Pharmacy Services News and Resources for Healthcare

Walgreens’ Virtual Care Launch Signals Retailers’ Healthcare Edge

October 18, 2023 - Walgreens, one of the largest pharmacy store chains in the United States, made headlines late last week when it announced plans to enter the virtual care arena. The news spotlights retailers' advantages in virtual care, even amid a downturn in patient demand. At the HLTH conference in Las Vegas, Walgreens unveiled its virtual healthcare solution, slated to launch in late October....

Intermountain Health Enables Virtual Prescriptions of Birth Control

July 11, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

Following adjustments to Utah law related to birth control prescribing, Intermountain Health created a program that allows pharmacists to virtually prescribe self-administered forms of birth...

Collaboration Adds Telehealth Center to Retail Pharmacy Location

January 19, 2023 by Mark Melchionna

A recent partnership between Publix Pharmacy and Beaufort Memorial Hospital in South Carolina aims to add a telehealth center to a pharmacy location, which will include features such as a private room...

Walgreens Challenges DTC Telehealth Market With VillageMD Deal

July 08, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Health systems seeking to lure new business through direct-to-consumer telehealth platforms will soon have a new competitor. Walgreens has announced a partnership with VillageMD to open connected...

New Partnership Gives Pharmacies mHealth Tools for Diabetes Prevention

February 13, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is making mHealth and telehealth an integral part of its diabetes prevention efforts in underserved communities through a new partnership. The APhA...