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October 12, 2010
NACDS Foundation supports new NEHI report on care teams, medication adherence

A report by the New England Healthcare Institute that addressed the role of care teams...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. A report by the New England Healthcare Institute that addressed the role of care teams in improving medication adherence among patients has received support from the charitable arm of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.

October 12, 2010
Pharmacists need fair payment, access to improve health care, journal asserts

The nation’s community pharmacists are highly trained but underutilized healthcare resources, and their full potential...

October 11, 2010
Meijer announces on-demand flu shot offering

A Midwest retailer is expanding its pharmacy services to include on-demand flu shots at all...

October 10, 2010
Bartell pharmacists help international travelers

In the 2008 movie “Sex in the City,” there’s a scene in which the character...

October 10, 2010
Indies rated tops in satisfaction survey

U.S. consumers are paying more heed to the cost of medicines, health-and-beauty aids and other...

October 10, 2010
NACDS conference eyes impact of health reform

If the retail industry’s premier pharmacy gathering gave any clear signal about the state of...

October 10, 2010
Retail pharmacy steps up to help battle Calif. pertussis outbreak

Just days after state health officials reported that California is on pace for the worst...

October 7, 2010
New report indicates times are a-changin' for drug market

The drug industry is undergoing a major paradigm shift. Companies that traditionally have relied on...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The drug industry is undergoing a major paradigm shift. Companies that traditionally have relied on blockbuster drugs are finding that model running dry as their biggest money-makers face competition from generics that eventually will lead to a heavily commoditized market for the disease states that have been the foundation for the model, such as high cholesterol, asthma, mental illness and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

October 7, 2010
Walgreens commits funds to pharmacy schools

One of the nation's largest drug store chains is donating $1.1 million to benefit accredited...

October 5, 2010
NCPA bolsters drug disposal program with new tools, discounts for independents

The National Community Pharmacists Association is giving independent drug store owners some new help in...

October 3, 2010
NCPA announces LTC division

The association dedicated to the nation's independent pharmacies is expanding with a new division dedicated...

October 3, 2010
NCPA to HHS: Ensure patients' access to pharmacies, enforce transparency rules for PBMs

The lobby for the country’s independent pharmacies is urging the Department of Health and Human...

October 3, 2010
Sam's Club celebrates American Pharmacists Month

Sam's Club pharmacies are saluting pharmacists across the nation with an awareness campaign in line...

September 30, 2010
CVS Caremark salutes pharmacists

October is American Pharmacists Month, and CVS Caremark has announced that it is recognizing its...

September 29, 2010
NACDS, NCPA praise congressional passage of safe drug-disposal legislation

Two groups representing the nation's pharmacies lauded the passage of the Secure and Responsible Drug...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two groups representing the nation's pharmacies lauded the passage of the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act by the Senate and House of Representatives.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association announced their support of the bill, which fosters collaboration between pharmacies, consumers and law enforcement for the safe disposal of unused drugs. The National Community Pharmacist Association developed its own voluntary prescription drug-disposal program, called Dispose My Meds.

September 28, 2010
Carol Abel joins FMI as VP education and research

A former executive at the American Pharmacists Association has joined the Food Marketing Institute to...

September 28, 2010
Pharmacy groups launch e-health task force

Staking a firm claim to the emerging technology revolution in health care, nine national pharmacy...

September 27, 2010
Kerr Drug delivers in a big way

In an effort to further connect customers to their pharmacy, Kerr Drug now is offering...

September 27, 2010
Rite Aid highlights patients' favorite pharmacists with annual contest

Rite Aid is asking patients to vote for their favorite pharmacist during the month of...

September 26, 2010
DSN, Skipta partner on pharm social site

Social networking has achieved such ubiquity that those without accounts on Facebook or LinkedIn soon...

September 26, 2010
Kerr hosts senator in push for MTM

Kerr Drug hosted U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan Aug. 16 for a pharmacy and health center...

September 26, 2010
NACDS Pharmacy & Tech Conference offers manifesto of pharmacy’s value

If ever there was a time for retail pharmacists to assert their role and ride...

September 26, 2010
Now available at Rite Aid: Pertussis immunizations

One week after Walgreens announced that it was offering pertussis immunizations at its California locations,...

CAMP HILL, Pa. One week after Walgreens announced that it was offering pertussis immunizations at its California locations, Rite Aid has followed suit.

Rite Aid said Monday that pharmacists at more than 500 Rite Aid stores across the state will offer pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccinations to individuals ages 7 years and older. The disease already has claimed the lives of nine infants in the state and is on pace to become the worst epidemic the state has seen in 50 years.

September 23, 2010
Drug stores' success relies on customer service

In the never-ending battle for customer loyalty, independents rule and service is still king....

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT In the never-ending battle for customer loyalty, independents rule and service is still king.

(THE NEWS: J.D. Power and Associates' pharmacy study addresses cost, customer service. For the full story, click here)

September 23, 2010
Pharmacies should get out of tobacco-selling, into smoking-cessation game

The news that San Francisco's board of supervisors gave preliminary approval to ban tobacco sales...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The news that San Francisco's board of supervisors gave preliminary approval to ban tobacco sales at all retailers that operate pharmacies, including mass merchants and grocers, is a step in the right direction, because if drug stores are going to be banned from selling them, then all retail pharmacy outlets should be banned. However, there's an even bigger picture to consider.