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January 5, 2010
Adherence to HIV therapy may cut healthcare costs, study finds

Increased adherence of HIV therapy may be cost-effective, according to a new study....

January 5, 2010
Decision Resources: Onglyza sales will boast more than $1 billion

A research firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues projected sales of more than $1 billion...

January 5, 2010
Hand sanitizers become popular item given to employees, Advertising Specialty Institute says

The Advertising Specialty Institute on Wednesday announced that hand sanitizers now rival pens as one...

January 5, 2010
Walgreens inks deal with Genpact for accounting services

One of the nation's largest drug store chains has reached an agreement with Genpact, a...

January 4, 2010
Continua Health Alliance develops first end-to-end connected health solution

Wireless management of such health devices as blood glucose meters and blood pressure monitors took...

January 4, 2010
CVS/pharmacy expands H1N1 inoculation program in California

CVS/pharmacy has expanded the availability of H1N1 flu vaccine to more than 220 stores throughout...

January 4, 2010
FDA, health organizations to study safety of medications taken during pregnancy

A new research program called the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation will fund research...

January 4, 2010
InformedRx receives full URAC PBM accreditation

SXC Health Solutions Corp., a leading provider of pharmacy benefit management and technology services, announced...

January 4, 2010
New report notes slow growth in U.S. healthcare spending

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported the slowest growth in healthcare spending since...

January 4, 2010
URAC launches Consumer Education Initiative

The nation’s leading healthcare accreditation and education organization has launched a Consumer Education Initiative, designed...

January 3, 2010
NACDS to host CPSIA compliance webinars

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores will host two webinars in January in an...

January 3, 2010
Rite Aid takes a bite out of obesity; relaunches weight-loss program for New Year

The Rite Aid weight-loss program is probably one of the better examples of how to...

December 22, 2009
CVS Caremark appoints new president of PBM business

If there was any doubt as to the value CVS Caremark places on personalized medicine,...

December 22, 2009
NCPA urges Medicare to extend DMEPOS accreditation deadline

What do diabetes supplies for retail pharmacy Medicare patients, the Pittsburgh Steelers' chance of defending...

December 22, 2009
Senators urge for Medicaid generic drug reimbursement provision in health-reform bill

The mid-December plea by 16 members of Congress to assure a fair payment for pharmacies...

December 20, 2009
Survey notes drop in meth use among teens while OTC, prescription drug abuse remains high

Among teens, meth abuse is down and dextromethorphan abuse is not on the rise. That...

December 20, 2009
Survey: Adults have trouble picking appropriate treatments for cough symptoms

Consumers can be expected to self-identify a cough, and even locate a cough remedy in...

December 17, 2009
Pharmacy groups hail bipartisan effort to lift Medicaid generic dispensing rates

A small group of U.S. representatives from both parties has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

December 13, 2009
Pharmacogenomics in aisle 1?

Not quite, but the continued evolution of Kerr Drug’s Community Healthcare Center store concept certainly...

December 10, 2009
Agreement to drop public option pushes health bill 'way down road'

To paraphrase a quote often attributed — but probably incorrectly — to 19th century German...

December 10, 2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers: Personalized medicine market to grow 11% annually

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ report that the personalized medicine market will grow 11% per year is just another...

December 10, 2009
Tricare expands vaccination coverage to pharmacies, clinics

Convenience and value. That’s what community pharmacy and their retail clinic partners deliver to their...

December 3, 2009
Diabetes population to double, costs to nearly triple by 2034

A near doubling in the diabetes population and near tripling in costs of treating the...

December 3, 2009
MinuteClinic, Humana expand partnership's focus on chronic illness management

The expansion of MinuteClinic's partnership with Humana not only further illustrates the important role that...

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...

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