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CVS Report Predicts 2024 Trends in Community Pharmacy

January 18, 2024 - On January 17, 2024, CVS Health published the Rx Report: The Future of Community Pharmacy Open Doors to Healthier Communities, which evaluated a survey in collaboration with the Harris Poll and used it to highlight trends and make predictions about community pharmacy. The 10-page report emphasizes the critical importance of community pharmacies...

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AllianceRx Walgreens Selected to Distribute XDEMVY

by Alivia Kaylor

AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy, a leading specialty and home delivery pharmacy in the United States and a subsidiary of Walgreens, has been selected as one of four specialty pharmacies to distribute...

Ensuring Equal Clinical Trial Access Across Vulnerable Communities

by Editorial Staff

Clinical trials play a critical role in ensuring the widespread safety of medical products for patients by analyzing product efficacy, safety, and indications. Since clinical trial data is used to guide drug approvals and standards of care...

Pharmacy Workforce Conditions Drive 3-Day CVS, Walgreens Staff Walkout

by Veronica Salib

Through Wednesday, November 1, 2023, patients may have more difficulty obtaining prescriptions or getting vaccinated at their local pharmacy. According to a CNN report, CVS and Walgreens pharmacy...

Looking for Solutions Amidst Pharmacist Shortages and Burnout

by Veronica Salib

Recent commentary from CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and other retail pharmacies has included discussions of shortened operation hours as a potential solution for the current pharmacist shortage and...

CVS Implements Time Delay Safes for Controlled Substances

by Veronica Salib

In a recent announcement, CVS Health stated that they are implementing time delay safes in western states, including Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. These safes attempt to protect...

CVS Health, Medable Expand Clinical Trial Access, Engagement

by Samantha McGrail

CVS Health and Medable recently collaborated to expand clinical trial access and engagement for patients at select MinuteClinic locations. The collaboration will combine Medable’s software...

CVS Health Initiatives Increase Affordability, Access To Medicine

by Samantha McGrail

CVS Health recently announced several initiatives to boost affordable healthcare and increase access to medicine for customers.  First, the company named Prem Shah to the newly created role of...

CVS, Walgreens & Walmart Helped Fuel Opioid Crisis in Ohio Counties

by Samantha McGrail

A federal jury recently held CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies accountable for their role in an opioid crisis in two Ohio counties, according to a report from the Associated Press. Between 2012...

CVS Health Says Pharmacists Key for Medication Adherence, Access

by Samantha McGrail

Patient access to care and medication adherence have been ongoing challenges in the healthcare industry, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. But pharmacists can play a valuable role in connecting...

8 Companies Claim CVS Health Overcharged for Prescription Drugs

by Samantha McGrail

Several companies are filing a lawsuit against CVS Health, claiming that the retail pharmacy chain intentionally overcharged plaintiffs for prescription drugs by submitting claims for payment at...

CVS Caremark Prescription Drug Trend Rose to 2.9% in 2020

by Samantha McGrail

CVS Caremark recently announced that its overall prescription drug trend for 2020 was 2.9 percent, while there was a negative trend for 34 percent of commercial pharmacy benefit management (PBM)...

CVS Goes to Workplace Vaccination Sites to Boost Access

by Samantha McGrail

CVS Health recently announced that it began administering COVID-19 vaccines at workplace vaccination sites to increase access to vaccinations.  The vaccination increase comes on the heels of...

CVS Works to Improve Drug Affordability, Accessibility

by Samantha McGrail

Although the treatment prescribed to a patient by a doctor should be best tailored and personalized to the individual, drug affordability and access continues to be a challenge for patients in the...

CVS Health Boosts Access to COVID-19 Vaccines Across 11 States

by Samantha McGrail

CVS Health recently announced that it is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines to eligible populations at a limited number of CVS Pharmacy locations across 11 states.  In total, there will be...

CVS Caremark Implements Measures to Protect COVID-19 Supply Chain

by Samantha McGrail

CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit manager business of CVS Health, recently announced that it is working with clients to implement new measures to protect and strengthen the COVID-19 supply chain,...

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