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May 2, 2013
Easter bunny, new generics affect Rite Aid comps

Rite Aid's same-store sales decreased 4% in April compared with April 2012 due to an earlier Easter and introductions of new generic drugs, the retail pharmacy chain said.

April 24, 2013
FDA launches interactive map of legal online pharmacies

The Food and Drug Administration has launched an interactive map that allows users to find licensed online pharmacies by searching through states' board of pharmacy databases.

April 11, 2013
Duane Reade launches mobile app

Duane Reade has launched its first mobile application for iOS devices. The free app, available in the iTunes store, will facilitate and further enhance customer access to Duane Reade’s pharmacy services, photo printers, prescription refills, Balance Rewards offers, account information and in-store maps.

April 11, 2013
Profits up at Rite Aid

Rite Aid's profits grew in fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 amid stronger front-end sales and prescription count, the retail pharmacy chain said Thursday.

March 19, 2013
Walgreens new deal and 2Q earnings surprise

Walgreens reported a better than expected profit on flat sales for its second quarter Tuesday morning and unveiled an expanded partnership with AmerisourceBergen that could give the pharmacy operator an equity position and seat on the drug wholesaler’s board.

January 8, 2013
The wheels of food safety turn slowly

If it weren’t for all the noise coming out of Washington, D.C. for the past month about the fiscal cliff and now the debt ceiling, an important development regarding the life and death issue of food safety might have received more attention.

December 11, 2012
FDLI to honor food & drug law professionals

Top officials at Johnson & Johnson and the Food and Drug Administration are among those to receive service and leadership awards from the Food and Drug Law Institute.

November 20, 2012
Fred's struggles continue amid challenging economy

Any trickle-down of an improving economy hasn't trickled down to Fred's consumer base, Bruce Efird, Fred's CEO, told analysts Tuesday morning in discussing the discounter's third-quarter results.

November 8, 2012
Walmart to sell hypertension drugs for 1 cent

Members of a prescription drug program offered by Humana to Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to obtain hypertension drugs from Walmart for a penny.

March 31, 2011
Rite Aid's pharmacy, Rx sales rise

Overall same-store sales at Rite Aid decreased during March while pharmacy and prescription sales increased, the pharmacy retailer said Thursday.

January 27, 2011
Rite Aid's same-store sales get a boost

Rite Aid on Thursday morning posted a same-store sales increase of 1.1% for the four weeks ended Jan. 22, including a 2.2% lift across the front-end and growth of 0.6% in pharmacy comparable sales.

January 11, 2011
Navarro Discount Pharmacies broadens reach

Navarro Discount Pharmacies has signed a lease for a new 14,000-sq.-ft. store in North Miami. With a store opening planned for the summer of 2011, North Miami will be the company's 29th store location and its first new store opening since the airport location opened in 2007.

June 3, 2009
Rite Aid posts slight increase in May same-store sales

Rite Aid reported that for the five weeks ended May 30, same-store sales increased 0.6%...

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