prescriptions

Amazon Alexa Can Now Send Medication Reminders
Amazon Alexa Can Now Send Medication Reminders
November 26, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon Alexa users can now receive medication reminders and make voice requests for prescription refills, Amazon announced on Tuesday (Nov. 26). Medication management features are...

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CVS Plans To Shutter 22 ‘Underperforming’ Stores
CVS Plans To Shutter 22 ‘Underperforming’ Stores
November 06, 2019  |  Retail

In a regulatory filing, CVS Health said it will shutter 22 “underperforming” drugstores early in 2020, beyond the 46 stores it shuttered earlier this year. More information...

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Sam’s Club Introduces Healthcare Benefits
Sam’s Club Introduces Healthcare Benefits
September 27, 2019  |  Healthcare

Sam’s Club is partnering with Humana and other companies to offer members in Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina discounts on healthcare services, including primary care...

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Sam’s Club To Offer Healthcare Bundles
Sam’s Club To Offer Healthcare Bundles
September 26, 2019  |  Retail

To provide discounts on routine healthcare that shoppers might skip or delay due to cost, Walmart’s Sam’s Club is collaborating with multiple healthcare companies. Beginning...

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Amazon’s PillPack To Lose Access To Patients’ Rx History
Amazon’s PillPack To Lose Access To Patients’ Rx History
September 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

PillPack, the online pharmacy that Amazon bought in 2018, has run into a big issue when it comes to determining patient prescription history, according to...

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What Is Driving Pharmacy Retail Innovation?
What Is Driving Pharmacy Retail Innovation?
September 04, 2019  |  Retail

Retail innovation can be found in a variety of places – and that includes pharmacies, where the retail model is being revised and even reinvented....

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Closing The Last Mile In Prescription Delivery 
Closing The Last Mile In Prescription Delivery 
August 16, 2019  |  Retail

In many retail markets, there is incredible pressure to pick up the pace of delivery. Amazon switched from two-day shipping as its standard base (rapidly...

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CVS Membership Program Targets Millennials
CVS Membership Program Targets Millennials
August 05, 2019  |  Retail

After successful test runs in Boston, Philadelphia and Tampa, the CVS membership program CarePass will expand nationally with free delivery for an annual fee, CNBC...

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Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access
Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access
July 19, 2019  |  Legal

Amazon’s pharmacy arm PillPack could soon be blocked from accessing patients’ histories, pitting the online giant against Surescripts, an electronic prescribing company that manages about...

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