- Kings Beach Rite Aid Robbed For Second Time (kolotv.com)
man who police say may be responsible for committing five recent armed pharmacy robberies has struck again in Kings Beach, CA (NV-CA Lake Tahoe area) July 16, 2015 the Rite Aid...robbed for a second time..
- Verde Technologies debuts Rx disposal system (drugstorenews.com)
Verde Technologies....is debuting its Deterra Drug Deactivation System, a self-contained pouch used to dispose of prescription medications....deactivate unwanted and unneeded opioids, antibiotics, transdermal patches and other prescription drugs, rendering them ineffective for misuse and safe for the environment,...
- Cardinal Health introduces five must-have adherence tools at RBC (drugstorenews.com)
Cardinal Health…announced the introduction of the Adherence Advantage program, which features an expanded suite of solutions designed to help retail pharmacies improve medication adherence…
- Cardinal Health Repackaging Solutions
- Consumer adherence products
- Dispill
- Pharmacy Health Connect
- Reimbursement Consulting Services
- Publix Pharmacies Offer Biometric Health Screenings (pharmacytimes.com)
Publix Pharmacy announced it is offering biometric screenings at the company’s more than 970 pharmacy locations. (Glucose, Lipid Panel, Lipid Panel + Glucose, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index).."As both a supermarket and pharmacy, we are uniquely positioned to assist our customers in their overall health and wellness goals,"
- United Family grocers launch pet med service (drugstorenews.com)
United Family chain of supermarkets...announced an expansion of its pharmacy services with the launch of Pet Meds....allows customers to fill prescriptions for their four-legged friends in-store and online..."Our guests rely on our pharmacies to fill their prescription needs, and we are thrilled to now be a one-stop shop for guests’ pets as well,"
- Sales edge up in 2Q at Shoppers Drug Mart (chaindrugreview.com)
Shoppers Drug Mart saw revenue and same-store sales climb in the fiscal 2015 second quarter...sales totaled $2.689 billion, up 3.1% from $2.476 billion a year earlier. In the front end, sales rose 3.2% to $1.415 billion. Pharmacy sales edged up 2.9% to $1.274 billion.
- NCPA cites real-world examples of generic pricing pain (drugstorenews.com)
National Community Pharmacists Association is ramping up its support of the MAC Transparency Act with real-world examples of how independents are suffering from below-cost generic drug reimbursements…"Independent community pharmacies should not be consistently underpaid for the products and services they offer,"..
- New York authorizes pharmacists to administer additional immunizations (drugstorenews.com)
bill extending the authority of pharmacists and nurse practitioners to administer certain immunizations..shingles, meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough immunizations, in addition to administering influenza immunizations..
- The future of retail healthcare (fiercepracticemanagement.com)
evolving retail health market....demand is going to be so great for providers in the next 10 years that healthcare providers are going to have to figure out how to provide patients with access to care...."we've learned that to deliver quality care, the retail site has to change. It's not just one room. It's more about having a healthcare setting within a retail setting. That's the best of both worlds."......
- Do Pharmacists Ever Retire? (pharmacytimes.com)
I have worked with, and still work with, pharmacists who continue to practice well into their 70s and even 80s. These pharmacists are extremely knowledgeable, excellent with patients, and exceptionally skilled when it comes to educating younger pharmacists. The one thing that each one of these very seasoned pharmacists has in common is that they do not need to work. To them, pharmacy is a way of life, and they find meaning in what they do..