Walgreens Boots Alliance outlines growth initiatives

February 01, 2016 At the Walgreens Boots Alliance annual shareholder meeting, held in New York this week, several initiatives were discussed for the coming year. The first initiative is the acquisition of Rite Aid, expected to conclude in the second half of 2016. The...

DEA rolls out new anti-drug initiative in St. Louis

February 01, 2016 St. Louis will become the second city to introduce DEA’s “360 Strategy,” a campaign against fatal heroin and prescription drug overdoses that launched first in Pittsburgh. Along with traditional law enforcement agents, the...

Study finds growing reason to be wary of some reflux drugs

February 01, 2016 Since their introduction in 1990, the drugs collectively known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have become among the most frequently prescribed in the country. The drugs, which are also available OTC, suppress stomach acid more effectively than a...