Pharmacy Business

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Regardless of the skeptical and in some cases negative stance some health plans and physicians have taken on these clinics, shoppers are responding favorably to in-store health clinics, according to research released yesterday by HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care market intelligence.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart said yesterday that its $4 generic prescription drug program has been so successful that, six months into the program, $4 scripts now comprise almost 37.8 percent of all prescriptions fills at its pharmacies.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart said yesterday that its $4 generic prescription drug program has been so successful that, six months into the program, $4 scripts now comprise almost 37.8 percent of all prescriptions fills at its pharmacies.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Joseph Friedman, former director of pharmacy at Topco Associates LLC, has joined Nash Finch Co. here in the newly-created position of senior director/pharmacy marketing.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Joseph Friedman, former director of pharmacy at Topco Associates LLC, has joined Nash Finch Co. here in the newly-created position of senior director/pharmacy marketing.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. here said it has completed its acquisition of Take Care Health Systems, a leading operator of convenient care clinics. The clinics, combined with the drugstore chain's nearly 5,700 pharmacies across the country, will form the core for the future rollout of a variety of patient-focused health care services, Walgreen said.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. here said it has completed its acquisition of Take Care Health Systems, a leading operator of convenient care clinics. The clinics, combined with the drugstore chain's nearly 5,700 pharmacies across the country, will form the core for the future rollout of a variety of patient-focused health care services, Walgreen said.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. here said it has completed its acquisition of Take Care Health Systems, a leading operator of convenient care clinics. The clinics, combined with the drugstore chain's nearly 5,700 pharmacies across the country, will form the core for the future rollout of a variety of patient-focused health care services, Walgreen said.