Tag: Pharmacy
Cardinal Health has ‘positive perspective’ on at-Home Solutions
May 1, 2026HME News Staff
DUBLIN, Ohio – Cardinal Health’s Pharma segment may have been the star of the third quarter fiscal year 2026, but the company’s Other segment, which includes at-Home Solutions, held its own with a 31% increase in revenue to $1.7 billion.
Cardinal Health expects the segment – which also includes OptiFreight Logistics and Nuclear and Precision Health Solutions – to now see profit growth of 36% to 38% for the full year, up from 33% to 35%.
“We saw a strong performance...
NCPA launches national ad campaign aimed at corporate pharmacies
March 2, 2026HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) today launched a nationwide ad campaign aimed at consumers looking for a better experience than the one they’re getting from big-box stores or mail-order outfits. The multi-million-dollar, multi-year campaign will air across national television over the next two weeks, including on CNN, Fox News, HGTV, TBS and TLC, and then move to local cable, streaming TV, social media and...
In brief: Cardinal, Medtronic stand up Rx channels for diabetes
January 13, 2026HME News Staff
DUBLIN, Ohio – Cardinal Health has introduced ContinuCare Pathway, a pharmacy-to-supplier referral pathway program designed to help retail pharmacies seamlessly refer patients to Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions for the fulfillment and home delivery of diabetes supplies, including continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).
“Providing diabetic supplies to patients covered under a medical benefit can create administrative burden on a pharmacy,” said Rob Schlissberg,...
Walmart launches Better Care Services to simplify wellness
January 12, 2026HME News Staff
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart has launched Better Care Services, a one-stop digital destination that it says allows users to access a curated network of third-party providers for urgent care and behavioral health. It also allows users to access LillyDirect for direct-to-consumer pricing for Zepbound. “We know that when heath care feels hard, many people don’t get the care they need. We can fix that,” said Kevin Host, senior vice president, health...
Gaddy Drug changes hands
December 17, 2025HME News Staff
MUSKOGEE, OK – Austin Yates, with support from SIG Partners, has acquired Gaddy Drug, a pharmacy and medical equipment provider based here that serves patients across the state. SIG Partners partners with acquisition entrepreneurs to source, buy and grow businesses. “I’m humbled to carry Gaddy’s work forward alongside a seasoned team and with the steady mentorship of Gaddy’s longtime owner,” Yates wrote in...
ACHC taps new pharmacy program director
October 22, 2025HME News Staff
CARY, N.C. – The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has appointed Caroline Girardeau as director of the Pharmacy Program. Girardeau has held leadership roles at premier health care institutions, including pharmacy management and clinical coordination positions at UNC REX Healthcare, specialty roles at UNC Chapel Hill Medical Center and WakeMed Health and Hospitals, and clinical research positions with leading Clinical Research Organizations (CROs). “I am honored to join an...
Senators introduce bill to preserve pharmacy access for beneficiaries
July 24, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON — Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Mark Warner, D-Va., today reintroduced the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act, bipartisan legislation that would allow Medicare to reimburse for certain pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations for illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and strep throat, in accordance with state scope-of-practice laws. “Seniors across South Dakota rely on the care and support they receive from...
McKesson launches initiative to boost pharmacy advocacy
January 8, 2025HME News Staff
IRVING, Texas — McKesson has launched McKesson Amplify, a strategic initiative intended to help protect critical pharmacy services and elevate the pharmacy profession by strengthening the voice of the industry, it says. Through McKesson Amplify, the company has committed to awarding dedicated funding to eligible state pharmacy associations across all 50 states to help meet association advocacy goals. “We believe pharmacists’ voices are one of the most important in the conversation,”...
Lehan Drugs closes pharmacy
September 10, 2024HME News Staff
DEKALB, Ill. – Lehan Drugs will stop providing pharmacy services at its DeKalb, Ill., location on Sept. 11, but it will continue to provide home medical equipment there, according to the Shaw Local News Network. The company, which launched in 1946, has multiple locations throughout the state but its only pharmacy was in Dekalb. It will also continue to provide HME at locations in Rockford, Freeport, Dixon and Aurora. “We’re proud of our long history serving the DeKalb community...
Lennartz named Health Mart president
January 4, 2024HME News Staff
IRVING, Texas — McKesson has appointed Crystal Lennartz, Pharm.D., MBA, as president of Health Mart, an independent pharmacy franchise, and Health Mart Atlas, a pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO). As president, Lennartz will focus on strengthening the overall health of Health Mart and Health Mart Atlas pharmacy members and elevate the role they play in people’s lives. She is an accomplished pharmacist, healthcare leader and advocate with more than 20 years of experience...