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MinuteClinic, Palo Alto VA system team to increase health care access for veterans
WOONSOCKET, R. I. — CVS Health’s MinuteClinic on Tuesday announced a new initiative that it will be undertaking with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System in an effort to expand veterans’ access to high-quality and convenient health care in northern California. As a result of the initiative, the 60,000 veterans enrolled in health system can be referred to MinuteClinic for acute health services.
Forbes highlights CVS’ opioid abuse prevention efforts

Publix, H-E-B top Temkin’s 2016 supermarket rankings

WABAN, Mass — Consumers have spoken, and when it comes to supermarkets, Publix and H-E-B were ranked highest by consumers in the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings for supermarkets, an annual ranking of companies based on a 10,000-consumer survey.
CVS Pharmacy to roll out digital receipts for ExtraCare Rewards members
Report: Meijer opens two of 9 stores planned for 2016

Meijer opened two of its planned nine new and 32 remodeled stores in 2016 across the Michigan-based retailer's six-state footprint. According to MLive.com, the new 192,000 square-foot supercenters in Evansville, Ind. and Owensboro, Ky., are built to Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design standards and will be open 24 hours a day. (MLive)
Speck debuts CandyShell Glitter smartphone cases

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Smartphone owners shopping the electronics aisle have a durable and stylish new case from Speck to consider.

One of America's leading smartphone accessories brands has unveiled a new protective case called CandyShell Clear with Glitter, a shimmering new addition to the CandyShell collection.
Bausch + Lomb wins Walmart Supplier of the Year award

LAVAL, Quebec — Valeant Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that its Bausch + Lomb brand has received a Supplier of the Year Award for U.S. manufacturing in the Consumables and Health and Wellness areas.

The award, presented at Walmart’s annual supplier summit, recognized Valeant for its current and long-term investment plans in U.S. manufacturing facilities, in particular, the facilities in Greenville, S.C., and Tampa, Fla., as well as a contact lens manufacturing facility in Rochester, N.Y.
IM Healthscience’s FDgard hits stores nationwide

SAN DIEGO — IM HealthScience announced Monday that its treatment for functional dyspepsia (FD, characterized by persistent or recurring indigestion), FDGard is now nationally available in the digestive aisle at most Walgreens and CVS Pharmacy stores.

FDGard uses caraway and peppermint oils to manage FD among the one-in-six adults estimated to suffer from the condition.
Walgreens Boots Alliance thanks outgoing board director Rosenstein

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance thanked Barry Rosenstein, managing partner of JANA Partners and outgoing board director, for his service since September 2016. Rosenstein’s board service was set to end once JANA reduced its investment in Walgreens below a certain threshold, which happened this week, though it still holds a significant stake in Walgreens.
Report: Walgreens can now dispense naloxone without prescription in Lone Star State

Texas is the latest state in which Walgreens can dispense naloxone without a prescription, according to a KUT.org published Thursday. Last year, advocates and public health experts convinced state lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 1462 in an effort to address the ongoing opioid epidemic. The bill was supposed to expand the availability of naloxone in Texas when it went into effect in September, but things have moved slowly, the news organization reported. On Wednesday, Alicia Kowalchuk with Baylor Medicine in Houston wrote a standing order for the medication for every Walgreens in the state.