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October 19, 2010
Walgreens launches Rx savings club with Epocrates

A drug store chain and a leading provider of mobile drug reference tools and interactive...

October 18, 2010
Affirming freedom of choice for retail Rx, military seeks full drug maker discounts

It’s a ruling that could bolster the retail pharmacy industry’s long campaign to extend full...

October 18, 2010
Kinney Drugs' pharmacists address compliance issues

October is American Pharmacists Month, and Kinney Drugs has spent it educating patients about the...

October 18, 2010
NACDS to IRS: Delay health debit card changes

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Tuesday released a letter addressed to the...

October 18, 2010
Purdue Pharma supports state Rx monitoring programs

Drug maker Purdue Pharma has donated $200,000 to the National Association of State Controlled Substances...

October 14, 2010
Innovations necessary to achieve better health outcomes

During the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2010 Educational Conference held Oct. 13 to 15,...

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...

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 10, 2010
Bad medicine:

The new prescription requirement for over-the-counter medicines under flexible spending accounts, part of the new...

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 5, 2010
AstraZeneca provides Rx savings to Sacramento, Calif., pharmacy patients

AstraZeneca will provide medications free of charge to qualifying patients in Sacramento, Calif., through its...

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 4, 2010
NACDS issues statement on CMS' withdrawal of AMP provisions

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores commended the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

October 3, 2010
Market Street pharmacies roll out $4 Rx, OTC medications program

A local supermarket chain is offering $4 prescription and over-the-counter medications at its pharmacies....

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 30, 2010
Harris Teeter offers Rx savings

Harris Teeter is offering customers more ways to save on their prescriptions....

September 30, 2010
Independents blast Walmart-Humana plan

The independent pharmacy industry is crying foul over a new plan by Walmart and insurance...

September 30, 2010
Walmart, Humana roll out low-cost Rx plan in move that could roil Medicare market

Launching a pre-emptive campaign to capture a major share of the Medicare prescription market, Walmart...

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...

September 29, 2010
Rite Aid's monthly same-store sales decline

Same-store sales at Rite Aid dropped nearly 1% for the four weeks ended Sept. 25,...

September 29, 2010
Walgreens kicks off nationwide safe medication-disposal program

Walgreens has teamed up with Sharps Compliance to launch the drug store chain's first-ever safe...

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...

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