Stories Collection

1. CLEVELAND -- Health organizations and individuals across the country have been payin...
2. NEW YORK -- Drug chains are making certain they have proper over-the-counter product...
3. TUCSON, Ariz. -- On-line pharmacies are helping to raise the standards of pharmaceut...
4. Roche Laboratories Inc. has received Food and Drug Administration approval for Tamif...
5. Schein Pharmaceutical Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with SunPharm Corp...
6. WILLOWDALE, Ontario -- Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) is recognized as one of the leaders ...
7. NEW YORK -- Private label products continue to offer a wealth of opportunity to Amer...
8. Chain drug stocks Current Previous ...
9. NEW YORK -- Revlon Inc. has elected Jeffrey Nugent, formerly worldwide president of ...
10. FAYETTE VILLE, Ark. -- WalMart Stores Inc. is likely to become a bigger competitive ...
11. NEW YORK -- Drug chains merchandising books and magazines lack the space allocations...
12. NEW YORK -- As in other categories, the natural products movement is sweeping throug...
13. The Martin Grass backlash has begun. People, pundits and institutions formerly ...
14. A feature on the prerecorded videotape category that appeared in the September 13 is...
15. CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. remains a strong company with a bright future, acco...
16. While Congress wrestles with developing guidelines for protecting medical records, s...
17. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Jane Henney has told state boards of pharm...
18. How does diabetes affect men? Approximately 7.5 million or 8.2% of all men in t...
19. NEW YORK--The nation's pharmaceutical companies are making progress in bringing diab...
20. PTS Labs LLChas rolled out RevitalJel oral electrolyte jel cups for children sufferi...
21. An article on Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s new patch medication for postherpetic neur...
22. Glaxo Wellcome PLC says it will cut 3,400 manufacturing jobs over the next four year...
23. NEW YORK -- Private label products continue to play a strong role in the vitamins an...
24. BELLWOOD, Ill. -- An effort to cross-pollinate the school supplies category with aro...
25. LONGUEUIL, Quebec -- Paced by its U.S. business unit, Jean Coutu Group kicked off fi...
26. NEW YORK -- Jean-Andre Rougeot, chief executive officer of Coty US Inc. and presiden...
27. NEW YORK -- Just hours after the announcement of American Home Products Corp.'s (AHP...
28. NEW YORK -- One of the most promising new items in the blank videotape segment is al...
29. NEW YORK -- Chain drug retailers have high hopes for a surge of growth in the ethnic...
30. PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. has reported double-digit top- and bottom-line ad...
31. DENISON, Texas -- Horizon Pharmacies has acquired Jones Low Priced Drugs, an indepen...
32. WILLOWDALE, Ontario -- The robust results turned in by Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) for ...
33. Taro Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has won approval from Canadian regulatory authorities of i...
34. WASHINGTON -- With government estimates showing that one in six Americans is without...
35. How are seniors affected? * Diabetes prevalence increases with age. * Abo...
36. NEW YORK -- Upgrades of products long recognized for their performance and the debut...
37. Over two-thirds of Canadians concur that herbal supplements can be as effective as p...
38. NEW YORK--Bayer AG has said no to a sale and maybe to a partnership. The pharmaceuti...
39. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Bio-Technology General Corp. have formed an ...
40. NEW YORK -- Although such toothbrush brands as Oral B by Gillette Co., Colgate-Palmo...
41. TORONTO, Ontario -- After reaching the age of 70 and spending more than half a centu...
42. TORONTO -- As he celebrates the first aDnniversary of his appointment as president a...
43. DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. registered record sales and earnings during fiscal 1...
44. MADISON, N.J.--American Home Products Corp. (AHP) has reached a settlement to resolv...
45. An interim survey of the voluntary medication guide effort overseen by the FDA is ex...
46. PHILADELPHIA--Researchers have identified an important protein that binds to one of ...
47. PharmaPrint Inc., which makes the Centrum line of herbals for American Home Products...
48. WASHINGTON -- Physicians and the general public are becoming increasing skeptical ab...
49. NEW YORK -- The nation's first clinical trial to investigate whether hormone replace...
50. Top 100 drug chains by store count CVS (Woonsocket, R.I.) ...
51. NEW YORK -- Condom advertising has come a long way from the "gloom and doom, pr...
52. MALVERN, Pa. -- Noting that many of their competitors have strayed from their core b...
53. Parent companies & combo operators Current ...
54. NOVI, Mich. -- Seven independent drug stores have recently joined Sav-Mor Franchisin...
55. CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Difficulties persisted at Rite Aid Corp. in September as the compa...
