Chain Drug Review articles from April 2008

Chain Drug Review archives from April 2008

Navarro gets on expansion track.(News)(Navarro Discount Pharmacies)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MIAMI -- A new day is dawning at Navarro Discount Pharmacies, as the retailer embarks on a path designed to take it from a popular local chain to a potential state power. "We believe that the transition is going...

Calif. delays Rx pedigree regulations.(News)
April 7, 2008... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A decision by the California Board of Pharmacy to delay electronic pedigree (e-pedigree) requirements until January 1, 2011, has won praise from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. In January NACDS was joined by...

Pharmacy gains in AMP fight with CMS.(News)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(average manufacturer pace)
April 7, 2008... WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS') redefinition of "multiple-source drug" has been hailed by pharmacy advocates as a step forward in their lawsuit over Medicaid prescription reimbursement cuts. The...

CVS Caremark still on a roll.(News)(revenue report)(Financial report)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark Corp. has projected that fiscal 2008 revenues will be "well over $85 billion" as it marks the one-year anniversary of its epochal merger with pharmacy benefits manager Caremark Rx...

Walgreens extending its reach.(News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. has created a health and wellness unit as part of a strategy to expand health care access for customers beyond its retail stores. As part of the strategy, the company is also acquiring I-trax Inc. and Whole...

Duane Reade names Lederer CEO.(News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Former Loblaw Cos. president John Lederer has been named chairman and chief executive officer of Duane Reade Inc. He succeeds Rick Dreiling, who left the chain in January to head Dollar General Corp. Lederer served as...

Rite Aid reduces earnings outlook for quarter, year.(News)(revenue report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. has announced that its losses for the fourth quarter and full 2008 fiscal year will be much larger due to a noncash accounting charge related to income tax expense. The charge will have no impact on revenues,...

Plan a catalyst.(News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s $4 generics program has saved Americans more than $1 billion since its launch in September 2006, the company's senior vice president and president of health and wellness, John Agwunobi, reported in a...

CVS Caremark reaches settlement in lawsuit.(News)
April 7, 2008... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to pay $36.7 million to settle allegations that it improperly switched customers to a more expensive form of a drug paid for by Medicaid. The settlement marks the second time in a month that...

IRI summit analyzes industry in transition.(News)(Information Resource Inc)
April 7, 2008... ORLANDO, Fla. -- Information Resource Inc.'s (IRI's) "Summit 2008: Reinventing CPG and Retail" drew more than 1,400 attendees last month to learn how to connect more effectively with customers through the application of cutting-edge content,...

Thompson to head Rite Aid division.(News)(promotion of Robert Thompson )(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Robert Thompson has been promoted from vice president of pharmacy business development to senior vice president of the Northeast division, where he will supervise the operations of more than 1,000 stores. He will report...

A get-together at Wal-Mart.(News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] To celebrate the publication of Chain Drug Review's special report on "Wal-Mart and Health Care in America, "Racher Press recently hosted a reception in Bentonville, Ark., for the retailer's executives and members...

SDM to unveil beauty store format.(News)(Shoppers Drug Mart)
April 7, 2008... TORONTO -- Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) will debut a beauty-oriented concept store in Ontario in July. The cosmetician-staffed, 5,000-square-foot unit will feature an array of skin care and dermatological products, a full range of prestige...

Correction.(News)(Correction notice)
April 7, 2008... CORRECTION--An article about point-of-care marketing that appeared in the March 17 issue of Chain Drug Review failed to provide the complete title of one of MediZine's publications. The correct title is MediZine's Healthy Living.

Longs' productivity keeps on improving.(Business)(Longs Drug Stores Corp. revenue report)(Financial report)
April 7, 2008... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Although retail sales growth remained modest, Longs Drug Stores continued to post solid, double-digit gains in profitability by all measures during the quarter and year ended January 31. And management has projected more...

Investments strengthen store base.(Business)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- In fiscal 2008 Longs Drug Stores opened 20 new outlets and acquired 13 (compared with respective totals of 16 and 21 in the preceding year), while closing nine units and relocating three. Consequently, its continuing...

Earnings outlook is bullish.(Business)(Financial report)
April 7, 2008... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Longs Drug Stores looks for a continuation of double-digit earnings growth during fiscal 2009. Management forecasts income from continuing operations of $3.02 to $3.12 per diluted share for the 52-week year ending...

