Chain Drug Review articles from August 2007

Chain Drug Review archives from August 2007

Civello counters CMS' Smith at House hearing.(News)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Tony Civello employee of Kerr Drug speaks on the law)(Deficit Reduction Act of 2005)
August 6, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Departing from prepared remarks in testimony before the House Committee on Small Business last month, Tony Civello offered a forceful rebuttal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS') position on pending cuts in...

Medicaid bill offers hope for retail Rx.(News)(Nancy Boyda and Jo Ann Emerson presented a bill )
August 6, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Community retail pharmacy is united in its support of a bill sponsored by Reps. Nancy Boyda (D., Kan.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R., Mo.) that would reimburse Medicaid-participating pharmacies based on RAC (retail acquisition costs,...

Project Destiny looks to the future.(News)(BearingPoint Inc.)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(American Pharmacists Association)(National Community Pharmacists Association)
August 6, 2007... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has joined two other organizations to develop a new vision for pharmacists' interactions with their patients and community pharmacy's advancement of health care. Called...

CVS/Caremark raises support for caregivers.(News)(www.cvs.com/care)(Website overview)
August 6, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS/ Caremark Corp. has launched a new web site meant to serve as an information resource for people who are caring for ill family members. The site--www.cvs.com/care--features answers to frequently asked questions on...

Combo operators avert strike in Calif.(News)(SUPERVALU Inc.)(Kroger Co.)(Safeway Inc.)
August 6, 2007... LOS ANGELES -- Workers at four southern California food/drug combination store chains have agreed on a new four-year contract with wage increases and a reduced wait for health benefits. The pact was ratified overwhelmingly by workers at...

Walgreens, EEOC settle discrimination suit.(News)(Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
August 6, 2007... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over claims the company discriminated against black managers. Walgreens, which...

Show gives NACDS momentum.(News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(MarketPlace Group Inc.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- In the wake of a highly successful Marketplace Conference in June, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores has enrolled one new chain member, 95 new associate members and 18 international members. The 2007 edition of...

'Jump-starting top-line growth'.(News)(General Merchandise Distributors Council)
August 6, 2007... COLORADO SPRINGS -- The Global Market Development Center (GMDC, formerly the General Merchandise Distributors Council) has followed up on an original study issued in 2005 with "Jump-Starting Top-line Growth II, Phase 2: A Closer Look at...

Care Pharmacies taps Dillon for interim CEO.(News)(appoinment of Ed Dillon Care Pharmacies,)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Care Pharmacies, a leading community pharmacy franchiser, has named Ed Dillon interim chief executive officer following the recent retirement of Gerry Serody. Dillon assumes the lead executive role for the 62 independent...

BioScrip gets major contract.(News)(UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealthcare)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- BioScrip Inc. has been been given a national HIV/AIDS and transplant specialty contract from UnitedHealthcare. The initial term of the agreement runs through December 31, 2008. According to the Centers for Disease Control...

Drugstore.com, PharmaCentra team up.(News)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... ATLANTA -- PharmaCentra has signed an agreement with drugstore.com to utilize WellTouch, the former's signature compliance and persistency program. An Atlanta-based marketing and services firm, PharmaCentra provides the pharmaceutical industry...

Kinney helps medical center grow.(News)(Kinney Drugs Inc.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Kinney Drugs Inc. and the Kinney Drugs Foundation have announced that they will collectively contribute $1 million over a five-year period to support the expansion of the Samaritan Medical Center. "During the past 104...

Kerr CEO offers some ideas on fixing Medicaid mess.(News)(Tony Civello employee of Kerr Drug speaks on)(Deficit Reduction Act of 2005)
August 6, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Changes in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) and the final rule regarding prescription reimbursement for pharmacies participating in Medicaid place the long-term health of those pharmacies at risk, asserts Tony Civello,...

Boyda shares thinking on bill.(News)(Nancy Boyda passes a bill for drugstore)
August 6, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Rep. Nancy Boyda (D., Kan.) says that the Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 that she has introduced will block a "disastrous" reimbursement policy the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to implement for...

