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NewsRite Aid pays $5M to resolve Controlled Substances Act violations
Chain store giant Rite Aid Corp. and nine of its subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that the company violated provisions of the federal Controlled Substances Read more...
Walgreen plans to sell bundled healthcare package to employers
Here's an interesting wrinkle in the chain drugstores' race to sell outpatient services (such as retail clinics and on-site clinics for employers). Walgreen Co. has announced plans to begin marketing Read more...
Study: Prescription leaflets vary widely in quality
New research sponsored by the FDA has concluded that the quality of information in leaflets accompanying new prescriptions varies widely, and in some cases doesn't convey critical instructions. While Read more...
Just say no: More doctors and medical centers banning drug samples
The drug samples that pharmaceutical reps give out seem like a great idea to some--particularly when it comes to helping poor patients get their drugs. But more and more doctors' offices and medical Read more...
CT sues McKesson for allegedly inflating drug prices
The Connecticut attorney general's office is suing pharmaceutical distributor McKesson Corp., contending that it's been illegally inflating the average wholesale price of more than 400 brand-name Read more...
Coalition files suit to block CA Medi-Cal cuts
Nobody's happy when the state cuts reimbursement rates for a program that already doesn't pay so well. But when California threatened to cut rates 10 percent for Medi-Cal, its program for the poor, a Read more...
Airport clinics, pharmacies become more common
Increasingly, pharmacies and clinics are opening at U.S. airports, hoping to catch travelers with last-minute health needs who don't have time to leave the terminal. And with airports hungering for Read more...
Walgreen goes into work-site clinic business
Pharmacy giant Walgreen Co. has said that it will buy two companies that operate work-site health centers, creating a new division to manage health centers and pharmacies at large companies. Read more...
WI database tracks painkiller prescriptions
A Wisconsin county has taken steps to establish a database allowing area doctors to determine whether a patient has been "doctor shopping" to obtain multiple prescriptions of painkillers. Doctors Read more...
WA attempts prescription data mining ban
So far, states have been facing vigorous industry opposition to proposed limits collecting physician prescription data, but that hasn't stopped Washington state from making its own attempt. Lawmakers Read more...
| Press ReleasesArmada Health Care and Definitive Homecare Solutions Announce Alliance for Specialty Pharmacy Software and ServicesArmada service offerings to be integrated in Definitive Homecare's CPR+ specialty pharmacy softwareCOLUMBUS, Ohio and FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Armada Health Care, LLC Read more >> MedInformatix Earns Surescripts® Prescription Routing CertificationPrescriber software connected through Relay Health and NewCrop Integrates Physicians with Pharmacies throughout the CountryLOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MedInformatix, a leading provider Read more >> McKesson Declares Quarterly Dividend October 28, 2011SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) at its meeting today declared a regular dividend of twenty cents per share on Common Stock, payable on Read more >> MedicalMine, Inc. Completes Surescripts® Certification. ChARM/EHR Now Connects Physicians with Pharmacies Across the Country forPLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --- MedicalMine, Inc., a health care software company, announced today that it has completed certification with Surescripts, the nation's largest Read more >> SUPERVALU Pharmacies® Are First Nationwide Chain Approved to Accept E-Prescriptions for Controlled SubstancesCompany meets stringent requirements to accept e-prescriptions EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SUPERVALU Pharmacies are the first chain in the United States to meet stringent regulatory Read more >> |
