pharmaceuticals

Walgreens’ Q2 Performance Buoyed by Rising Demand for COVID-19 Tests and Boosters
Walgreens’ Q2 Performance Buoyed by Rising Demand for COVID-19 Tests and Boosters
March 31, 2022  |  Retail

As the world waits for the answer on what Walgreens will do with its U.K.-based Boots unit, the company rode a spike in COVID-19 tests...

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Price Edges Out Brand Loyalty as Consumers Feel Financial Pinch
Price Edges Out Brand Loyalty as Consumers Feel Financial Pinch
March 30, 2022  |  Retail

Are we loyal to retailers or the brands they sell? It’s a simple question with complex answers. For as long as there have been stores,...

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Leverages Robots for Pharmaceutical Fulfillment
Walgreens Boots Alliance Leverages Robots for Pharmaceutical Fulfillment
March 30, 2022  |  Healthcare

Walgreens Boots Alliance, based in the U.K., is leveraging robots to fill orders at micro-fulfillment centers across the U.S. as pharmacists at retail stores are...

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Prescription App Provider Ranking Sees Another Perfect Score by the Reigning Champion
Prescription App Provider Ranking Sees Another Perfect Score by the Reigning Champion
March 28, 2022  |  Healthcare

The PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps will help you find an app that can cure what ails you. If you’re looking for discounts, convenience...

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Walmart Launches Online Wellness Hub
Walmart Launches Online Wellness Hub
March 10, 2022  |  Healthcare

Walmart on Thursday (March 10) announced in a company blog post that it’s now offering BetterUp for Caregivers and Easy Vitamin Plan subscriptions to customers...

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GoodRX Pays $150M for Health Platform vitaCare
GoodRX Pays $150M for Health Platform vitaCare
March 07, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Digital healthcare platform GoodRx is set to acquire vitaCare Prescription Services from TherapeuticsMD for $150 million, the company announced Monday (March 7). The vitaCare platform...

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New Approaches to Discounts, Fees, Digital Experience Reshaping Pharmacy Sector
New Approaches to Discounts, Fees, Digital Experience Reshaping Pharmacy Sector
March 01, 2022  |  Healthcare

The prescription business is getting a bit of a headache as pricing, product and the shifting landscape of retail pharmacies, prescription delivery services and other...

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FTC Seeking Public Comment on Pharmacy Benefit Managers Through April 25
FTC Seeking Public Comment on Pharmacy Benefit Managers Through April 25
February 25, 2022  |  Healthcare

The Federal Trade Commission has opened the public comment period through April 25 on “the ways that practices by large, vertically integrated Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ (PBMs)...

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Amazon and Walmart Squaring off on Telehealth, Pharmacy, Connected Healthcare in 2022
Amazon and Walmart Squaring off on Telehealth, Pharmacy, Connected Healthcare in 2022
February 23, 2022  |  Healthcare

The celebrity cage match featuring Amazon and Walmart is carrying over into healthcare big time as the two retail rivals push further into health technologies,...

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