MinuteClinic on growth track.(News)(CVS/Caremark Corp.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... MINNEAPOLIS--CVS/Caremark Corp.'s MinuteClinic format has passed a milestone with the debut of its 200th unit, a clinic that opened late last month in Hartford. The following day the company opened 10 new health care centers at CVS stores...

Ashby joins Innovation Associates.(Supplier News)(appoinment of Denys Ashby)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. -- Innovation Associates has designated Denys Ashby as national director of sales for chain stores. In his new post Ashby will lead all of the sales and marketing activity for the retail chain market in the senior sales...

Association to test raw materials from China.(Supplier News)
August 6, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest trade association of dietary supplement manufacturers has announced a program for testing Chinese raw materials for purity and composition. The program reflects the industry's intent to maintain product...

Wrigley teams up with NBA.(Supplier News)(partnership of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. with National Basketball Association)
August 6, 2007... CHICAGO -- Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. has tipped off a multiyear partnership that will establish its brands as the official chewing gums of the National Basketball Association. As part of the deal, which includes exclusive category rights,...

Kellogg reassigns two top execs.(Supplier News)(appoinment of John Bryant and Jeffrey Montie)
August 6, 2007... BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- John Bryant has become executive vice president of Kellogg Co. and president of Kellogg North America. Jeffrey Montie has also been named an executive vice president, as well as president of the international business....

Food makers to limit ads for children.(Supplier News)(Department of Health and Human Servicesv)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Eleven food and beverage companies have pledged to restrict advertising aimed at children to help stem the obesity epidemic. The move is seen as an effort to forestall a federal ban on such advertising. The action was announced...

Safeway stays on the right track.(Business)(sales and earnings of Safeway Inc.)(Financial report)
August 6, 2007... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- With comparisons skewed by the effect of a big tax refund that inflated the bottom line a year ago, earnings at Safeway Inc. fell 11.4% during the second quarter of fiscal 2007 despite continued solid sales growth....

SDM net rises 19% on a 9% sales gain.(Business)(Shoppers Drug Mart Ltd.v)(Financial report)(Statistical data)
August 6, 2007... TORONTO -- Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) racked up yet another quarter of double-digit bottom-line growth during the 12 weeks ended June 16, with results topping analysts' expectations. Net income for this year's second quarter climbed 18.9% to...

Is something sinister going on at Boots?(My Turn)(Alliance UniChem PLC)(Boots Company PLC)
August 6, 2007... A year ago, 100 senior retail managers gathered at Boots the Chemists' flagship Oxford Street store in London. Fifty had been employed by Boots, the United Kingdom's largest drug chain, while the other 50 had until recently worked for Alliance...

NACDS leverages the strength of pharmacy.(My Turn)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
August 6, 2007... Tony Civello stepped down as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores last April, but his legacy of leadership and efforts on behalf of community pharmacy continue to make a difference. Kerr Drug's chairman, president and...

Unlearning the drug store business.(SPOTLIGHT: A VISION OF THE FUTURE)
August 6, 2007... This is the second part of an ongoing series. At the heart of Elephant Pharmacy's success was the recognition that in the information and Internet age customers are taking charge of their health--and are looking for drug stores to support...

Gardasil added to CDC program.(What's New)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Merck & Co.'s human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil has been adopted by all 55 immunization projects of the Centers for Disease Control's Vaccines for Children program. Clinical trials have shown Gardasil to be 100% effective in...

Women's group reports to FDA.(What's New)(Society for Women's Health Research)(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... The Society for Women's Health Research has issued a report to the Food and Drug Administration to aid the agency's efforts to find ways to improve the development of medications that address the physiological differences between men and women....

Natrol researcher touts women's products on TV.(What's New)(Natrol Inc.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Natrol Inc. vice president of research and development Dr. Michael Yatcilla was recently featured on a 10-minute segment on women's health on the Healthy Living Channel and the WE TV Channel. The segment looked at the benefits that coenzyme...

