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  • FDA warns against combined use of opioids and benzodiazepines

    SILVER SPRING, Md. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is requiring class-wide changes to drug labeling, including patient information, for almost 400 products to help inform health care providers and patients of the serious risks associated with the combined use of certain opioid medications and a class of central nervous system depressant drugs called benzodiazepines.

  • Joint venture to bring co-branded RediClinics to N.J. Rite Aid stores
    CAMP HILL, Pa and WALL, N.J. — A new joint venture between RediClinic and Hackensack Meridian Health is bringing co-branded community care clinics to Rite Aid stores in the Garden State, the two companies announced Tuesday. The joint venture will see 10 Hackensack Merdian Health RediClinics open at Rite Aid locations in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties, the first of which will open later this year. 
     

  • Convenience predominant factor in where to get flu shot, CVS survey finds

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. - A new survey from CVS Health released Tuesday found that more than one-third (34%) of U.S. adults who have ever received the flu shot determine where to get vaccinated based on convenience. Specific convenience factors that would make Americans more likely to have themselves and their families vaccinated against the flu include having the vaccine readily available without an appointment (28%) and being able to get the entire family vaccinated at one place/time (20%).

  • Kroger pairs customer flu shots to philanthropic food drive

    CINCINNATI - Kroger on Monday announced a new health and wellness campaign in partnership with The Little Clinic and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization. From Aug. 15, 2016 through April 1, 2017 Kroger will donate one meal through the Feeding America network of food banks for every flu shot administered at all Kroger family of pharmacies or The Little Clinic locations.

  • Walgreens kicks off 2016/2017 influenza season, announces flu shot availability

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens is now offering flu shots at all of its pharmacies, including Duane Reade pharmacies in New York, and at all Walgreens Healthcare Clinic locations, the  company announced Monday.

  • RediClinic enables online appointment scheduling

    HOUSTON  - RediClinic announced Thursday that it has added online appointment scheduling to its menu of options for customers seeking high-quality, convenient and affordable healthcare. Using RediClinic’s new online appointment system, customers can now schedule same- or next-day appointments from their desktop, tablet or mobile device.

  • Health Dialog, RediClinic name new CFO

    BOSTON - Jeff Fields, a veteran financial executive with significant health care experience, is joining Health Dialog, a leading provider of population health management services, and RediClinic, a leading operator of convenient care clinics, as chief financial officer.

    Fields will be responsible for the fiscal management of both RediClinic and Health Dialog as they continue to grow in the total population management services and retail health care markets. He will report to Web Golinkin, CEO of Health Dialog and RediClinic.

  • Transparency key amid rising care costs

    The underlying economics of health care going forward, where providers are incentivized to manage better health outcomes even as the cost burden continues to shift to the consumer, will favor retail pharmacy in the coming decade, suggested Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, health economist for Think Health.

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