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January 5, 2011
Kerr Drug sustains its innovator reputation ... ‘Naturally’

RALEIGH, N.C. — Kerr Drug, North Carolina’s regional pharmacy power, had a busy year in 2010. After shedding 11 stores in the Charleston, S.C., market in 2009, the 90-store chain turned its full focus to serving the healthcare needs of North Carolina’s population.


It was, in retrospect, a wise move. Kerr has launched a series of initiatives in pharmacy care, store design, community health services and iPhone technology at a breathtaking pace, easily sustaining its reputation as one of chain pharmacy’s leading innovators. 


January 5, 2011
Kerr touts ‘ActiveCare’ with cell phone link



SALT LAKE CITY and RALEIGH, N.C. — As health-related links and applications for smart phone users explode in popularity, Kerr Drug now is offering seniors and their caregivers a simple way to get immediate help in an emergency. The chain has begun offering a new rapid-response and health service system to seniors via a one-touch cell phone link.


December 20, 2010
Kerr Drug to extend free drug delivery program

Just a few months after launching its free delivery program, Kerr Drug on Monday said it will continue the service into the New Year.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Just a few months after launching its free delivery program, Kerr Drug on Monday said it will continue the service into the New Year.

The delivery program allows Kerr Drug customers to call their prescriptions in to the store pharmacist and request the prescription be delivered to their home or office and may add any other item from the store to their delivery list, which also can be delivered free of charge.

December 9, 2010
Kerr rolls out new emergency response device

Kerr Drug has begun offering a new emergency response and health service system to seniors via a one-touch cell phone link.

SALT LAKE CITY — Kerr Drug has begun offering a new emergency response and health service system to seniors via a one-touch cell phone link.

The product, from ActiveCare, now is available in most or all of the Raleigh, N.C.-based drug chain’s stores, according to both companies. Kerr VP marketing Diane Eliezer said the chain maintains roughly 90 stores and retail health centers, all in North Carolina.

November 2, 2010
DiabetesSisters kicks off campaign aimed at diabetic women

A nonprofit that seeks to improve the health and quality of life of women with...

RALEIGH, N.C. A nonprofit that seeks to improve the health and quality of life of women with — and those at risk of developing — diabetes has kicked off a national campaign.

 

DiabetesSisters said that its OrangeWill campaign represents the will and determination required for women to manage their diabetes on top of their many other responsibilities.

 

 

October 11, 2010
Kerr Drug to host flu shots at N.C. State Fair

In an effort to reach North Carolina residents, Kerr Drug is providing all-in-one flu shots...

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 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 8, 2010
N.C. law enforcement seeks access to pharmacy records to curb Rx abuse

Residents in North Carolina prescribed controlled substances could receive some attention from more than their...

RALEIGH, N.C. Residents in North Carolina prescribed controlled substances could receive some attention from more than their physicians and pharmacists, according to published reports.

 

September 6, 2010
Kerr Drug kicks off flu shot campaign

Regional pharmacy chain Kerr Drug is kicking off its immunization program early this year to...

September 1, 2010
In push for MTM, Kerr hosts senator

Extending pharmacy’s grassroots outreach to powerful federal lawmakers, Kerr Drug hosted Sen. Kay Hagan for...

August 30, 2010
Salix settles MoviPrep patent dispute with Novel

Salix Pharmaceuticals announced its agreement with Novel Labs to settle its patent litigation over Novel’s...

RALEIGH, N.C. Salix Pharmaceuticals announced its agreement with Novel Labs to settle its patent litigation over Novel’s proposed generic version of MoviPrep.

 

August 18, 2010
Walgreens' 90-day prescription program ventures to Tampa

Walgreens has expanded its 90-day prescription program to a city in the Sunshine State....

August 8, 2010
Walgreens takes 90-day prescription program to Raleigh

One week after promoting its 90-day prescription program in Minneapolis, one of the nation's largest...

July 21, 2010
Pharmacist-patient relationships improve health, lower costs of care, UNC-Kerr study reveals

A healthy relationship with a community pharmacist can improve health outcomes for patients and save...

RALEIGH, N.C. A healthy relationship with a community pharmacist can improve health outcomes for patients and save money, a new collaborative study from North Carolina-based Kerr Drug and the University of North Carolina revealed.

Those benefits stem from direct interventions in patient therapy by pharmacists, coupled with a coordinated approach to the patient’s treatment regimen by his or her pharmacist and doctor, according to Kerr.

February 25, 2010
MTM services send Kerr Drug to head of the class

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.