens talks scope of new WellTransitions program
Hospitals need retail pharmacy if they're going to reduce re-admissions,...

AUDIO Q&A

Advantage Consumer Healthcare brings competitive edge with OTC focus
DSN caught up with Greg Bradley — president and CEO of Advantage Consumer...

AUDIO Q&A

Encouraging healthy purchasing
Medagate recently executed the first implementation of its 2.0 restricted-spend...

HOT CONCEPT

DSNTV takes exclusive tour of Walgreens' new West Coast flagship store
Like all of Walgreens' flagships, the new Los Angeles store pushes the envelope...