Industry Advocacy

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Sunday helped to define the narrative of an industry that’s in constant flux. Even as the Trump administration and Congressional leaders seek to reshape what health care looks like in the United States, and even as such industry disruptors as Amazon continue to challenge traditional retail precepts, the retail pharmacy of late has been adept at taking changes in stride.

Anda hosted their 11th Annual Supply Chain Symposium, a two-day event leading into NACDS Annual Meeting, where they brought together industry leaders throughout the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators, or SARMs, are a class of ingredients that can pose a threat to consumer safety, particularly in the bodybuilding and fitness communities. The Council for Responsible Nutrition, recognizing the safety threat, in February launched a consumer education initiative designed to raise awareness of the segment, whose role as an adulterated supplement segment gives mainstream operators a bad name.

The sports nutrition segment represents a significant opportunity for retailers, with SPINS reporting that protein supplements alone accounted for almost $4 billion in mass retail and specialty outlet sales last year — but is it worth the potential headache?

NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill — held March 8 to 9 in Washington, D.C. — relates directly to many of the topics that will be addressed at the 2018 NACDS Annual Meeting, perhaps in some surprising ways, according to NACDS' Steve Anderson

The company is looking to fill 11,000 positions in its supermarket division, including almost 2,000 management jobs.

The Association for Accessible Medicines’ organization’s board of directors unanimously adopted the code, which sets up certain ethical and business standards and takes effect Sept. 1.

Peter Hardwick, chief commercial officer and executive vice president of Apotex, has been named the new chair of the Canadia Generic Pharmaceutical Association.