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PharMerica to Present at Oppenheimer & Co. 19th Annual Healthcare Conference
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, today announced that Michael J. Culotta, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation regarding the Company at Oppenheimer & Co.'s 19th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York on...
Tags: Benefits, Company, conference, HEALTHCARE, Oppenheimer & Co., pharmacy, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-10-29
CVS Caremark Cites Numerous Inaccuracies in Antitrust Memo Submitted to Longs Board
WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) today took strong exception with a memorandum recently submitted to the Board of Directors of Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE:LDG) by a law firm retained by CtW Investment Group, as follows: We are aware that the Board of Directors of Longs recently...
Tags: antitrust, Benefits, board, Caremark Inc., CVS Corp., FTC, Hawaii, HEALTHCARE, Litigation, Longs Drug Stores Corp., pharmacy, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Walgreen Co.
Research articles 2008-10-03
PCMA: New CBO Analysis Confirms Independent Pharmacy 'Collective Bargaining' Legislation Increases Costs for Consumers and Payors
WASHINGTON -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA issued the following statement in response to a new analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office CBO that estimates the costs associated with sweeping antitrust exemptions for independent pharmacies: "The new CBO analysis confirms that sweeping antitrust exemptions for independent pharmacies...
Tags: Benefits, Congressional Budget Office, HEALTHCARE, pharmacy, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-09-29
John Michael Briley, DNP, RN, APRN, BC
John Michael Briley, DNP, RN, APRN, BC, received the 2008 Most Supportive Alumnus Award from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing. A native of West Tennessee, Briley earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 1991 where he currently serves on the advisory board...
Tags: pharmacy, professor, Vanderbilt University
Research articles 2008-09-22
Rite Aid Starts Reopening Gulf Coast Stores After Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav Evacuees Can Fill Prescriptions at Any Open Rite Aid Store in Any State with Rite Aid's National Pharmacy Network Rite Aid Foundation Donates $75,000 to Aid Victims of Hurricane Gustav Through the American Red Cross Rite Aid Stores Stock Up with Emergency Supplies to Help Residents...
Tags: American Red Cross, Government, INTERNET, NETWORKING, pharmacy, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-09-03
The power of an HBCU: author outlines benefits of attending a historically Black college or university
In the winter of 1988, I was a sophomore with strong grades, attending the University of Pittsburgh and majoring in pharmacy. I had recently shelved my freshman aspirations to walk-on the school's nationally ranked football team, and my grades were beginning to slip as a result of fighting racism on...
Tags: aspiration, benefit, Leadership, pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh
Research articles 2008-09-01
Rx gets a big win in Congress
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WASHINGTON -- Representatives of retail pharmacy in the food and drug trade classes have hailed Congress' enactment of pro-pharmacy legislation. "This is a true victory for the patients served by community pharmacists across the country," says Food Marketing Institute vice president of pharmacy services Cathy Polley....
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, patient, pharmacy, Republican, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-08-11
CIT Leads Financing for Edmonton Oilers Acquisition
NEW YORK and EDMONTON, Canada -- CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company, today announced that it arranged a $100 million senior secured credit facility to Rexall Sports Corporation to finance its acquisition of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League NHL. Rexall Sports Corp....
Tags: acquisition, Canada, FINANCE, financing, Investment, NHL, pharmacy
Research articles 2008-07-08
Wade Miquelon, chief financial officer of Tyson Foods Inc. for the past two years, is leaving the company in June to accept a similar position with Walgreens, the nation's largest retail pharmacy chain with fiscal 2007 sales of almost $54 billion
Wade Miquelon, chief financial officer of Tyson Foods Inc. for the past two years, is leaving the company in June to accept a similar position with Walgreens, the nation's largest retail pharmacy chain with fiscal 2007 sales of almost $54 billion. Dennis Leatherby, senior vice president of finance and treasurer,...
Tags: CFO, FINANCE, pharmacy, SALES, Tyson Foods Inc., Walgreen Co.
Research articles 2008-05-19
Fight over Medicaid rages on
WASHINGTON -- Community pharmacy advocates are continuing to lobby members of Congress in an effort to get legislation enacted that would permanently stop the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS from slashing the reimbursements pharmacies receive for filling Medicaid prescriptions with generic drugs. "There is a high level...