Where have all the merchants gone?(My Turn)
April 7, 2008... One of the serendipitous attractions of this year's upcoming NACDS Annual Meeting is the anticipated attendance of two merchants who are arguably the best, most exciting and most productive mass retailing has yet produced. The two: Vern...

Walgreens is helping shape future of Rx.(My Turn)
April 7, 2008... Over the years executives at Walgreens have frequently characterized the drug chum as a "crawl, walk, run company." That thinking served Walgreens well as it rose to preeminence in the retail pharmacy business. Now the philosophy is being...

NACDS more essential than ever.(NACDS/News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores )
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As the National Association of Chain Drug Stores celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary this year, it is having to cope with some of the most crucial challenges that community pharmacy has ever seen, according to president...

Readiness is name of the game.(NACDS/News)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- While president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson is the public face of NACDS, executive vice president and chief financial officer Jim Huber keeps the organization running. "One of our main goals is to take care...

Strong leadership at top has been a constant.(NACDS/News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Throughout its 75 years NACDS has had a diverse group of men at the helm, each with his own strengths. Those who have been with the association for several decades note that each of the five men who have served as NACDS...

NACDS gears up for debate on health care policy.(NACDS/News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- When NACDS combined its regulatory and government affairs groups earlier this year, it created an area of its operation that is at the center of the association's most important efforts. Carol Kelly, a former Health and...

Legal affairs have moved to forefront.(NACDS/News)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As NACDS finds itself involved in a growing number of legal matters, the association's various departments have started to work more closely with each other and often function as a single team, executives note. "We've...

Lawmakers rally to retail Rx cause.(NACDS/News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As NACDS staff members and their counterparts at the National Community Pharmacists Association, the trade group representing independents, continue to work to ensure that reimbursements to pharmacies that fill Medicaid...

Responsiveness to members part of plan.(NACDS/News)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- No group at NACDS is more visible to its members than the member programs and services department. "We are in many ways the public face of the association," says Jim Whitman, the department's senior vice president. ...

NACDS message put on fast track.(NACDS/News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- After a few years working on Capitol Hill and then for a pair of trade organizations, Chris Krese felt it was time to take on a new challenge. So when a friend called and asked if he would be interested in joining his...

Foundation serves as catalyst.(NACDS/News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As it moves toward the completion of its first decade, the NACDS Foundation has evolved into a leader in community pharmacy-based patient care initiatives, according to president Phil Schneider....

State-of-the-art technology on the way.(NACDS/News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Because keeping members informed and making their interaction with the association easier is critical to its mission, NACDS is in the midst of a three-year revamping of its information technology. "It will bring us up to...

An effective pharmacy advocate.(NACDS/News)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NACDS is continuing to position chain pharmacy in a leadership role throughout the health care community, notes senior vice president of pharmacy affairs Edith Rosato. "The health care industry is at a crossroads in terms...

New ads appeal to decision makers.(NACDS/News)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As NACDS continues to stress the critical role community pharmacy plays in the American health care system, the association recently began an advertising campaign in the Washington, D.C., area to drive home its message. ...

Tropicana Pure Valencia debuts.(What's New)(Tropicana Products Inc.)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tropicana Products Inc. has unveiled Tropicana Pure Valencia, its first 100%-premium orange juice. The juice is squeezed from the top 3% of Tropicana's Florida orange harvest. Pure Valencia is complemented by four...

Campbell now rolling out acai berry blend.(What's New)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Campbell Soup Co., maker of the V8 line of juices, has introduced a juice blend made with the acai berry. V8 V-Fusion Acai Mixed Berry juice provides a full serving of vegetables and fruit, plus antioxidant vitamins...

Wrigley's gum gets makeover.(What's New)(Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. )(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. will overhaul the packaging of its stick gum. The bulky foil-wrapped gum pack will transform to a slim 15-stick envelope that will easily fit in a pocket.

Wine right at home in the chain drug mix.(MERCHANDISING)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Wine sales are burgeoning in drug chains, and more growth can be expected with the advent of a category management initiative and environmentally friendly packaging, according to retailers. "These are welcome category drivers...

Sales of bottled water 'amazing'.(MERCHANDISING)(Financial report)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Bottled water continues to make dramatic gains in drug chains, claim retailers, noting that drug stores are particularly well positioned to capitalize on the category's appeal because of their convenience and health care...

Drug chains roll out welcome mat for ethnic shoppers.(ETHNIC BEAUTY)(Financial report)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Speaking in general terms about making ethnic beauty care shoppers feel welcome in their stores didn't do much for chain drug sales in the category, but taking concrete action is starting to show real results. Chain drug...

