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October 14, 2010

Under a settlement reached with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for...

October 13, 2010

CVS Caremark is presenting data at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2010 Educational Conference...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. CVS Caremark is presenting data at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2010 Educational Conference illustrating how innovative approaches to traditional plan designs can help clients reduce drug spend, improve generic dispensing rates and minimize member disruption.

The AMCP 2010 Educational Conference is being held in St. Louis from Oct. 13 to 15.

October 13, 2010

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

October 6, 2010

CVS Caremark has appointed Jonathan Roberts as COO of its pharmacy benefit management business. He...

September 30, 2010

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

September 30, 2010

CVS/pharmacy's ninth annual in-store Research a Cure fundraising campaign to support the fight against amyotrophic...

September 16, 2010

The University of Rhode Island’s pharmacy school ranks 18th in the nation in grant money...

September 14, 2010

CVS Caremark's Maintenance Choice program has equated to more consistency in maintenance medication refills for...

September 12, 2010

CVS/pharmacy recently celebrated its foray into the Omaha, Neb., market with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at...

September 8, 2010

Consumers are much more likely to adhere to their prescription medication therapy if given “a...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. Consumers are much more likely to adhere to their prescription medication therapy if given “a clear and active choice” in recorded telephone prompts from their pharmacy, new research into patient compliance from CVS Caremark demonstrated.

 

August 29, 2010

This year's CVS Caremark All Kids Can baseball camps brought together nine baseball teams, providing...

August 22, 2010

CVS/pharmacy, Boundless Playgrounds and Pepsi are teaming together to build a new playground for children...

August 22, 2010

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic have announced that flu shots now are available at all of their...

August 22, 2010

The submarines built by General Dynamics’ Electric Boat division spend most of their time underwater,...

August 17, 2010

Preliminary findings from ongoing research on how consumers make healthcare choices indicated that if a...

August 15, 2010

CVS/pharmacy entered the Omaha market and celebrated its foray with a grand opening event on...

August 1, 2010

MinuteClinic is reminding shoppers that back-to-school physicals and immunizations are available for both children and...

July 6, 2010

Changing generic substitution laws in favor of less-restrictive regulations could save states struggling to pay...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. Changing generic substitution laws in favor of less-restrictive regulations could save states struggling to pay for increasing healthcare costs through their Medicaid programs more than $100 million over the next several years, according to a new CVS Caremark study.

June 14, 2010

CVS Caremark's proactive approach to workplace health and its investment in programs that help employees...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. CVS Caremark's proactive approach to workplace health and its investment in programs that help employees and their families make better choices about their health and well-being has been recognized with an award from the National Business Group on Health, the company announced on Tuesday.

June 1, 2010

With camp season, team practices and summer sports leagues right around the corner, administrators soon...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. With camp season, team practices and summer sports leagues right around the corner, administrators soon will be asking for completed physical exam forms before a child or teen is able to participate, so MinuteClinic is offering exams at a special rate through Sept. 19.

Through Sept. 19, exams will be priced at $35. Additional charges may apply for more thorough exam requirements, such as urinalysis. Insurance is not accepted for physical exams. Requirements for physicals vary by state, and services are not available in Massachusetts.

May 20, 2010

A leading retail pharmacy chain has made a donation to a volunteer organization that provides...

May 18, 2010

MinuteClinic, which is owned by CVS Caremark, has expanded its Massachusetts-based clinics to 20 with...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. MinuteClinic, which is owned by CVS Caremark, has expanded its Massachusetts-based clinics to 20 with Wednesday's opening of two new locations in Hanover and Quincy.

 

May 18, 2010

MinuteClinic has named Paulette Thabault as its new chief nurse practitioner officer. In this role,...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. MinuteClinic has named Paulette Thabault as its new chief nurse practitioner officer. In this role, she will provide professional leadership to clinicians who staff MinuteClinic health centers and will help lead MinuteClinic's clinical and service excellence, the company stated.

May 9, 2010

MinuteClinic is offering free A1c tests, sponsored by Bayer Diabetes Care, through June 12 to...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. MinuteClinic is offering free A1c tests, sponsored by Bayer Diabetes Care, through June 12 to help those patients with diabetes to monitor their blood sugar levels.