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Articles in Nov 24, 2008 issue of Chain Drug Review

• Rite Aid expands discount generics program
• Wal-Mart tabs Duke next CEO
• Duane Reade stores are taking on a new look
• NACDS, NCPA amend lawsuit
• Chains help seniors sort out Part D
• CVS Caremark tabs chief medical officer
• SDM's Murale lets women 'find their sense of beautiful'
• Luxury is at center of concept
• CDMA develops new ways to help members compete
• Health care reform movement gains momentum
• Drugstore.com forges alliance with Medco
• Drug utilization program unveiled by Walgreens
• Lansinoh connects on Web with new mothers
• Dr. Fresh buys trio of brands
• WellSpring names sales and marketing VP
• Lornamead mulls health care space
• Stock plan at Rite Aid gets support
• Expenses impact Duane Reade
• Drugstore.com's sales climb, but so do its costs
• Online operator expects to finish in the black
• Security Wrap gets message across where it counts most
• L'Oreal support of women's causes says a lot
  by David Pinto
• Stores think multicultural: chain drug retailers are retooling stores to serve a growing base of ethnic customers
• Cater to Hispanic shoppers—or lose out: retailers not marketing to Latinos may miss a lucrative business opportunity
• Asians pack buying punch
• Tough times raise the stakes for category management
• European remedy makes U.S. debut
• Solution cites children's needs
• Survey: consumers unsure of children's cold medicines
• Walgreen Co. has begun using Initiate Systems Inc.'s Initiate Consumer solution to help it manage its customer records
• Labor model can be made more efficient: a store suited to full automation can see as much as $2,200 a week in labor savings
  by Mike O'Connor
• Patients in touch via IVR
• Panel eyes 'connected care'
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has chosen Google Health, HealthTrio, NoMoreClipboard. com and PassportMD to participate in a pilot program on personal health records
• SofTechnics has released ChainTrack.HQ version 4.1, a Web-deployed, integrated master data management solution governing item assortment, vendor data exchange, pricing strategy, and the data necessary for hosting in-store retail operations
• Executives at Tyco International's Sensormatic Electronics Corp. say the company's recent acquisition of Vue Technology Inc. will help Sensormatic offer integrated technology solutions for its retail customers
• Aisle7 has released its new flagship product: Aisle7 In-Store 2009
• Automation seen as key cost cutter
• Retailers hike spending on in-store systems
• McKesson Corp.'s Practice Partner Patient Records 9.3 has been certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology as complying with a number of its standards
• Innovation Associates Inc. will design and build a high-volume pharmacy automation system to replace the one currently being used at Kaiser Permanente's central-fill facility in Denver
• Insurer throws weight behind E-prescribing
• Most Rx web sites eschew standards
• Genzyme inks large-scale R&D contract with Osiris
• Novartis purchase
• Research first
• FDA contract
• CutisPharma patent
• Sykes joins BioCeramic Therapeutics as chairman
• Jeffrey Leach
• Holly Henry
• Ned Milenkovich
• Lynn Gold
• William Garbarini
• Medicaid costs to rise
• Prescribing pharmacists
• GSK remains on course to become top Rx maker
• Vimpat wins FDA approval as treatment for seizures
• Treanda approved
• Prezista cleared
• Ranexa label
• Perrigo buys Unico; extends reach of its product line
• Kicking habit
• Family pack
• Dual action
• Clear motion
• Drops recalled
• R&D project is halted
• R&D facilities in Fla. are opened by Actavis
• Pipeline remains productive
• A new weapon in fight against AIDS
• Landmark deal finalized
• Joint venture targets Japan
• Retail pharmacy steps up
• Medicare cut creates real problems
• New technology could alter paradigm
• Chains strive to empower patients
• Focal point is finding ways to help patients
• Proper disposal of sharps becomes an issue
• Insulin suppliers continue to improve offerings

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