Discounted drugs offered at Collier pharmacies
Collier County pharmacies are saving customers up to 40% on prescriptions.

Pharmacies 'join the chain'
A body representing the country's pharmacies is seeking to become part of the supply network.

Changes putting squeeze on small-town pharmacies
When the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act went into effect in March, 2007, the provincial government hoped it would bring reform to the Ontario Drug Benefit program and deliver savings to taxpayers across the province. But in the almost two years the legislation has been in place, it?s been the independent and small pharmacies across the district that are feeling the financial ...

Court dates set for suspects in Walgreens pharmacy thefts
One man is free and another remains in jail, today, Dec. 4, after police said they worked together to rob a string of pharmacies in southwest Ohio of powerful narcotics.

Suburban pharmacies robbed for drugs
West Chester police said today they have arrested two Ohio men accused of hopping pharmacy counters -- and flashing a gun in one case -- to steal prescription painkillers.

This is only a test: Do-it-yourself medical exams
The do-it-yourself movement is thriving at many local pharmacies, according to the editors of Consumer Reports On Health. In addition to at-home pregnancy tests, people can buy kits to measure their cholesterol level and to diagnose urinary-tract infections and colon cancer. They can purchase devices to keep tabs on their blood pressure, blood-clotting time and blood-glucose levels.

Western Dakota and White Drug are to merge next week
Two Williston pharmacies are coming together to serve the area, but the faces behind the counter are to remain the same.

Associated Pharmacies Inc. to Purchase the Assets of The Pharmacy Group of New England
Associated Pharmacies, Inc. (API), a buying cooperative for over 1,000 independent pharmacies, today announces that it is purchasing the assets of the Pharmacy Group of New England (PGNE) on January 1, 2009. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/independent/pharmacies/prweb1669764.htm

Rite-Aid Posts Flat Sales, Misses Forecast
Like others, November sales were dismal, helping the company to miss third-quarter estimates.

Move to electronic medical records could save money, lives
Nebraska?s health care providers ? hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, labs, imaging centers ? are about to test a system supporters say will ultimately save millions of dollars and thousands of lives.

Google Phone Application Alerts of Flu Risk in Area
A maker of over-the-counter cold and flu remedies released a program this week for the T-Mobile G1, also known as the "Google phone," that warns the user how many people in an area are sneezing and shaking with winter viruses.

Wayne briefs
Detroit, Livonia, Brownstown Township, Canton Township.

Central Florida Counties Offer Discount Prescription Cards
Osceola County is joining  seven other Central Florida counties that are pitching in to help people pay for prescription drugs.

Care Chemist Announces Seven New Franchises In NZ
Care Chemist Services Ltd has established seven new franchises in New Zealand, taking the Life Pharmacy (LPL) owned community-based pharmacy franchise group another step closer to its goal of having 34 branded pharmacies by the end of March, 2009. The latest franchises have been established in Northcote, Pakuranga, New Lynn, Titahi Bay, Waitangirua, Glen Eden and Roslyn, in Dunedin.

CVS is bad Rx for minority nabes, group charges
A broad coalition of public-interest groups will demonstrate Thursday outside certain CVS stores in New York and four other cities to protest what they say is unequal service to minority communities.

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Fred's November same-store sales fall 1.8 percent
(AP:MEMPHIS, Tenn.) Discount retailer Fred's Inc. said Thursday that same-store sales fell 1.8 percent in November, hurt by fewer post-Thanksgiving shopping days during the period.

Rite Aid Nov. same-store sales flat, miss Street
(AP:CAMP HILL, Pa.) Drugstore operator Rite Aid Corp. on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected sales in the fiscal third quarter, and also fell short on a key measurement of retailer health as it posted disappointing same-store sales in November.

Pharmacy competition heating up in Billings
Over the past couple of years, CVS and Walgreen's have sprung up from the Billings Heights to the west end, and more are on the way.

Consumers get break in Winnebago
For those in Illinois, there are still plenty of opportunities to pick up a discount drug card. Winnebago County launched its discount drug card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs in November.