Nonfoods Archive
OTC Cold Meds Still Work, Makers Say
OXFORD, England — Health care research nonprofit organization the Cochrane Collaboration here released a mostly positive review of existing data on the efficacy of oral over-the-counter cough medicines yesterday....
Wal-Mart to Purge About 1,000 Magazine Titles
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores confirmed media reports last week that it is drastically cutting back its selection of magazines. ...
Medicare Part D Causes Big Drop in Medicaid Pharmacy Payments
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Total payments to pharmacies by Medicaid fell by nearly 50%, from $38.5 billion in 2005 to $20.9 billion in 2006, according to an article in Health Affairs co-authored by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ senior economist Laura Miller....
Bill Preserves Military Access to Retail Pharmacy
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill preserving access to community pharmacies for military families, according to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores here. ...
Price Chopper Expands Fuel Promotion
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper is expanding its Fuel AdvantEdge program to New York’s lower Hudson Valley starting today....
Wegmans to Test RFID for Prescriptions: Report
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets here is planning to test radio frequency identification tags for prescriptions, according to RFID Journal....
Bill Seeks to Prohibit Sales of Smokes in N.Y. Supermarkets With Pharmacies
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Assembly member Sam Hoyt, D-Buffalo, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of tobacco products in any stand-alone pharmacy or establishment that contains a pharmacy....
Publix Pharmacies Fill Millionth Free Prescription
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets filled its 1 millionth free antibiotic prescription through its free prescription drug program and has added doxycycline hyclate (capsules) to the program....
Study: 5.3% of Young People Have Taken Cold Meds to Get High
ROCKVILLE, Md. — About 3.1 million people in the U.S. ages 12 to 25, or 5.3% of this age group, have used over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to get high at least once in their lifetimes, according to a report released last week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration here. ...
In-Store Clinics OK’d in Mass.; CVS Plans 25-30
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Public Health Council has paved the way for retailers to open in-store nurse clinics, and CVS/pharmacy, Woonsocket, R.I., already has plans to open 25 to 30 MinuteClinics by the end of this year, according to media reports. ...
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