Commitment makes difference.(ETHNIC BEAUTY)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Ethnic hair care suppliers are partnering with chain drug retailers to offer products that African-American women and other ethnic beauty shoppers desire. Currently natural products and weaves are popular among African-American...

African-Americans wield economic clout.(ETHNIC BEAUTY)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- A recent report from marketing intelligence company Packaged Facts Inc. predicts that the buying power of the 39 million Americans of African descent will reach $1.1 trillion by 2012. And a significant percentage of that will be...

SoftSheen-Carson is always in style.(What's New)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SoftSheen-Carson has launched a number of items that are specifically formulated to help style the hair of African-American women. Sportin' Style By Sportin' Waves offers intense moisturization that is...

Milani rolls out eye makeup.(What's New)(Milani Cosmetics )(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Milani Cosmetics has launched a slew of innovative eye items. Brow Fix Brow Powder Kit contains three essential tools. These include a straight-edged tweezer, a slanted brow filler and a brow bone sponge...

Palmer's now offers intense hydration.(What's New)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... E.T. Browne's Palmer's Olive Oil Formula Smoothing Shampoo With Certified Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an intense fortifying and conditioning shampoo that cleanses hair while removing product buildup and reducing frizziness. The...

Black Radiance waterproof mascara debuts.(What's New)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Markwins International's Black Radiance brand has launched Waterproof Mascara. The product lengthens, thickens and defines with a smooth, rich formula. One coat offers a natural, daytime look. Meanwhile, Dynamic Duo-Mascara and Primer...

Colomer is extending hair care collection.(What's New)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Colomer USA has launched two hair treatment products in its Creme of Nature line. Jojoba & Olive Oil Moisture-Active Deep Conditioning Treatment for Dehydrated Hair includes a wealth of certified organic...

Personalized skin care a must.(MERCHANDISING/ETHNIC BEAUTY)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- People of color require individualized skin care because their skin is more sensitive and reacts differently to treatment, and chain drug store operators are responding with products that address that reality. For example, in...

AHBAI slates Proud Lady Beauty Show.(MERCHANDISING/ETHNIC BEAUTY)
April 7, 2008... TINSLEY PARK, Ill. -- The American Health and Beauty Aids Institute (AHBAI) will hold its annual Proud Lady Beauty Show here from April 12 through April 14. The event will feature the hottest trends in African-American hair coloring and...

Much still uncertain in market.(MERCHANDISING/ETHNIC BEAUTY)(Survey)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Although 84% of marketers believe multicultural initiatives are critical to their businesses, almost 40% of them say they do not know the financial value of ethnic groups to their companies, according to a study undertaken by...

Navarro makes connection with Hispanic consumers.(MERCHANDISING/ETHNIC BEAUTY)
April 7, 2008... MIAMI -- Perhaps no drug chain in the nation has a stronger reputation in the ethnic beauty category than Navarro Discount Pharmacies. The southern Florida market has a large concentration of Hispanic shoppers, who are very choosy when it...

Guy picked to lead SoftSheen-Carson.(MERCHANDISING/ETHNIC BEAUTY)(appointment of Guy, Angela)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- L'Oreal USA has named Angela Guy general manager of its SoftSheen-Carson division. She reports directly to Joe Campinell, president of L'Oreal USA's consumer products division. Guy joined SoftSheen-Carson in 2004 as vice...

Color With Impact a 'way of life' for growing Milani brand.(MERCHANDISING/ETHNIC BEAUTY)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... LOS ANGELES -- Milani Cosmetics has launched a plethora of new products under its Color With Impact umbrella. Mineral Blush is a talc-free, nonirritating blush powder, while Runway Eyes Wet and Dry Eye Color is a silky-smooth powdered eye...

What Latino shoppers want in a store.(MERCHANDISING/ETHNIC BEAUTY)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Hispanic beauty shoppers are a prime target for chain drug retailers, and a recent study commissioned by People En Espanol magazine confirms why. The Hispanic Opinion Tracker Study (HOTS) reveals that Hispanic women spend 40% more...

Kirby Lester is introducing the KL20 counting system, with two-way interfacing with a pharmacy's management system.(TECH Talk)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Kirby Lester is introducing the KL20 counting system ,with two-way interfacing with a pharmacy's management system. The company also will launch the companion Verification Station, which will be available separately or in a package with the...

