Medication Management

The supermarket pharmacy industry is stabilizing; in-house health clinics are gaining momentum; and Wal-Mart begins a massive pharmacy media program.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Drug chain Walgreen Co. said it plans to open at least a dozen in-store Health Corner Clinics in each of its Atlanta, Chicago, and Las Vegas markets later this year, beginning with Chicago this fall.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- In what both organizations call a historic move, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) said they'd created the Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action (CCPA), marking the first time that all 55,000 community pharmacies in the United States -- chains and independents alike -- will be represented by a single group on legislative and regulatory issues of common interest.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper here has entered into an agreement with Farmington, Conn.-based ProHealth Physicians, the state's largest primary care physician practice, to provide greater access to professional health services by offering in-store clinics located right next to the Price Chopper pharmacy. The MedAccess units will provide on-site health care visits for as little as $45 a visit.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper here has entered into an agreement with Farmington, Conn.-based ProHealth Physicians, the state's largest primary care physician practice, to provide greater access to professional health services by offering in-store clinics located right next to the Price Chopper pharmacy. The MedAccess units will provide on-site health care visits for as little as $45 a visit.

ST. LOUIS -- Schnuck Markets Inc. here has begun construction on health-care clinics in four metro area stores, with partner instaClinic. The clinics are set to open this fall.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The whole health movement helped supermarket pharmacies maintain their financial stability in 2005, despite some major regulatory challenges, according to a new report from the Food Marketing Institute.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The whole health movement helped supermarket pharmacies maintain their financial stability in 2005, despite some major regulatory challenges, according to a new report from the Food Marketing Institute.