Drug Store Newshttp://www.drugstorenews.com/dsn_fb.rssThis channel is translating news from Drug Store News (http://www.drugstorenews.com) web site.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:18:49 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158927&menuid=781CVS Caremark announced on Friday that former Walmart North executive Hank Mullany will succeed Larry Merlo as president of CVS/pharmacy. The move is part of the corporate succession plan announced last May in which Tom Ryan will retire as CEO prior to the next annual meeting and Merlo will step up as CEO.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:15:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158925&menuid=787Good results from an investigational diabetes drug made by Spherix may result from higher body mass indexes among U.S. patients, according to results of a late-stage clinical trial announced Thursday.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158923&menuid=781Fresh from securing a deal to sell his company to Cardinal Health for $1.3 billion, Kinray owner, president and CEO Stewart Rahr is turning more attention to his crusade to promote his friend Donald Trump as a candidate for president in 2012.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158921&menuid=333Community pharmacists still are among the nation’s most trusted professionals.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:35:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158919&menuid=333In preparation for the National Influenza Vaccination Week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted a press conference Friday afternoon to raise awareness around the universal need for people to be protected against influenza. “It’s a week that we typically highlight the importance of the flu vaccine,” Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, told reporters. During a typical season, he said, most influenza incidents begin picking up in December. “Flu activity is now increasing across the country, and the flu season is well underway,” Koh said. “If you’ve been thinking about getting vaccinated for influenza, now is a very good time to do so.”Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:25:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158917&menuid=781Navarro Discount Pharmacies has tapped a TV personality to serve as its celebrity spokesman.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:10:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158905&menuid=335The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set aside the week of Dec. 5 to observe this season's National Influenza Vaccination Week. The week-long emphasis on flu vaccination was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as fostering greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season into January and beyond.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:35:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158901&menuid=793According to a report in the December 2010 issue of the Harvard Health Letter, Americans are maintaining intimacy through their 60s, 70s and even 80s.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:25:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158893&menuid=333United Supermarkets' family of stores is recognizing National Influenza Vaccination Week by offering customers a $20 flu vaccine special.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:35:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158891&menuid=799Customers looking to make the holiday season merry and bright can look no further than American Greetings.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158879&menuid=781Nutramax Labs on Thursday announced the continuation of its partnership with Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, spokesman of the Cosamin joint health supplements in national and regional marketing campaigns and events.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:05:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158881&menuid=785The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic chemotherapy drug made by Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Sagent said Thursday.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158877&menuid=345The Specialty Pharmacy Nursing Network has entered a partnership with ViroPharma’s CinryzeSolutions support program, a training and monitoring program for patients using ViroPharma’s Cinryze (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) who wish to administer the drug themselves.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158875&menuid=333A regional supermarket chain's green efforts have paid off.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158871&menuid=781Prestige Brands Holdings on Thursday named Ron Lombardi its new CFO, effective Dec. 6. The position had been vacated by the retirement of Pete Anderson.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158867&menuid=345Pharmacy benefit manager SXC Health Solutions will acquire Birmingham, Ala.-based specialty pharmacy provider MedfusionRx for $100 million, SXC said Thursday.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158821&menuid=333Winn-Dixie is offering customers a way to benefit the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program this holiday season through its private-label bottled water.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:50:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158815&menuid=333Walgreens saw a rise in sales across the board for the month of November and fiscal first quarter 2011, the drug store chain said Friday.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:45:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158807&menuid=789Integrated pharmacy systems provider PDX and Health Market Science, a leading source for health provider data and solutions, have teamed up to improve the accuracy and safety of the prescription verification process.Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:40:00 GMThttp://www.drugstorenews.com/story.aspx?id=158797&menuid=781The CRN Foundation on Thursday brought two new consultants on board — Cheryl Forberg, a registered dietitian for NBC's “The Biggest Loser,” and popular “foodologist” Lisa Lillien.Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:55:00 GMT