WLWT-TV in Cincinnati warns that generic prescription programs can create issues for patients.

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Even though pharmacy giants like CVS and Walgreens have denied that Wal-Mart’s $4 drug plan has affected sales, Walgreens stock has slumped by 15 percent, and the chain has announced lower-than-expected third quarter earnings.
According to Peter Rost at Brandweek NRX, weaker margins on generic drugs were the reason for the slump. Peter also says […]

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According to Sci-Tech Today, pharmacists in Washington state will no longer have the right to refuse to dispense Barr Pharmaceuticals’ Plan B drug — the morning-after pill — based on their personal beliefs:
Pharmacists who believe “morning-after” birth control pills are tantamount to abortion cannot stand in the way of a patient’s right to the drugs, […]

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You know we at eDrugSearch.com are big, big fans of Wal-Mart and, specifically, the Wal-Mart drug plan. So we’re sorry we missed this little news tidbit earlier this month, via Peter Rost:
The Wal-Mart Stores Inc. worker fired … for intercepting a reporter’s phone calls says he was part of a larger, sophisticated surveillance operation […]

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I’ve posted previously about Wal-Mart’s $4 drug plan, and how this has put considerable competitive pressure on smaller drug retailers. Apparently, Wal-Mart won’t get to try the same strategy in the banking business.
In July 2005, Wal-Mart filed an application with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to operate […]

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In a previous post, Wal-Mart’s $4 generics: A great deal for Wal-Mart, I talked about how Wal-Mart’s $4 prescription plan is nothing more than clever marketing gimmick aimed at getting consumers in the door — although Wal-Mart executives aren’t willing to admit this.
Now Meijer Pharmacy, a competing chain of big-box superstores headquartered in Michigan, has […]

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Perhaps you remember this story when it was widely reported in January. As the Columbus Dispatch covered it then:
Plan B is two hormone pills (essentially high-test birth-control pills) that prevent pregnancy and are considered most effective when taken soon after unprotected sex — ideally, within 72 hours. Plan B is not the abortion pill, […]

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Wal-Mart’s $4 generic drug plan has earned the mega-retailer a lot of good PR. But is the program all it claims to be?
Wal-Mart states that it provides “over 300 different generics available for $4 per prescription fill or refill (up to a 30-day supply).”
If you take a closer look at the drugs actually […]

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This MSN Money report shows how Wal-Mart speaketh with forked tongue — calling for universal healthcare while barely providing coverage to its own employees.
I was excited to see Merrill Goozner express his views in an all-out “Battle Royale”…you go Gooz!

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A lot of attention has been given to Wal-Mart’s decision to cut the price of a small number of generic drugs. The move has inspired many commentators to suggest there is no longer a prescription drug crisis; as Right Voices summarizes this opinion:
Let the private sector take care of the problem … retailers […]

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