For the second time in two years McKesson Pharmacy Systems (MPS) has been awarded "Call Center of Excellence" certification by Purdue University's Center for Customer-Driven Quality through its BenchmarkPortal.(TECH Talk)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... For the second time in two years McKesson Pharmacy Systems (MPS) has been awarded "Call Center of Excellence" certification by Purdue University's Center for Customer-Driven Quality through its BenchmarkPortal. The certification is awarded to...

Flexibility a must in Rx technology.(TECHNOLOGY)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NEW YORK -- The most important attribute of pharmacy technology may well be adaptability, according to chain drug retailers and suppliers. At Wal-Mart Stores Inc., for example, one of the key strengths of the...

Massachusetts ranks first in the nation when it comes to transmitting prescriptions electronically, according to a nationwide audit.(TECH Talk)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Massachusetts ranks first in the nation when it comes to transmitting prescriptions electronically, according to a nationwide audit. Prescribers in Massachusetts sent more than 4 million scripts electronically last year, representing 13.4% of...

Medco Health Solutions Inc. has launched a national initiative to help doctors with Medicare Part D patients switch from handwritten to electronically generated prescriptions.(TECH Talk)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Medco Health Solutions Inc. has launched a national initiative to help doctors with Medicare Part D patients switch from handwritten to electronically generated prescriptions. The pilot program will be used to study the impact of e-prescribing...

Kevin Hutchinson, former president and chief executive officer of SureScripts, has been named to lead Prematics, where he will focus on advancing physician adoption of e-prescribing.(TECH Talk)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... Kevin Hutchinson, former president and chief executive officer of SureScripts, has been named to lead Prematics, where he will focus on advancing physician adoption of e-prescribing. Prematics offers doctors clinical information technology...

Google entering fray to implement EHRs.(TECHNOLOGY)(Electronic health record)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NEW YORK -- Walgreen Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are among companies that have reached an agreement with Google Inc. that allows the search engine to let patients securely access their medical records. Google...

Medication records in spotlight.(TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation last month joined a national campaign to improve patient safety by encouraging the use of a personal medication record (PMR). National Patient Safety Awareness...

Retailers engage the customer.(HOME HEALTH CARE)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Aging consumers, a health care system that puts more emphasis on getting patients out of the hospital as quickly as possible and the growing desire of Americans to take more control of their health are helping make home health care...

Influence of caregivers is on rise.(HOME HEALTH CARE)
April 7, 2008... COLORADO SPRINGS -- Retailers that understand and respect the hurdles faced by family caregivers will win "not only a customer, but a partner," says a report from the Global Market Development Center (GMDC). Caregivers tend to be savvy...

Recognizing potential, drug chains extend reach.(MERCHANDISING/HOME HEALTH CARE)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- With chain drug stores' positioning themselves as health care destinations, it is only natural that the trade class has become a dominant provider of home health care items and services. Lately, drug stores have not only...

Ear care segment could use a dose of innovation.(MERCHANDISING/HOME HEALTH CARE)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- As the ear care category trends toward private label and some SKU reductions, retailers and suppliers agree that product innovation is needed to boost margins and sales. "The category in the past has been dominated by earplugs...

Hypertension monitoring can save lives.(MERCHANDISING/HOME HEALTH CARE)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- With heart disease accounting for more than a third of all deaths in the United States, blood pressure monitors and related home health products have taken on added importance in chain drug stores. Giving patients the ability...

Demographics favor growth.(EYE CARE)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Eye care is an important category for chain drug retailers. It is a perfect fit with the trade class' health care positioning and it has the ability to tagger repeat sales. The category is achieving solid, single-digit sales...

Suppliers are eager to held retail buyers.(EYE CARE)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NEW YORK -- A turnover in buyers/category managers at major drug chains is presenting new learning opportunities and challenges in eye care, notes Neil Donnenfeld, senior vice president of global sales and marketing...

Drug chains master diverse factors in eye care equation.(EYE CARE)(CVS Caremark Corp)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Whether it's a CVS Caremark Corp. Sunday flyer featuring discounts on lens care products or eyedrops, a Walgreen Co. merchandising vehicle at the front of the store luring customers to the latest style in reading glasses or any of...

Limited shelf space creates merchandising challenges.(MERCHANDISING/EYE CARE)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- The eye care category presents a familiar challenge to chain drug retailers: how to fit a large and growing number of new items into an area where shelf space is at a premium. "This is particularly true for eyedrops, one of the...

