Pharmacist Shortages and Heavy Workloads Challenge Drugstores Heading Into Busy Season
A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. read more >
A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. read more >
A Walgreens pharmacy in uptown Fayetteville was purchased by Spectrum Link LLC. read more >
The drugstore chain says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so. read more >
The acquisition comes just three months after a nearly $9-billion investment by rival Walgreens in VillageMD's acquisition of the urgent and primary care chain Summit Health-CityMD. read more >
States have imposed restrictions on abortion pills, but there's a court battle over whether they have the power to do so in defiance of U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy. read more >
An unusually fast start to the annual U.S. flu season, plus a spike in other respiratory illnesses, created a surge in demand for fever relievers. read more >
Major drugstore chains have raised pay and dangled signing bonuses to add employees. They're also emphasizing the lunch breaks and sending routine prescription work to other locations to improve conditions in their pandemic-battered pharmacies. read more >
Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula or prescription drugs. read more >
States announced final details Monday of settlements that the two largest pharmacy chains in the U.S. offered last month. read more >
Walmart said it "strongly disputes" the allegations and does not admit liability with the settlement plan. read more >
A judge admonished the companies, saying they "squandered the opportunity" to present a meaningful plan to abate the crisis. The companies say they'll appeal. read more >
A jury in November found the pharmacy chains responsible for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills. read more >
National chains are searching for pharmacists in Arkansas, with one offering a $50,000 signing bonus and another reducing store hours because of a shortage of workers. read more >
An affiliate of Preylock Holdings of Los Angeles acquired the Amazon fulfillment center at 13001 U.S. 70. read more >
A San Francisco CPA paid $6 million for the Walgreens in Fayetteville. read more >
This installment of million-dollar real estate transactions features apartments, a pharmacy, a veterinarian clinic, a convenience store and a nightclub. read more >
The retail pharmacy chains were found to have recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills. read more >
The case is being closely watched because it could set the tone for U.S. city and county governments that want to hold pharmacies accountable for the opioid crisis. read more >
Like patients, Arkansas pharmacists have had their sleeves rolled up. read more >
PBC Properties LLC of Denver and The Mustard Seed LLC of Castle Rock, Colorado, purchased the County Line Business Center at 11419-11421 Stagecoach Road. read more >
