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NACDS Launches Ad Campaign to Promote Pharmacy 

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria Va., launched a new advertising campaign at its Regional Chain Conference here yesterday. ...

CMS: Medicare Part D Costs Lower Than Expected 

BALTIMORE — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported the projected cost of providing Medicare Part D has come down, according to fiscal year 2009 budget documents that will be released next week. ...

Standard-Setting Group Calls for New Rx Indication 

ROCKVILLE, Md. — U.S. Pharmacopeia, a non-profit public health standards-setting organization, has called on prescribers and pharmacists to include an "indication for use" on prescriptions. ...

CheckUps Shuts Down 23 Wal-Mart Clinics 

NEW YORK — In-store clinic operator CheckUps here closed 23 clinics operating in Wal-Mart Stores in Florida and three other states. ...

Winn-Dixie Tests DVD Kiosks 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie Stores is testing $1-a-day DVD rental kiosks in 15 stores in the Jacksonville area, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal....

Wal-Mart Enters Pharmacy Benefit Manager Business 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Setting up the possibility that other retailers might broaden their operations, Wal-Mart Stores chief executive officer Lee Scott said last week, the company has already entered into pharmacy benefit contracts with select employers in the U.S. ...

Nonfood Green Purchases Rise 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When one "green" nonfood product is included in a shopper’s basket, the average order is about $100 — triple the normal $29 shopping basket, according to new Catalina Marketing research. ...

Price Chopper Disposing of Environmentally Harmful Outdated Meds 

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets is disposing of outdated medications for its customers in 66 stores with pharmacies through Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008...

Marsh Offers Free Prenatal Vitamins 

INDIANAPOLIS — Marsh Supermarkets here began offering its customers free prenatal vitamins using selected products made by the Ethex Corp., St. Louis, yesterday. ...

Survey Says Drive-Through Pharmacy Could Cause Errors 

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A study from Ohio State University indicates that for pharmacists who work at locations with drive-through windows, the windows may contribute to processing delays, reduced efficiency and even dispensing errors. ...

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