Nigel Maynard

3 days ago | drugstorenews.com | Nigel Maynard

Skip to main content At the NACDS Annual Meeting, DSN sat down for a conversation with Mike Wysong, CEO of CARE Pharmacies, a member-owned and operated cooperative of independent community and retail specialty pharmacies. Wysong spoke about the company's unusual business model and how the 65-year-old brand not only survives but also thrives. Additionally, Wysong talked about the opportunities community pharmacies even in the face of great challenges.

4 days ago | drugstorenews.com | Nigel Maynard

Last month, we looked at the various ways artificial intelligence could transform and revolutionize the retail healthcare industry. We talked to industry watchers, consultants and analysts to predict and explore all the potential ways the technology could be used to free up time for pharmacists and create efficiencies for staff.

5 days ago | drugstorenews.com | Nigel Maynard

Product introductions saw a modest increase in May versus the numbers seen in April, as the trade war subsided (temporarily) and the stock market volatility eased (slightly). In May, suppliers introduced 205 new products, eight more than the 197 new items they released in May.

1 week ago | drugstorenews.com | Nigel Maynard

At the 2025 NACDS Annual meeting, DSN sat down for a conversation with Dave Puri, senior vice president of pharmacy at Shoppers Drug Mart, a Canadian retailer that is pursuing a new retail model where pharmacists provide limited health care. Puri spoke about the company's rapid expansion into care clinics, after piloting the first location in a grocery store in Lethbridge, Alberta.

1 week ago | drugstorenews.com | Nigel Maynard

At the 2025 NACDS Annual meeting, DSN sat down for a conversation with Angie Nelson, senior vice president of pharmacy at Hy-Vee, to get an update on the retailer's co-ownership Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care as of January 2024. The clinics allow employer groups to provide their employees access to unlimited primary and urgent care through memberships for a fixed monthly fee or layer the membership with a major medical health plan.