Rx to O-T-C switches fuel gains.(MERCHANDISING/EYECARE)(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... NEW YORK -- Sales of eye itch/eye redness relievers, one of the leading growth segments of the eye care sector, have been driven by the late 2006 switch of Zaditor (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.) from prescription to over-the-counter status,...

CMS asked to scrap definition.(News)(multiple source drug)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
April 28, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association are calling for regulators to withdraw their new definition of a "multiple source drug" under Medicaid. The definition is...

Members gain clout via CDC.(News)(Chain Drug Consortium L.L.C.)(Company overview)
April 28, 2008... BOCA RATON, Fla. -- In 1997 the Chain Drug Consortium (CDC) was created, bringing strong regional chains together to consolidate their buying power to better compete against the megachains. Today the CDC includes 12 retail chains with 1,000...

Rx must take part in national debate.(News)
April 28, 2008... When the 44th president of the United States takes the oath of office January 20, 2009, and the newly elected 111th Congress begins session, retail community pharmacy will stand at a crossroads. Decisions of the executive and legislative...

Bodine plans to retire in '09.(News)(Chris Bodine of CVS H.C. Inc.)
April 28, 2008... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark Health Care Services president Chris Bodine has said he will retire next year for health reasons. The 52-year-old Bodine, a longtime merchandising and marketing executive who helped fashion a distinctive...

Walgreens promotes Rosenbluth.(News)(Hal Rosenbluth of Walgreen Co.)
April 28, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Less than a year after acquiring Take Care Health Systems, Walgreen Co. has made the in-store clinic company's founder a corporate vice president. Hal Rosenbluth, who continues to act as...

Top chains face tough challenges.(My Turn)(drugstores faces identity crisis as a result of its mergers and acquisitions)
April 28, 2008... PALM BEACH, Fla. -- As the 2008 NACDS Annual Meeting unfolds here this week, the mass retail community can most charitably be described as unsettled and more accurately be defined as in a state of agitation. More specifically, the nation's...

Changes continue in Duane Reade top ranks.(News)(David D'Arezzo resigns as senior vice president of Duane Reade Inc.)
April 28, 2008... NEW YORK -- David D'Arezzo has resigned as senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Duane Reade Inc. to join Grocers Supply Co., a Houston-based wholesaler. D'Arezzo had served as Duane Reade's interim chief executive officer...

Medi-Cal reductions come under scrutiny.(News)
April 28, 2008... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and two associations representing California retailers have called on federal regulators to reexamine a planned 10% cut for reimbursements paid by the state's Medicaid program....

HIV/AIDS focus of new web site.(News)(www.hiv.walgreens.com)(Brief article)
April 28, 2008... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co.'s Specialty Pharmacy subsidiary has launched an HIV-focused web site that executives say will expand the availability of HIV/AIDS information to patients and caregivers. A spokesman for the company says the...

NACDS steps up for pharmacy.(News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores )
April 28, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As it continues to increase its role in the debate over the direction of the country's health care system, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores has been calling on members of Congress to back legislation critical to...

Rite Aid, Fuji partner on imaging business.(News)(Rite Aid Corp. and Fujifilm)
April 28, 2008... CAMP HILL, Pa.--Rite Aid Corp. and Fujifilm U.S.A. Inc. have joined forces in an exclusive, multiyear product and service agreement that establishes Fujifilm as the partner and end-to-end service provider for the relaunch of Rite Aid's photo...

Cardinal offers fix for health care system.(News)
April 28, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Acknowledging that health care spending in the United States is out of control, Cardinal Health Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Kerry Clark says there are ways to rein in costs. "Fixing health care is not a simple...

HDMA releases 'Blueprint for Data Management'.(News)(Healthcare Distribution Management Association)
April 28, 2008... ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research has released the second phase of its project on data management and data sharing. In its study the organization, which is the research arm of the Healthcare Distribution...

Caremark's Crawford starts new venture.(News)(Mac Crawford)(Brief article)
April 28, 2008... NEW YORK -- Mac Crawford, the former head of Caremark Rx Inc. and coarchitect of Caremark's merger with CVS Corp., has come out of retirement to found an investment banking advisory firm. Crawford, who resigned as chairman of the new...

More clinics are in works at Rite Aid.(News)(Brief article)
April 28, 2008... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp., MedStar Health and Consumer Health Services Inc. have teamed up to launch MedStar PromptCare walk-in health clinics inside select Rite Aid stores. MedStar is the mid-Atlantic's largest hospital and health...