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April 29, 2011
New app offers diabetes information with dash of humor

One of the basic functions of humor is to make people feel better about difficult situations. A group of software developers has incorporated that idea into a new app for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads for people living with diabetes.

SALT LAKE CITY — One of the basic functions of humor is to make people feel better about difficult situations. A group of software developers has incorporated that idea into a new app for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads for people living with diabetes.

The app, called “Shot in the Arm,” made by Nashsmile, delivers brief and simple diabetes management advice, as well as humor — for example, ways to handle an insulin reaction and jokes, such as “Whoever said ‘no man is an island’ has never seen my stomach in the bath tub.”

March 29, 2011
Stop & Shop launches app

Stop & Shop has gone mobile.

QUINCY, Mass. — Stop & Shop has gone mobile.

The retailer on Monday announced that it has developed a mobile application, designed for iPhone and Android devices, which syncs with customer loyalty cards, providing access to online accounts. Customers can access store circulars to check out everyday savings on the go and also get directions to the nearest Stop & Shop.

Stop & Shop customers are invited to download the mobile app for free at the App Store or Android Market.

March 14, 2011
Express Scripts reaches smart-phone users with new app

Patients with smart phones using pharmacy benefits served by Express Scripts can access their accounts through a new application launched Monday, the PBM said.

ST. LOUIS — Patients with smart phones using pharmacy benefits served by Express Scripts can access their accounts through a new application launched Monday, the PBM said.

January 27, 2011
Medela launches iBreastfeed app

Looking to provide breast-feeding mothers with helpful information and advice, Medela has launched a free mobile application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

McHENRY, Ill. — Looking to provide breast-feeding mothers with helpful information and advice, Medela has launched a free mobile application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Medela's iBreastfeed app features a locator to find breast-feeding and breast pumping-friendly places, a breast-feeding resource guide and a baby activity log, where moms and caregivers can manage babies' daily activities.

For more information about the app from Medela, visit MedelaBreastfeedingUS.com.

January 3, 2011
Dixieland — there’s an app for that

Winn-Dixie Stores on Monday introduced a smart phone application for its customers that will help them locate the closest Winn-Dixie, allow them to view the weekly circular and sales for that specific store, and create and manage shopping lists that both sync with computers and can be shared with other users.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie Stores on Monday introduced a smart phone application for its customers that will help them locate the closest Winn-Dixie, allow them to view the weekly circular and sales for that specific store, and create and manage shopping lists that both sync with computers and can be shared with other users.

December 22, 2010
Food Lion goes mobile

Food Lion has unveiled a new mobile app that puts its stores right at customers' fingertips.

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion has unveiled a new mobile app that puts its stores right at customers' fingertips.

The new app, developed in partnership with Mercatus USA, gives customers the capability to create shopping lists, access weekly specials, download new recipes and locate stores. Also giving customers more bang for their buck is the opportunity to sign up for the Food Lion MVP loyalty program through the app.

The app can be accessed by visiting the iTunes library, and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod devices.

December 17, 2010
PediaCare Shopper’s Guide simplifies cough-cold purchases

Prestige Brands introduced an iPhone application in support of its PediaCare line — the PediaCare Shopper’s Guide.

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — Prestige Brands introduced an iPhone application in support of its PediaCare line — the PediaCare Shopper’s Guide.

It’s an application that will help parents navigate the pediatric cough-cold aisle when they’re physically shopping the shelf, and help to alleviate two parental concerns around kids' cough-cold remedies that have garnered media attention of late — accurate dosing and the spate of product recalls.

November 14, 2010
CHANGING CHANNELS: Hot products outside of food, drug and mass

Honeycat Cosmetics is a line of bath and body products designed to appeal to that...

October 13, 2010
Coupons.com develops website for Grocery iQ app

Coupons.com's popular shopping-list mobile app is getting its own companion website....

October 13, 2010
CVS/pharmacy reaches mobile customers with iPhone app

CVS/pharmacy has developed a free, downloadable application for mobile customers that seek to manage their...

September 14, 2010
Allure announces launch of iPhone app at annual Best of Beauty event

Allure magazine hosted its annual Best of Beauty event on Monday, Sept. 13, at Jazz...

NEW YORK Allure magazine hosted its annual Best of Beauty event on Monday, Sept. 13, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, and announced the launch of its first iPhone app, dubbed the Best of Beauty iShopper.

Allure VP and publisher Agnes Chapski spoke about the Best of Beauty Seal's power to the crowd of more than 425 guests. "The Best of Beauty Seal commands as much recognition as the Good Housekeeping Seal, and moves over 85 million products a year," Chapski stated.

August 23, 2010
App available for NACDS’ Pharmacy & Technology Conference attendees

Attendees of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Pharmacy & Technology Conference in San...

August 15, 2010
EnPlay launches customer loyalty program app

EnPlay, a mobile app development and marketing company, on Monday announced the release of mPunch,...

July 7, 2010
Aisle7 launches Wellness AppStream

Aisle7 on Wednesday announced the availability of Aisle7 Wellness AppStream, a set of standards-based Web...

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.

 

July 6, 2010
TeleManager Technologies launches iRefill

Smart phone users will have a way to order refills at the pharmacy, and find...

June 30, 2010
Coupons.com apps reach 1 million download mark

Coupons.com mobile applications for digital coupons have been downloaded more than 1 million times, including...

June 27, 2010
Jean Coutu Group develops Rx refill app

The Jean Coutu Group on Monday launched the first application in Canada that allows the...

June 14, 2010
Walgreens broadens texting, mobile features

Moving fast to stay in front of the revolution in electronic communications and social networking,...

June 6, 2010
Retailers, wellness cos. smarten up marketing with mobile phone apps

Convincing the consumer to toss one more item in the market basket—is there an app...

June 1, 2010
NACDS rolls out mobile Web app

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has introduced a mobile Web-based application in line...

May 17, 2010
Greenway's PrimeMobile now available on Apple mobile devices

Electronic health record provider Greenway Medical Technologies is making its PrimeSuite practice management software available...

March 30, 2010
Kerr Drug debuts Kerr Rewards app

Looks like Kerr Drug is putting its best foot forward in the Digital Age....

March 29, 2010
Survey notes rise in MP3 player usage while driving

Drug stores should get involved in the consumer electronics game, as the number of people...

February 2, 2010
WellCare Today tackles medication adherence with HealthAssist

A company that develops applications for smartphones has launched a new one that it hopes...

November 29, 2009
Accu-Chek partners with Mylestone Health to enhance iPhone app, Web site

The fact that Roche has enhanced its capabilities across its iPhone app platform really only...

NEW YORK The fact that Roche has enhanced its capabilities across its iPhone app platform really only means one thing: Roche has dialed into a new way to reach its users, and it’s a way that is very rapidly growing in market share.

 

And what should be really telling about all of this iPhone action — it’s all opt-in, meaning consumers are actively interested in engaging with the manufacturers of their healthcare products in an effort to better manage their health.