
Lisa Schencker
Healthcare Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune health care business reporter [email protected], 312-383-8547
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3 days ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Lisa Schencker |Dan Petrella
New patients have recently begun streaming into Del-Kar Pharmacy - an independent, 65-year-old drugstore in North Lawndale - after nearby Walgreens stores closed. The new customers would be a blessing for many businesses, but for Del-Kar it means losing money on many prescriptions. The reimbursements the drugstore receives for filling orders are often less than the cost of filling them, said second-generation owner and pharmacist Edwin Muldrow.
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3 days ago |
thederrick.com | Lisa Schencker |Dan Petrella
New patients have recently begun streaming into Del-Kar Pharmacy — an independent, 65-year-old drugstore in North Lawndale — after nearby Walgreens stores closed. The new customers would be a blessing for many businesses, but for Del-Kar it means losing money on many prescriptions. The reimbursements the drugstore receives for filling orders are often less than the cost of filling them, said second-generation owner and pharmacist Edwin Muldrow.
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4 days ago |
chicagotribune.com | Lisa Schencker |Dan Petrella
New patients have recently begun streaming into Del-Kar Pharmacy — an independent, 65-year-old drugstore in North Lawndale — after nearby Walgreens stores closed. The new customers would be a blessing for many businesses, but for Del-Kar it means losing money on many prescriptions. The reimbursements the drugstore receives for filling orders are often less than the cost of filling them, said second-generation owner and pharmacist Edwin Muldrow.
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1 week ago |
myrtlebeachonline.com | Lisa Schencker
Abbott Laboratories plans to hire as many as 200 more people over the next few years to expand production in the northern suburbs of Chicago - news that comes as the company prepares to deal with the impact of tariffs. The company is adding the jobs and expanding production at a facility at its Abbott Park campus, said spokesperson Kate Dyer in an email.
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1 week ago |
ledger-enquirer.com | Lisa Schencker
Abbott Laboratories plans to hire as many as 200 more people over the next few years to expand production in the northern suburbs of Chicago - news that comes as the company prepares to deal with the impact of tariffs. The company is adding the jobs and expanding production at a facility at its Abbott Park campus, said spokesperson Kate Dyer in an email.
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