Pharmacy

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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Rite Aid Hurt By Weak Cold & Flu Season; Pre-Announces $60 Million Shortfall
Rite Aid Hurt By Weak Cold & Flu Season; Pre-Announces $60 Million Shortfall
March 25, 2021  |  News

Shares of Rite Aid tumbled almost 20 percent on Thursday (March 25) after the pharmacy chain said that a nearly 40 percent decline in its...

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CVS Boosts Q4 Revenue With Focus On COVID Testing, Vaccines
CVS Boosts Q4 Revenue With Focus On COVID Testing, Vaccines
February 16, 2021  |  Retail

CVS said on Tuesday (Feb. 16) that it is re-entering the Obamacare health plan market next year, and that its multi-pronged response to COVID has...

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Salesforce Offers Cloud Management System For COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Salesforce Offers Cloud Management System For COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
February 01, 2021  |  Coronavirus

San Francisco-based Salesforce has officially launched its “Vaccine Cloud,” a technology package designed to help manage the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines. The technology “will...

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