National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Chris Krese
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) represents traditional drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchandisers with pharmacies. Its approximately 200 chain member companies include regional chains with a minimum of four stores to national companies. NACDS members also include approximately 1,000 suppliers of pharmacy and front-end products, and approximately 100 international members representing more than 30 countries. Chains operate more than 39,000 pharmacies, and employ a total of more than 2.7 million employees, including 114,000 pharmacists. They fill more than 2.4 billion prescriptions yearly, and have annual sales of over $700 billion. For more information about NACDS, visit www.NACDS.org.
June 6, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
Anyone who bristles at the effects of predatory lawsuits on businesses and consumers, and anyone who cheers when a victory is scored against abuses of the legal system, will love this. (Additional background) It's a perfect example of how consumers...
June 4, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
The 1,624 New York pharmacies that could close as a result of reductions in the Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement rate generate more than 37,000 jobs and over $3.9 million throughout the state's economy. In terms of percentage of pharmacies that could...
May 7, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
NACDS has released its Principles of Healthcare Reform. Our formal announcement was made in a statement submitted for the record of a Senate Finance Committee hearing on this topic yesterday....
May 2, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
Today's "tip of the NACDS hat" goes to Ben Worthen, blogging for The Wall Street Journal on e-prescribing. Ben notes the significance of a new campaign to inform patients about the technology. Signs are appearing in pharmacies nationwide, heralding "E-prescriptions...
April 7, 2008
Written by: Chris Krese
Georgetown, my alma mater, is out of the NCAA Tournament. So, I needed an alternative strategy for choosing an allegiance in tonight's men's basketball championship and the women's matchup on Tuesday. Serendipity: today, I laid eyes on a study published...