56. Film processing by film type Averages per month in 1998 35m...
57. SPOKANE, Wash. -- Some manufacturers and retailers involved in the oral care busines...
58. THORNHILL, Ontario -- Hy Himmel and Zel Goldstein, the founders and principals in th...
59. WILLOWDALE, Ontario -- David Bloom, Shoppers Drug Mart's (SDM's) chairman and chief ...
60. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Naturasales LLC, which is known for its Trusted Care line of natu...
61. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Phar-Mor Inc. has formed a partnership with PersonalMD.com to pr...
62. Health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees will rise by an average...
63. A California company says it has developed a web site that allows those with debilit...
64. Toms's of Maine Inc. is introducing a new collection of natural cough, cold and well...
65. WASHINGTON -- The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), whic...
66. Top 100 H&BA markets Total H&...
67. Top 100 drug chains by dollar volume Walgreens (Deerfield, Ill.) ...
68. NEW YORK -- Although digital cameras still account for only a tiny fraction of still...
69. NWDA wholesalers' value-added services Value-added service 199...
70. Chain drug stocks Current Previous ...
71. DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens Advance Care Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgree...
72. SAN FRANCISCO -- A paradigm shift in the retail pharmacy industry is under way. Whil...
73. NEW YORK -- The new technologies shaping the photo category are having a major impac...
74. NEW YORK -- Americans spent approximately $500 million last year on whitening toothp...
75. DELTA, British Columbia -- Operating in one of Canada's most competitive drug store ...
76. CDR Special Report -- Canada's chain drug industry is thriving in an overall upbeat ...
77. HUNT VALLEY, Md. -- In the broadest and most dramatic group of merchandising, market...
78. BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Drugstore.com has opened a General Nutrition Centers Corp. store-...
79. Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $7.6 million to resolve government allegations that t...
80. The investigational drug nateglinide corrects a metabolic defect in patients with Ty...
81. G&W Laboratories Inc. has launched new packaging for its line of glycerin produc...
82. SAN FRANCISCO -- Drug manufacturers are readying a new arsenal of "superantibio...
83. NEW YORK -- Not surprisingly, America's top markets for health and beauty aids tend ...
84. Rankings within the top 100 markets ...
85. NEW YORK -- Reminding consumers to record an event that comes only once every 1,000 ...
86. DUBLIN, Ohio -- As a company that describes itself as a "pharmaceutical service...
87. POWELL, Ohio -- Aided by a recent acquisition and strengthened gross margins, Drug E...
88. DETROIT -- CVS Corp. has begun changing the names of the 233 former Arbor Drugs stor...
89. NEW YORK -- Remo Drug is emerging as one of the predominant privately owned full-lin...
90. NEW YORK--Many of today's chain drug store customers purchasing oral care products a...
91. DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia -- A new corporate structure at Lawton's Drug Stores has not ...
92. A quiet revolution in retail pharmacy is sweeping America, gathering strength and mo...
93. ST. LOUIS -- A new generation of rechargeable batteries designed to provide 70% more...
94. SAN FRANCISCO -- Measured by the standards of cyberspace, where time frames are shor...
95. An Food and Drug Administration panel has urged approval of uracil and tegafur capsu...
96. Diabetes Well, a division of Advanced Care Technologies Inc., has rolled out an Inte...
97. An advanced version of the disposable contact lens Acuvue is being introduced by Joh...
98. ARLINGTON, Va.--James Smith, senior vice president of managed care operations at Eck...
99. Top 100 U.S. retailers Volume (000) ...
100. NEW YORK -- From Seattle to Miami, and Los Angeles to Portland, Me., the big four ho...
101. Percent of rolls processed Total U.S. by outlet type Dis...
102. ORANGE, Calif. -- Bergen Brunswig Corp. strives to be the premier provider of health...
103. If you toil in the chain drug industry, you have to be more than a bit chagrined, di...
104. WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Longs Drug Stores has added Vince DiMaggio, formerly with Ri...
