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March 10, 2010

CVS Caremark has sponsored author, educator and entrepreneur Stedman Graham to speak Thursday at Kent...

March 8, 2010

Abbott Nutrition on Monday launched a new print ad campaign supporting its EAS brand, positioning...

March 8, 2010

WellWise.org on Monday launched its Web site around supplements, the science behind them and other...

March 7, 2010

A pharmacy benefit manager has scored a top spot in the healthcare category in a...

March 4, 2010

The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Wednesday joined the American Society for Nutrition, a nonprofit...

March 4, 2010

CVS Caremark’s Behavior Change Research Partnership with several leading universities is likely to yield some...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT CVS Caremark’s Behavior Change Research Partnership with several leading universities is likely to yield some invaluable results for the industry at large because if CVS Caremark executives and the participating academic leaders can better understand customer behavior and develop ways to encourage improved healthy behaviors, then the end result likely will be lower healthcare costs.

March 4, 2010

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ campaign to raise awareness of pharmacy’s role in...

March 4, 2010

Greenway Medical Technologies, a provider of electronic health records, ambulatory health care and clinical research...

CARROLLTON, Ga. Greenway Medical Technologies, a provider of electronic health records, ambulatory health care and clinical research business solutions and services, will supply its integrated EHR and interoperability solution to Take Care Health Employer Solutions, which builds and operates workplace-based health centers.

March 3, 2010

The American Pharmacist Association has given its Immunization Champion Award to a school of pharmacy...

NEW YORK The American Pharmacist Association has given its Immunization Champion Award to a school of pharmacy in New York City.

 

Touro College of Pharmacy, in the Harlem neighborhood, was among more than 100 nominees competing for the ward, which receives support from Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics. The award program will take place at the APhA’s annual meeting in Washington from March 12 to 15.

 

 

March 1, 2010

Two organizations catering to the drug retailing industry and the nation's independent pharmacies expressed strong...

February 28, 2010

General Mills has extended its Fiber One line with new Fiber One 90 Calorie chewy...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. —General Mills has extended its Fiber One line with new Fiber One 90 Calorie chewy bars. Each bar contains 5 g of fiber and 2.5 g of fat, so dieters feel full and stick to their diet without compromising taste. The bars are available in two varieties, chocolate and chocolate peanut butter, and have a suggested retail price of $3.59 for a five-count box.

February 28, 2010

Cigna is expanding its on-site health capabilities by acquiring Kronos Optimal Health—a move that demonstrates...

February 28, 2010

Step by step, Walgreens is moving to position itself at the intersection of two powerful...

February 28, 2010

If retail chains could be compared with car engines, Walgreens in recent years has been...

February 25, 2010

For the second year in a row, Raleigh, N.C.-based Kerr Drug has earned high marks...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT For the second year in a row, Raleigh, N.C.-based Kerr Drug has earned high marks from a major health provider network for its ability to deliver effective medication therapy management to its patients. Considering that MTM is critical to the future of pharmacy as a real, patient-centered healthcare profession instead of merely a dispenser of medications, Kerr’s efforts — and recognition by Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care for those efforts — are a timely step in the right direction.

February 24, 2010

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores released Wednesday a position paper that emphasizes community...

February 18, 2010

CVS Caremark's partnership with Polk County, Fla., and the implementation of a program to educate...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT CVS Caremark's partnership with Polk County, Fla., and the implementation of a program to educate and motivate members to engage in their health care is clearly important on several different levels, including the fact that it scores the value of pharmacists' intervention in disease management.

February 17, 2010

Eighty percent of diabetics have at least one annual hemoglobin A1c test and cholesterol screening...

February 16, 2010

Representing the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Kerr Drug chairman, president and CEO Tony...

February 9, 2010

Cigna is expanding its onsite health capabilities by acquiring Kronos Optimal Health Co., a Phoenix-based...

February 4, 2010

More than 30% of seniors in 36 states had not received vaccinations for pneumonia in...

February 3, 2010

Former presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., together with Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., on Wednesday...

January 31, 2010

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation officially announced 93 recipients of its annual...

January 28, 2010

The news that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida is wading into the retail landscape...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The news that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida is wading into the retail landscape with the opening of its fourth retail location in Florida is yet one more indication of the important role that convenient care clinics play in today's U.S. healthcare system.

(THE NEWS: Report: BCBS of Florida gets personal. For the full story, click here)

January 28, 2010

Was the massive effort by the White House and congressional Democrats to overhaul the nation’s...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Was the massive effort by the White House and congressional Democrats to overhaul the nation’s expensive and confusing healthcare system nothing more than a wasted, year-long effort?

(THE NEWS: NCPA responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address. For the full story, click here)