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July 31, 2008
Florida county begins drug disposal program

Officials from the sheriff’s office and fire district of St. Lucie County, Fla., have started...

July 31, 2008
Hy-Vee buys Econofoods pharmacy

Hy-Vee has bought the Econofoods pharmacy in Galesburg, according to published reports. This, along with...

July 31, 2008
Kan. Gov. appoints Take Care NP to board of nursing

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has appointed Take Care nurse practitioner Serena Stutzman, an Olathe, Kan., resident,...

July 31, 2008
NACDS recognizes legislators fighting organized retail crime

Two new pieces of legislation that were recently introduced into the Senate and House respectively...

July 30, 2008
CVS Caremark posts record 2Q numbers

CVS Caremark posted record revenues, operating profit and earnings for the second quarter....

July 30, 2008
Duane Reade sees total net sales rise 4.5 percent

Manhattan-based pharmacy retailer Duane Reade narrowed its net loss for the second quarter as sales...

July 30, 2008
Food Lion accepts FSA and HRA cards at checkout

Food Lion has begun accepting Flexible Spending Account and Healthcare Reimbursement Account cards at cash...

July 30, 2008
House passes tobacco control act, giving regulation powers to FDA

The House passed sweeping legislation to regulate tobacco Wednesday....

July 30, 2008
Rite Aid posts positive year-on-year July same-store sales gains

Rite Aid on Monday posted positive same-store sales gains that included its Brooks/Eckerd store base....

July 30, 2008
Rite Aid to distribute free oral care information

Rite Aid on Thursday announced it would begin distribution chain wide of a free Oral...

July 29, 2008
Allegro plans combined showroom/design space

Allegro Manufacturing, a cosmetic bag designer and manufacturer, is opening in October a new showroom...

July 29, 2008
BC/BS of Minnesota eliminates co-pays for retail clinic visits

Looking to make it even easier for consumers to access cost-effective healthcare, Blue Cross and...

July 29, 2008
CutisPharma, Rite Aid partner to offer compounding services

CutisPharma, which develops products for prescription compounding, on Wednesday announced a partnership with Rite Aid...

July 29, 2008
RediClinic selects Athenahealth for EMR and practice management services

Athenahealth, a provider of Web-based business services to physician practices, announced that it has been...

July 29, 2008
SF board votes to ban cigarette sales in pharmacies

Starting this fall, San Francisco will be the first city in the United States to...

July 28, 2008
Drugstore.com partners with E4X to provide international sales

With no more than a click, suppliers will soon be able to extend their brands...

July 28, 2008
Jewel-Osco launches pharmacy discount plan

Jewel-Osco stores have launched an unprecedented tie-in between their pharmacies and supermarkets with the Prescription...

July 28, 2008
Los Angeles pharmacies report no quake damage

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Los Angeles on Tuesday but caused no injuries or damage...

July 28, 2008
Seattle to begin charging fee on shopping bags

Seattle’s city council approved a 20-cent charge for plastic and paper bags at retail stores...

July 27, 2008
Drugstore.com reschedules conference call on possible Rite Aid news

Drugstore.com on Thursday rescheduled its conference call for July 31, from its original July 28...

July 27, 2008
Hy-Vee offers 90-day prescriptions for $10

Hy-Vee announced Monday that it would immediately begin offering a 90-day supply of select generic...

July 27, 2008
Kroger revamps cosmetics aisles

According to reports, Kroger, which revamped its cosmetics department at three of its stores in...

July 27, 2008
Minimum wage raised to $6.55 per hour

The national minimum wage increased to $6.55 per hour as of July 24, as part...

July 24, 2008
CVS expands nail care offerings

CVS/pharmacy will now offer eight products from nail, hand and foot care company Barielle. Items...

July 24, 2008
CVS raises $4.4 million for ALS research in three weeks

CVS announced on Friday that it has raised a record-breaking $4.4 million in 21 days...

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