Tags: HEALTHCARE, Medicaid, pharmacy, prescription, reimbursement, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-04-21
Baby cough medicines pulled amid overdose fears
LONDON AFP — Cough remedies marketed for use on children under two are to be removed from shelves and placed behind pharmacy counters due to fears of accidental overdose. The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency MHRA has ordered that six products should be removed from open shelves, and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, MARKETING, pharmacy
Research articles 2008-03-27
CVS Caremark Corp. to Pay $36.7 Million to U.S., 23 States, & D.C. to Settle Medicaid Prescription Drug Fraud Allegations
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1- 202-514-2007, or TDD, +1-202-514-1888 WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to pay $36.7 million to settle claims that the company from 2000 to 2006 improperly switched patients from the tablet version of...
Tags: Benefits, Caremark Inc., CVS Caremark Corp., CVS Corp., HARDWARE, HEALTHCARE, Medicaid, pharmacy, SOFTWARE, Tablets, U.S. Department of Justice
Research articles 2008-03-18
Dildos to go on sale at Sweden's state-run pharmacies
STOCKHOLM AFP — Swedish pharmacies, which are run under a state monopoly chain called Apoteket, will begin selling sex toys such as dildos in June, a spokeswoman for the chain said on Friday. "It's a trial that will begin in June. We're going to sell a small selection of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, Government, HARDWARE, HEALTHCARE, pharmacy, SOFTWARE, Sweden, Tablets
Research articles 2008-03-07
Dildos to go on sale at Sweden's state-run pharmacies
STOCKHOLM AFP — Swedish pharmacies, which are run under a state monopoly chain called Apoteket, will begin selling sex toys such as dildos in June, a spokeswoman for the chain said on Friday. "It's a trial that will begin in June. We're going to sell a small selection of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, Government, HARDWARE, HEALTHCARE, pharmacy, SOFTWARE, Sweden, Tablets
Research articles 2008-03-07
Bush seeks ban on drug sales over the Net
WASHINGTON AP -- President Bush on Saturday urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at ending illegal sales of highly addictive prescription drugs on the Internet, citing a growing number of fatal overdoses. Bush used his weekly radio address to highlight his administration's 2008 national drug control strategy, which...
Tags: Bush, HEALTHCARE, INTERNET, pharmacy, sales, White House
Research articles 2008-03-02
Monday Afternoon Stock News.
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 February 2008-Businessnetwire.us: Monday Afternoon Stock NewsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25022008 New York, NY -- Magellan Energy Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: MGLG); VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN); Renegy Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNGY); digiMedical Solutions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: DGMS); Pantera Petroleum, Inc. (OTCBB: PTPE);...
Tags: Company, financial, Genesis, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., pharmacy, revenue, SECURITY, Texas, VeriSign Inc.
Research articles 2008-02-25
NCPA Statement on Economic Stimulus Package
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Lisa Camooso Miller, lisa.miller@ncpanet.org, or John Norton, +1-703-683-8200, john.norton@ncpanet.org, both of the National Community Pharmacists Association The Prescription Neededto Keep Community Pharmacy Healthy ALEXANDRIA, Va.,Feb. 13/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President George W. Bush today signed into law the more than $150 billion dollar economic stimulus package that...
Tags: FINANCE, patient, pharmacy, stimulus, Taxes, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-02-13
Lawmakers Ponder Allowing Pharmacists to Administer Vaccinations
CHARLESTON - A trip to the doctor's office may no longer be necessary to get a vaccination if some state lawmakers get their way. In the near future, a person 18-years-old or older could go down to the local drug store instead. At least two bills are in the works...
Tags: HEALTHCARE, pharmacist, pharmacy, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-02-01
Beyond nuts & bolts: Dave Hight and his son Barry have kept Boulder's McGuckin Hardware an independent enterprise
It's the classic tale from the cutthroat retail world. A big box comes to town and crushes the local independent store through the sheer power of its sales volume and the ability to dictate low prices from its vendors. Barry Hight could tell you that story, but in his...
Tags: Barry, Company, Cooper, furniture, Java, Johnson, manufacturer, Pharmacy, SALES, Sandy, storage, tax, vitamin, wine
Research articles 2008-02-01
PCMA: New CBO Analysis Confirms Independent Pharmacy 'Collective Bargaining' Legislation Increases Costs for Consumers and Payors
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Charles Cote of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, +1-202-207-3605 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA issued the following statement in response to a new analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office CBO that estimates the costs associated with sweeping antitrust...
Tags: antitrust, Benefits, Congressional Budget Office, HEALTHCARE, pharmacy, SECURITY, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-01-15
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