Drug bandits hit pharmacies
POLICE are hunting two men believed responsible for up to eight robberies on pharmacies where pseudoephedrine-based products have been stolen.

Wal-Mart reaches settlement with government over record keeping at southern Texas pharmacies
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to a $637,000 fine to settle allegations that it violated drug record keeping regulations at its pharmacies in

Local pharmacies vie for clients
Area stores scrambling to fill void of Goodyear on-site medical facility Area pharmacies vie for Goodyear business

Police: One man robbed two pharmacies
Police in Whitehall and western Vermont believe Monday night's armed robberies of pharmacies were committed by the same man, officials said.

Pharmacies hurting from late Medicaid payments
Though Medicaid has caught up some payments, some local pharmacists are still feeling the pinch, according to Ben Calcaterra, regional director of the Illinois Pharmacists Association.

Manassas Pharmacy celebrates 25th
Just about all pharmacies nowadays are corporate run in drug stores or grocery chains.

County offers card giving prescription drug discounts
Yuba County residents can get a drug discount card to help with the cost of prescription drugs through a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties. The program is free and open to any county resident regardless of age, income or health coverage. The card offers a 20 percent savings on retail prescription drug costs. The cards will be available starting Monday at pharmacies ...

Armed Robber Strikes Area Pharmacies
Police in Rutland are looking for an armed robber who held up two area pharmacies Monday night.

Sale of VG?s a done deal
Fenton ? It?s a done deal. Spartan Stores, Inc. has completed the acquisition of VG?s 17 supermarkets and 15 pharmacies. Pharmacy to Spartan Stores, VG?s 52-year grocery supplier headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Grocery Chain Offers Free Antibiotics
Stop and Shop pharmacies nationwide are offering certain prescription antibiotics for free through March. NY1's Monica Brown filed the following report.

Proposal would track pseudoephedrine sales
DES MOINES and#8212; State drug control officials are pushing for the creation of an electronic database that will crack down on meth producers looking to buy pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in methamphetamine.Such a database would help officials enforce laws that restrict the amount of pseudoephedrine an individual can buy in drug stores.The database would connect pharmacies across the state ...

Thursday, January 08, 2009
Two Erie-area grocery chains are offering free antibiotics for a limited time at their pharmacies.

Fred?s same store sales flat in Dec.
Fred?s Inc. reported December sales of $201.6 million, down 4 percent compared to last December?s $209.8 million, possibly a result of the company?s plan to close 75 stores and 22 pharmacies this year. (FRED)

Giant offers free generic antibiotics
Giant Food, the operator of half a dozen stores in Delaware, is launching a free prescription program covering 36 generic antibiotics in nine basic categories. The program will run from January 2-March 21, 2009, at all Giant pharmacies.

Meth Cooks Targeting Teen Girls
Your teenage daughter could be recruited by meth cooks to make Sudafed rounds at area pharmacies.

Wal-Mart pays $637,000 fine to U.S. Southern District of Texas
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. paid a hefty $637,000 fine to the U.S. Southern District of Texas after a federal investigation showed that more than five Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies failed to keep proper records, leading to the loss, theft, or possible diversion of controlled substances.

Wal-Mart Settles Drug Records Accusation
Wal-Mart has agreed to a $637,000 fine to settle allegations that it violated drug record-keeping regulations at its pharmacies in south Texas.

Wal-Mart settles drug records accusation
(AP:LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to a $637,000 fine to settle allegations that it violated drug record keeping regulations at its pharmacies in south Texas.

Walmart Fined For Pharmacy Record-Keeping Violations
(Houston) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is getting out of legal trouble by paying a fine to resolve numerous alleged record-keeping violations at south Texas pharmacies.

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