105. ST. LOUIS -- D&K Healthcare Resources is a full-service regional wholesale drug ...
106. NEW YORK -- Brands from Colgate-Palmolive Co., Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), S...
107. EDMONTON, Alberta--Value Drug Mart Associates has experienced substantial growth in ...
108. NEW YORK -- Chain drug stocks took another tumble in September. Yet the word on Wall...
109. NEW YORK -- As a result of a review of its strategic alternatives, Revlon Inc. has d...
110. MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -- The value and increasing role of the Internet and its effect o...
111. Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is preparing "The New Face of Cover Girl,&qu...
112. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists is praising the Health Care Fi...
113. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention urge...
114. American Home Products Corp. has received approval for Rapamune, a novel immunosuppr...
115. The new white paper on retail pharmacy is fact. "Implementing Effective Change ...
116. Top 100 overall retail markets Tota...
117. Top 100 drug store markets Total dr...
118. Single-use cameras and film Single-use cameras Film 1999 [*] ...
119. SAN FRANCISCO -- Expectations for the best care and outcomes and the latest technolo...
120. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- PCS Health Systems is helping pharmacists avoid medication erro...
121. PRINCETON, N.J. -- MOVA Laboratories Inc. has established itself as a company that i...
122. Sun care has become an increasingly important part of the skin care regimen for many...
123. Move marks the 30th anniversary of the brand. NEW YORK -- To commemorate the 30...
124. New Line Home Video is coming out with newly repriced films on November 9.Movies inc...
125. PORTLAND, Ore. -- Source tagging is not simply for loss prevention. That was th...
126. GARRY BRIDDON, Vice president and general manager of strategic accounts, consumer im...
127. The same demographic and lifestyle forces driving growth in the nutritional suppleme...
128. JEFF PETIT, Vice president of communications American Greetings Corp. JIM WELC...
129. LOS ANGELES -- Having carved out a solid niche among speciality stores, Vermont Witc...
130. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Impact Health has launched HealthyNetwork.com, a customizabl...
131. ST. LOUIS -- Express Scripts Inc., the largest independent pharmacy benefits manager...
132. PHILADELPHIA -- CVS Corp. and Eckerd Corp. are participating in a pharmacy network s...
133. `Our clozapine program is a first' MIAMI -- Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals Inc...
134. The bar segment of the personal soaps category is mature, signaling a continued peri...
135. CINCINNATI--The top-selling brand of shampoo is currently the focus of one of the mo...
136. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment brings seven box office hits to home video ...
137. NEW YORK -- Contracts announced last month involving four chains and an equal number...
138. JOHN BOCK, Vice president of field sales, magnetic markets div. Fuji Photo Film USA ...
139. While carbonated soft drinks might still be able to claim the title of "all-Ame...
140. NEW YORK -- Making chain-wide business plans work at the store level requires strict...
141. King Bio Natural Medicines has unveiled SMOKE CONTROL, a homeopathic smoking cessati...
142. MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- In an effort to keep pace with the rapidly consolidating and c...
