Latest Caremark Rx Stories

Month-long in-store fundraising campaign in Boston-area CVS/pharmacy locations raises more than $650,000 to support victims of Boston Marathon attack WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark announced today that a month-long, in-store fundraising campaign at CVS/pharmacy locations throughout Greater Boston raised over $650,000 in donations from customers to The One Fund Boston, which was established by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas...

Non-white patients have 50 percent greater odds, women have 10 percent greater odds of being non-adherent to statin medications for treatment of high cholesterol WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- High cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke,[1] which can be well managed with available prescription medications. New research sheds light onto the impact of gender and race on medication adherence for statins used to...

WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced that Dave Denton, executive vice president and chief financial officer of CVS Caremark, will be speaking at the Barclays Capital Americas Select Franchise Conference in London, England, on May 21, 2013, at approximately 1:45 p.m. BST (8:45 a.m. EDT). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/NE75914LOGO ) An audio webcast of the presentation will be broadcast...

2013 Guidance Range Narrowed To Reflect Higher-Than-Expected Performance WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today announced operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/NE75914LOGO ) First Quarter Year-over-year Highlights: Operating profit increased 21.0% to $1.7 billion Adjusted EPS increased 28.1% to $0.83; GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations increased...

Company commits to hiring veterans and military spouses as part of expanded "Joining Forces" initiative WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) was among several national companies represented at an event hosted today by President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, as part of the Joining Forces initiative. During the event, the Administration asked companies participating in the Joining Forces initiative to...

CVS Caremark is a Gold sponsor of The Partnership at Drugfree.org's Medicine Abuse Project, whose new national study shows teen misuse and abuse of Rx medication is up 33 percent since 2008 WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With National Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Saturday, April 27 and in light of a new national study revealing that one in four teenagers has misused or abused a prescription medication at least once, CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) is reminding...

DUBLIN, Ohio, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health said today that it has signed new agreements to supply pharmaceuticals to a network of CVS Caremark Corporation's retail pharmacies and distribution centers through mid-2016. The stores and distribution centers serviced under the new arrangement are essentially the same as those serviced in the prior arrangement. "CVS Caremark has been a long and valued partner to Cardinal Health. We are excited to continue to build on...

Changing Dynamics in Lives Coverage, Clinical Programs and Specialty Drug Management Mean Tighter Control for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), According to HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, the leading provider of managed care market intelligence, analyzes several streams of proprietary data on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to pull out key trends and the accompanying implications for pharmaceutical companies. PBMs...

WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) will be holding a conference call on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) with analysts and investors to discuss its first quarter 2013 financial results. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/NE75914LOGO ) An audio webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously through the Investor Relations portion of the CVS Caremark website for all interested parties. To...

CVS Caremark focus on medication adherence saved PBM clients more than $643 million in 2012 WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today released its annual Insights report, which reviews drug trend and highlights key issues in pharmacy care. In a pivotal finding, the 2012 analysis revealed that the increased availability of generics combined with CVS Caremark's industry-leading generic dispensing rate (GDR) of 77.4 percent helped reduce spending...