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Legal Action Part of "All-Levels, All Branches of Government" Efforts by Community Pharmacy to Prevent Proposed Mega Merger ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --In continuing efforts to protect patient care and community pharmacy access, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), and nine retail pharmacy companies today filed a lawsuit against the proposed mega merger of pharmacy benefit manager...
DETROIT, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six years ago, before smartphones were a veritable cornerstone of daily life, a few hundred physicians in Southeast Michigan joined an initiative to begin using similar handheld devices in an effort to more safely and efficiently prescribe medications for their patients. Today, the Steering Committee of the Southeast Michigan ePrescribing Initiative (SEMI) reports that more than 7,500 physicians in the area are actively...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Medco Health Solutions (NYSE:MHS), Tyco International (NYSE:TYC), Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI), Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), and Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100419/HKM001LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to copy and...
CHICAGO, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genetic tests can help physicians more accurately diagnose and treat disease, but now there is evidence that these tests can also influence behavior -- motivating patients who are told of their test results to regularly take and stay on medications to treat high cholesterol. The results of the Additional KIF6 Risk Offers Better Adherence to Statins (AKROBATS) study was presented today by investigators from the Medco Research Institute(TM), a...
UMW To FTC: "Scrutinize This Proposed Acquisition To Make Sure That It Does Not Result In Higher Health Costs For America's Working Families" WASHINGTON, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Preserve Community Pharmacy Access NOW! (PCPAN) coalition today applauded the United Mine Workers (UMW) for raising concern about the proposed merger between Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) and Medco Health Solutions, two pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies. In a letter to the...
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Women far outpace their male counterparts when it comes to the consumption of mental health medications, with 25 percent using at least one psychotropic drug as compared to 15 percent of men. These are findings from research by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) that were presented Saturday at the 2012 Women's Health Congress. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100609/MEDCOLOGO ) The study reviewed the pharmacy...
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a wide gender divide when it comes to how men and women are prescribed and adhere to their medications. According to a new study, while women use more prescription drugs than men, they are less likely to be prescribed drugs according to clinical guidelines and are not as good about adhering to the medications they are prescribed. The research was conducted by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MHS) and the Society for Women's...
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The final results of the Additional KIF6 Risk Offers Better Adherence to Statins (AKROBATS) study will be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo being held March 24-27, 2012, in Chicago, IL. The AKROBATS study is a collaborative effort between the Medco Research Institute(TM), a subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's...
Signers Assert Deal Is Bad For Health Care In America WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Preserve Community Pharmacy Access NOW! (PCPAN) coalition today announced that it has collected more than 1,000 signatures on a petition urging Congress to oppose and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to reject the proposed merger between Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) and Medco Health Solutions, two pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Signers of the petition say...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pennystocksinsiders.com (PSI) has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Medco Health Solutions (NYSE:MHS), Corning (NYSE:GLW), Lennar (NYSE:LEN), ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR), Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE:KOG), and Sirius (NASDAQ:SIRI). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120307/HK65974LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to copy and paste the...
