Pharmacy

GoodRx Reports Spike In Subscribers Seeking Drug Discounts
GoodRx Reports Spike In Subscribers Seeking Drug Discounts
August 12, 2021  |  Healthcare

Healthcare is rife with frictions – for patients, certainly, grappling with the increasing burdens of high deductibles, high drug costs and the responsibility for a...

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Today In Payments: Big Banks Express Caution Over Crypto; Amazon Reportedly Interested In Physical Pharmacies
Today In Payments: Big Banks Express Caution Over Crypto; Amazon Reportedly Interested In Physical Pharmacies
May 27, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, executives from the biggest U.S. banks warned the Senate of the volatility of cryptocurrencies, and Amazon is reportedly looking into starting...

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Report: Amazon Interested In Physical Pharmacies
Report: Amazon Interested In Physical Pharmacies
May 26, 2021  |  Healthcare

Three of America’s four biggest drugstores saw their shares decline on Wednesday (May 26) following a report that Amazon may be getting into the pharmacy...

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Pharmacy Apps Take Their Medicine In Latest Provider Ranking
Pharmacy Apps Take Their Medicine In Latest Provider Ranking
May 20, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

A spoonful of sugar is so last century when it comes to taking one’s medicine. Now, rather than bursting into song while ingesting sucrose, we...

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GoodRx Picks Its Battles With Amazon And Healthcare Costs
GoodRx Picks Its Battles With Amazon And Healthcare Costs
May 17, 2021  |  Healthcare

The market is wondering what to make of GoodRx after a mixed earnings report last week. Q1 revenue was up 20 percent, rising to $160.4...

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GoodRx To Acquire RxSaver In $50 Million Deal
GoodRx To Acquire RxSaver In $50 Million Deal
May 13, 2021  |  Acquiring

Discount drug broker GoodRx is acquiring its competitor RxSaver, which is owned by marketing firm Vericast, in a $50 million deal, Bloomberg reported, citing sources....

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CVS Grinds Out Revenue Growth In The Face Of Year-Ago COVID Comps
CVS Grinds Out Revenue Growth In The Face Of Year-Ago COVID Comps
May 04, 2021  |  Retail

As a frontline healthcare company, it is impossible for CVS not to look back to a year ago, when the early stages of COVID lockdowns...

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Soft Cold And Flu Season Drives $18.5 Million Loss For Rite Aid
Soft Cold And Flu Season Drives $18.5 Million Loss For Rite Aid
April 15, 2021  |  Retail

The pandemic is a two-sided coin for the pharmacy and drug store category. Consumers needed more preventative health products, but they also took better care...

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Walgreens’ Results Hit By COVID, ‘Exceptionally Weak’ Cold And Flu Season
Walgreens’ Results Hit By COVID, ‘Exceptionally Weak’ Cold And Flu Season
March 31, 2021  |  Retail

Retail pharmacy chain Walgreens said on Wednesday (March 31) that its latest earnings results were dragged lower by an “exceptionally weak cough, cold and flu...

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