Drug chains find ways to make a difference.(WOMEN'S HEALTH)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- With women comprising the overwhelming majority of drug store shoppers, retailers have made special efforts to ensure that they are meeting all of the health concerns of these important customers. From treatments for a number of...

Views on health care impacted by gender.(WOMEN'S HEALTH)(Survey)
August 6, 2007... MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- A study from Bayer HealthCare's Consumer Care division shows that men and women over age 50 approach health care differently. While both sexes report similar concerns for their health as they age, they have markedly...

Supplements fill diverse needs.(WOMEN'S HEALTH)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- From menstruation to menopause, women experience very different health issues from men, and many are turning to nutritional supplements to help them deal with these conditions. Proponents of dietary supplements point out that...

Despite uproar, Plan B wins niche.(WOMEN'S HEALTH)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- In the year since the federal government approved the use of an emergency contraceptive without a prescription demand for the product has soared, data from the drug's manufacturer shows. According to Barr Laboratories Inc.,...

PL takes on brands in feminine hygiene.(WOMEN'S HEALTH)(private label)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Feminine hygiene continues to play a key role in every drug chain's efforts to meet women's health needs. Sales of tampons, sanitary napkins/liners and vaginal treatments continue to increase, and drug stores' growth in the...

New owner relaunches a venerable contraceptive device.(WOMEN'S HEALTH)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... MEDIA, Pa. -- Two years after returning to the market, the Today Sponge contraceptive device has been reintroduced to what its new supplier says has been a warm reception by women shoppers. Synova Healthcare Group Inc. bought the product...

An idea whose time has come: advances in technology have empowered patients to help manage their health.(HOME DIAGNOSTICS)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- With Americans fascinated with technology, at-home tests kits and diagnostic products for a growing number of conditions have become part of many consumers' everyday lives. Besides the standard blood pressure monitors, glucose...

A test that's as simple as telling the time.(MERCHANDISING)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Technology and changes to Americans' lifestyles have altered the dynamics of having a baby, making at-home tests for pregnancy and ovulation an increasingly popular category. Nowhere has the surge in popularity been more...

Hypertension, cholesterol testing can be a lifesaver.(MERCHANDISING)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- With heart disease accounting for more than a third of all deaths in the United States, blood pressure monitors and home test kits for cholesterol and coronary health have taken on added importance for many people across the...

Message finally gets across; heightened educational efforts and savvy merchandising have helped drive sales.(SUN CARE)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- The forecast is bright in the sun care business, particularly for chain drug retailers. Sales of suntan lotion and oil rose an impressive 8.7% across the three mass trade classes (excluding Wal-Mart Stores Inc.) for the year...

Protecting children is a must.(MERCHANDISING)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Young skin is particularly delicate and vulnerable to sun damage, and more parents are ensuring that their children are well protected whenever they venture out of doors. Years ago children romped for hours in the sun and water...

Playtex bolsters position via deals.(SUN CARE)(Energizer Holdings Inc. acquires Playtex Products Inc.)(Statistical data)
August 6, 2007... WESTPORT, Conn. -- After a dizzying series of sales, acquisitions and product launches, Playtex Products Inc. has strengthened its position as a powerhouse in the sun care category. The final piece fell into place in July when Energizer...

Technology takes sun care to next level.(SUN CARE)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- A host of innovative delivery systems and sun monitors is helping to keep the sun care category strong and vibrant. The new systems employ technologies that impact convenience, health and safety. For example, consumers are...

Pharmacists' advice can be pivotal.(SUN CARE)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- While chain drug retailers are performing better than virtually all competitors in the sun care category, they are not content to rest on their laurels. The category's double-digit growth in the drug store class of trade in the...

Efficacy emerges as an issue.(SUN CARE)(Report)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- How effective and safe are sunscreens? A recent study by Consumer Reports magazine and statements by leading dermatologists have thrown new light on the subject. In an evaluation of 19 sun blockers in the July 2007 issue of the...

