Pharmacy

Vermont Enacts PBM Legislation

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:24:00 +0000

MONTPELIER, Vt. — On Thursday, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin enacted legislation to establish pharmacy audit standards for pharmacy benefit managers.

In-Store Pharmacies Target Pet Prescription Needs

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Retail pharmacies are doing business on their own terms by catering to uninsured pets.

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Schnucks Opens Stand-Alone Pharmacy

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:37:00 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Schnuck Markets opened its first stand-alone specialty pharmacy within St. John’s Hospital here earlier this month.

What the Vet Ordered: Pet Prescriptions

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

New legislation could make pet prescriptions even more profitable to retail pharmacies.

Vitamin Boost: Consumers Taking Their Vitamins, Supplements

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

While dietitians stress that whole foods are best, vitamins and supplements gain momentum in supermarkets.

Dollar Stores and Pharmacies

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:22:00 +0000

Dollar Tree recently contracted with a third-party pharmacy to open inside one of Dollar Tree’s Deals-format variety store in West Park, Fla.

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Diabetes Control Program Set at Cub Pharmacy

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:25:00 +0000

STILLWATER, Minn. — Supervalu’s Cub Pharmacy is joining UnitedHealth Group’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, giving customers at 62 Minnesota stores access to a Diabetes Control Program focused on pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Q&A: Pharmacist Sounds Off on PBMs

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:50:00 +0000

When the Federal Trade Commission in a 3-1 vote approved the controversial merger of two of the largest pharmacy benefit managers this week, critics cried foul. Express Scripts’ acquisition of Medco Health Solutions creates a duopoly, they said, with the combined entity and its largest competitor, CVS/Caremark, covering a whopping 240 million lives.

I had a conversation with Scott Wink, director of pharmacy for the Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. about how mega-PBMs affect healthcare and the way community pharmacies do business.

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VIDEO: The Rise of Online Wellness Retailers

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0000

A video chat with David Zucker, chief marketing officer at Vitacost.com, one of the nation's largest online retailers of natural/organic foods and dietary supplements.

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Marsh Debuts 'Eat Right Live Right With Diabetes'

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:05:00 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS — Marsh Supermarkets is catering to the nearly half million Hoosiers who have diabetes with its new “Eat Right Live Right With Diabetes” initiative.