143. SAN DIEGO -- Prescription sales in chain drug stores are soaring, but that success i...
144. HUNT VALLEY, Md.--This fall Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is launching CG Smoot...
145. SAN DIEGO--A detailed examination of the factors that consumers consider when choosi...
146. WASHINGTON--In a move that is expected to give generic drug manufacturers greater in...
147. If the past is indeed prologue in the skin care category -- and it often is -- then ...
148. NEW YORK- Despite a move among American women to. ward maintaining their own natural...
149. Personal Attitude, a New York-based company, developed two lines that include a tamp...
150. NEW YORK -- With the exception of overhead expenses and the possibility of lingering...
151. DEBI CALLAHAN -- Vice president of product design and development Capo Inc. GO...
152. Carbonated soft drinks are the fourth-biggest seller in the chain drug store consuma...
153. NEW YORK -- General merchandise continues to provide an escape valve for the margin ...
154. Profoot Care Products has developed SUPER SPORT, a molded arch and heel support syst...
155. FARMINGTON, Conn.--Joining the growing ranks of on-line pharmacy providers, Arrow Co...
156. NEW YORK -- Turnaround. The word is perhaps the most tired, abused and misused in th...
157. The day is rapidly approaching when the physician's mantra will change from "Ta...
158. HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a rising star in the gener...
159. NEW YORK -- The new century should bring a wealth of opportunities -- and challenges...
160. So we now have a white paper entitled "Implementing Effective Change in Meeting...
161. NEW YORK--As baby boomers move into middle age, their children are quickly becoming ...
162. Colgate-Palmolive Co. is announcing a new SPEED STICK CLEAR stick antiperspirant. Th...
163. NEW YORK -- With the front end of chain drug stores having to provide more of retail...
164. Drug chains that make room in their convenience food mix for frozen treats are findi...
165. The long-term potential of Rite Aid Corp.'s Food Mart initiative may be compelling, ...
166. MALVERN, Pa. -- Improvements in operating costs and interest expenses helped AmeriSo...
167. Alberto-Culver USA's St. Ives division has introduced CUCUMBER & ELASTIN EYE &am...
168. BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Drugstore.com became the first Internet-based pharmacy to enter t...
169. WASHINGTON--The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has pub...
170. CINCINNATI -- With Cenestin as its centerpiece product, Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc....
171. SAN DIEGO -- Walgreen Co. is the overwhelming chain of choice among consumers having...
172. William Marth has joined Teva Pharmaceuticals USA as vice president of sales and mar...
173. NEW YORK--A 10- to 15-year-old child with a tattoo? Most parents would shudder at th...
174. MIAMI -- Dream Perfumes Corp. has gained the distribution rights to the new Apropros...
175. JIM GERSON -- President The Gerson Cos. TOM MCCARTHY -- Managing director, jewe...
176. Chain drug retailers have identified a strong opportunity in the convenience food se...
177. Even the most time-pressed shopper hurrying through a new or remodeled Rite Aid Corp...
178. ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- In order to facilitate the compliance of its members with new fed...
179. San Francisco Soap Co. has introduced SIMPLY BE WELL, a bath line formulated with th...
180. ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The NACDS Services Corp. (NSC) has launched two initiatives for d...
181. SAN DIEGO -- Despite obstacles the National Association of Chain Drug Stores says ph...
182. DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Apotex Corp.'s position as the recently launched American a...
183. Pharmavigor has introduced a Line of dosage ampoules featuring such formulas as echi...
184. Centocor Inc. shareholders are expected to vote October 6 on the company's proposed ...
185. NEW YORK -- While the increasing clout of teen cosmetics shoppers cannot be underest...
186. WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp.'s new Internet pharmacy operation, cvs.com, has reache...
187. RON ASAHARA -- Director of sales NorthSound Music Group RALPH KLIMACH -- Trade ...
188. Consumers can be a fickle bunch. The same shoppers that spend billions of dollars ev...
189. From drive-through pharmacy pickup windows to automated voice response systems to fr...
190. NEW YORK -- Chain drug stocks took another tumble during August. Yet analysts report...
191. Clairol Inc. has added three shades to its TEXTURES & TONES line of hair colorin...
192. NOVI, Mich. -- The Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA) has joined the National C...
193. Legislation prohibiting disclosure of medical information without prior written appr...
194. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Andrx Corp. has announced that the Food and Drug Administra...
195. LecTec Corp. has begun distributing its TheraPatch over-the-counter topical delivery...
196. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Exelixis Pharmaceuticals Inc. have entered into a three...
197. WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Category management has made a significant impact on beauty ...
198. DEERFIELD, III.--Walgreens Healthcare Plus Inc. has acquired selected assets of Cert...
199. A.J. KHUBANI, chief executive officer Telebrands Corp. EDDIE MISHAN, President,...