Use of third-party logos spurs debate.(SUN CARE)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Everyone has seen the logos of such medical associations as the Skin Care Foundation and American Cancer Society included on sunscreen packaging, but what many do not realize is that the manufacturer has to pay for the privilege....

Blue Lizard is in midst of rolling out Face SPF 30+.(What's New)(Del Ray Dermatologicals to come out with Face SPF 30+ skin cream )(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Del Ray Dermatologicals' Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen has introduced Face SPF 30+, a broad-spectrum sunscreen that offers protection from both UVA and UVB rays. The product is formulated with antioxidants and vitamins, including...

Wal-Mart joins Coppertone in "environmentally friendly" displays.(What's New)(Wal-Mart joins Schering-Plough Corp.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Schering-Plough Corp. has teamed with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to display its Coppertone Continuous Spray tanning products on environmentally-friendly trays that were developed to meet Wal-Mart's sustainability initiatives. The display...

Agility brings new twist to NASCAR sunscreen line.(What's New)(Agility Sports Inc.)(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc.)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Agility Sports Inc.'s Race Face sunscreens, the only sunscreen officially licensed by NASCAR, now offers special packaging with driver colors and car numbers in conjunction with its exclusive licenses with such top drivers as Jeff Gordon,...

Aubrey Organics gives its natural products new look.(What's New)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... Two decades ago Aubrey Organics began marketing all-natural sun care products. Now the line has been relaunched with a new look. New Natural Sun Tinted Sunscreeen SPF 20 harnesses the benefits of titanium dioxide, eliminating the whitish cast...

Oldsters are category drivers.(SPORTS MEDICINE)(Statistical data)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Suppliers of sports medicine products are heating up the category with innovative launches, and drug chains are reaping the benefit. "Suppliers are well aware that we're drawing increasing numbers of older consumers, and that...

Intros aim at aches, pains day and night.(MERCHANDISING)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Much of the new product activity in the sports medicine category has been focused of late on the muscle/body supports segment. Mueller Sports Medicine, for example, has introduced adjustable one-size braces and supports and the...

Nutrition gets its due at Rite Aid.(MERCHANDISING)(Rite Aid Corp.)
August 6, 2007... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Sports nutrition is an integral element of Rite Aid Corp's flourishing GNC Live Well "store within a store." The drug chain had almost 1,300 such dietary supplement departments in early summer and is opening them from...

'The place to go for pain relief'.(MERCHANDISING)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- For sports enthusiasts looking to treat pain topically, chain drug stores are the outlets of choice, according to retailers. And market research bears this out. In the year ended June 17 sales of external analgesics increased...

Suppliers aim to broaden their reach by appealing to the average consumer.(MERCHANDISING)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Sports nutrition products, long used by hard-core athletes, also hold benefits for typical chain drug consumers, claim suppliers. And to get that message across, manufacturers are enlisting some of the athletes who have...

Sports drinks good fit with healthy lifestyles.(MERCHANDISING)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Sports drinks are emerging as one of the fastest-growing segments of the chain drug mix, according to retailers. "We're seeing it at our chain," comments one category manager. "Fitness-conscious young people want sports drinks,...

Woman's Day honors tops in H&BAs.
August 6, 2007... BOSTON -- New ideas that result in new options for consumers are a primary driver of growth for both manufacturers and their retail partners in the food, drug and discount store channels. Every year the Woman's Day Best in Beauty and Health...

Duane Reade works to 'Strike Out ALS'.(News)(Duane Reade Inc. to team up with Newyork Yankees Baseball team)(Brief article)
August 6, 2007... NEW YORK -- Duane Reade Inc. has teamed with the New York Yankees baseball team to raise more than $157,000 in a "Strike Out ALS" campaign. All money raised is being donated to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA) Greater...

At NACDS, the word is optimism.(News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
August 20, 2007... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the industry it serves have good reason to feel newly empowered, says NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson. Anderson, almost six months into the job,...

