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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens announced Friday a unique cause program through social media platforms — Facebook and Foursquare — to let its customers help distribute more than $6 million in free flu shot vouchers to five national charities....More

BOSTON — Steffany Loper, a store pharmacy manager in Delaware, Ohio for Cincinnati-based Kroger, was awarded the Patient Care Provider of the Year award at the Next-Generation Pharmacist awards held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum here on Aug. 29....More

IF ROBOTICS and other pharmacy automation allow retail pharmacists to interact more with patients, they may have a new opportunity next year to generate...More

WOOSTER, Ohio — Buehler’s Food Market, a 13-store chain here, is in the final phase of selling its 11 pharmacies to independent Ritzman Pharmacies in Wadsworth, Ohio....More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Community pharmacy organizations — National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Community Pharmacists Association — formerly sent the U.S. Trade Commission a letter Aug. 4 opposing the proposed merger of pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions on anti-competitive grounds....More

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Just the Basics is a new line of household, beauty, baby and personal care items available exclusively at CVS/pharmacy....More

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets is featuring frozen products in its pharmacies. Instead of moving frozen cases to the section, the retailer has included empty bags of Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Just Picked frozen fruits to this month's "eat well, live well" pharmacy display. The table is part of a new program showcasing foods that contribute to good health....More

ROANOKE, Va. — Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic Division wants to build its first freestanding pharmacy kiosk in conjunction with a plan to expand retail tenants at the Towne Square Shopping Center here in order to attract more shoppers to Kroger’s 54,153-square-foot supermarket....More

PITTSBURGH — RxSafe, San Diego, a maker of robotic storage and retrieval systems for pharmacies, has recently installed its RxSafe 1800 system at a Giant Eagle store here....More

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens on Friday launched Pharmacy Chat, a one-on-one, online chat service, available 24/7, with a pharmacy staff member. Patients can access the service through free registration at Walgreens.com....More