Murphy will try his hand at Gap.(News)(Glenn Murphy)
August 20, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO -- Former Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) head Glenn Murphy has been named the new chief executive officer of The Gap Inc. Murphy, who spent six years as chairman and chief executive of SDM, Canada's largest drug chain, has a...

CVS/Caremark gets into gear.(News)(CVS/Caremark Corp.)(Financial report)
August 20, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- If the performance from the first full quarter of their union is any indication, the combination of CVS and Caremark Rx could prove far more formidable than the naysayers imagined. Reporting for the three months ended...

Medicare Part D has impact on sales.(ANNUAL REPORT OF RETAIL PHARMACY)(Report)
August 20, 2007... NEW YORK -- The first year of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit resulted in a substantial increase in the sale of brand-name medications, particularly in the ulcer and statin segments, according to IMS Health. IMS found that the...

CHPA steps up fight against dextromethorphan abuse.(News)(Consumer Healthcare Products Association)
August 20, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Some recent studies show that overall substance abuse is declining in this country, but there remains a significant threat, particularly to young people who are taking over-the-counter cough medicines that contain dextromethorphan...

NACDS rapid response team goes to work.(News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
August 20, 2007... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A ruling by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals that pharmacies are not health care providers has sparked a reaction from the NACDS Rapid Response Program. In a June 28 ruling, the justices of West Virginia's...

Rite Aid helps patients ease pain.(News)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. has joined with the American Pain Foundation to provide free comprehensive pain management information to customers during August and September at all of its stores nationwide. According to the American Pain...

At front end, drug stores back at top of their game.(News)
August 20, 2007... CHICAGO -- Drug stores' struggle to boost front-end sales in an increasingly competitive retail environment may be over, a new report from Information Resources Inc. (IRI) suggests. In "Channel Migration 2007: A New Cross-Channel...

Watson names Bisaro chief exec.(Supplier News)(Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Paul Bisaro)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... CORONA, Calif. -- Paul Bisaro will succeed Allen Chao as president and chief executive officer of Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. next month. The 46-year-old Bisaro is currently president and chief operating officer of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc....

J&J to cut workforce to fund future growth.(Supplier News)(Johnson & Johnson)
August 20, 2007... NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Johnson & Johnson has unveiled plans to cut costs by consolidating some operations and trimming its global work force by 3% to 4%. "Throughout our history, we have always taken a thoughtful, disciplined approach to...

AMO decides to end quest to buy B&L.(Supplier News)(Advanced Medical Optics Inc.)(Bausch and Lomb Inc.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (AMO) has withdrawn its $4.23 billion unsolicited takeover offer for Bausch & Lomb Inc. (B&L). "It is clear from the unrealistic hurdles that have been uniquely imposed on Advanced Medical Optics...

Tripodi takes on key job at Coca-Cola.(Supplier News)(Joseph Tripodi)(Coca-Cola Co.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. has appointed Joseph Tripodi to the post of chief marketing and commercial officer. He will report to Muhtar Kent, the company's president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Coca-Cola Tripodi was...

Garnier relaunching Fructis line.(Supplier News)(Maybelline New York-Garnier)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... NEW YORK -- Maybelline New York-Garnier is restaging its popular Garnier Fructis hair care brand. The 49-SKU line of shampoos, conditioners and treatment products is being revitalized with new formulas and packaging. The relaunch is...

Woehrle exits P&G to join Newell Rubbermaid.(Supplier News)(Ted Woehrle)(Newell Rubbermaid Inc.)(Procter and Gamble Co.)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... ATLANTA -- Newell Rubbermaid Inc. has hired former Procter & Gamble Co. marketing executive Ted Woehrle to take the newly created position of senior vice president of marketing and brand management. Woehrle, who spent 24 years with P&G,...

McKesson starts year strong.(Business)(Financial report)
August 20, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO -- Sparked by exceptionally robust growth in its technology segment, McKesson Corp. began fiscal 2008 with a 27.7% jump at the bottom line on a 5.2% rise in revenues. Earnings were comfortably ahead of Wall Street's expectations....

Strong results show Supervalu is on track.(Business)(Statistical data)
August 20, 2007... MINNEAPOLIS -- With its June 2006 acquisition of Albertsons Inc.'s prime assets not fully cycled, Supervalu Inc. saw earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 soar better than 70% as sales more than doubled. While bottom-line results met...

Despite loss, drugstore.com exhibits positive trends.(Business)(Financial report)
August 20, 2007... BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Although sales and adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation) grew at a strong pace, sharply higher stock-based compensation expenses and depreciation...

AmerisourceBergen raises guidance for fiscal 2007.(Business)(Financial report)
August 20, 2007... VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Disappointing results in its PharMerica segment led to adjusted income falling short of analysts' expectations for the third quarter at AmerisourceBergen Corp. With that unit slated to be spun off, however, management...

Times propitious for chain drug retailing.(My Turn)(innovations and mergers& acquisitions in drug stores)
August 20, 2007... These are the halcyon days of chart drug retailing. Look around. Innovation and excitement are everywhere. Success abounds. Aggressiveness predominates. Against that background, here are a handful of happenings viewed here as particularly...

Ex-SDM head an interesting choice for Gap.(My Turn)(Shoppers Drug Mart)(Glenn Murphy )
August 20, 2007... The selection of former Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) chairman and chief executive officer Glenn Murphy to head Gap Inc., the once trendy apparel merchant that has, to a considerable degree, lost touch with fashion-conscious consumers, raises some...

Unlearning the drug store business.(SPOTLIGHT: A VISION OF THE FUTURE)
August 20, 2007... This is the third part of an ongoing series. The niche marketing concept highlights the importance of diversity in drug stores. Different customers have different needs, and the retailer's customer base should define the product mix in its...

The 2007 RFID/Track & Trace Health Care Industry Adoption Summit, will be held November 11-13 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C.(TECH Talk)
August 20, 2007... The 2007 RFID/Track & Trace Health Care Industry Adoption Summit, will be held November 11-13 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington D.C. For the third year, the event will be cohosted by NACDS and the Healthcare Distribution...

McKesson Pharmacy Systems (MPS), a unit of McKesson Corp., has launched its next-generation workflow product, Pharmacy Navigator, a software solution that facilitates control over the entire prescription process.(TECH Talk)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... McKesson Pharmacy Systems (MPS), a unit of McKesson Corp., has launched its next-generation workflow product, Pharmacy Navigator, a software solution that facilitates control over the entire prescription process. The program consists of seven...

HDMA has released 852 Product Activity Data Guidelines for Electronic Data Interchange.(TECH Talk)(Healthcare Distribution Management Association)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... HDMA has released 852 Product Activity Data Guidelines for Electronic Data Interchange, a set of voluntary implementation guidelines to help distributors provide inventory, sales and other product information to manufacturers through electronic...

In an effort to promote the adoption of electronic prescribing, Prematics has partnered with RxHub.(TECH Talk)(Brief article)
August 20, 2007... In an effort to promote the adoption of electronic prescribing, Prematics has partnered with RxHub. The alliance combines RxHub's real-time prescription and medication history data base with Prematics' ScriptTone software, which it touts as the...

Rx technology's full potential yet to be tapped.(TECHNOLOGY)
August 20, 2007... NEW YORK -- Technology has brought dramatic improvements to the efficiency and quality of care provided by community pharmacy, but there remain enormous opportunities for further enhancement, in part because the pharmacy business keeps getting...

RFID seen as 'absolutely a winner'.(TECHNOLOGY)(radio frequency identification )
August 20, 2007... NEW YORK -- The promise of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for the pharmaceutical supply chain is tantalizing, but a variety of factors have hindered progress up to now. Some recent breakthroughs, however, promise accelerated...

Privacy concerns a headache.(TECHNOLOGY)
August 20, 2007... WASHINGTON -- While economic and technological barriers to the adoption of radio frequency identification technology (RFID) are being steadily reduced, regulatory and legal issues--particularly concerns about privacy--remain. A recent white...