Walgreens in the headlines: 6 updates

Since January, Walgreens has named a new president, settled a lawsuit claiming an employee impersonated a pharmacist and been accused of covering up information portraying the company in a negative light.

Six Walgreens updates as reported by Becker's Hospital Review:

  1. Walgreens, Postmates expand partnership
    Walgreens expanded its partnership with delivery service company Postmates to allow it to deliver over the counter drugs and other Walgreens products to 13 more cities. 

  2.  Walgreens told consultants to erase mention of pharmacists complaints, review finds
    Walgreens executives told consultants to remove information portraying the company in a negative light from a presentation given to an internal Walgreens team.

  3. Walgreens names new president 
    Walgreens named Richard Ashworth, PharmD, a 28-year veteran of the company, as its new president. 

  4. Walgreens pays $7.5M to resolve claims an employee impersonated a pharmacist
    Walgreens agreed to pay $7.5 million to California to settle a lawsuit claiming a Walgreens employee impersonated a pharmacist and illegally filled more than half a million prescriptions.

  5. Walgreens CEO talks strategy, skips buyout speculation at annual meeting 
    Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina told shareholders the company is focused on a cost management plan that will allow it to invest in partnerships and growth, but didn't address speculation on a deal to take the company private.

  6. Walgreens, CVS demands led Ohio Medicaid to drop 272 pharmacies, state says
    Both CVS and Walgreens demanded that the other be excluded from CareSource, Ohio's largest Medicaid provider, causing 272 pharmacies to be cut from the network.

Since January, Walgreens has named a new president, settled a lawsuit claiming an employee impersonated a pharmacist and been accused of covering up information portraying the company in a negative light.

Six Walgreens updates as reported by Becker's Hospital Review:

1. Walgreens, Postmates expand partnership Walgreens expanded its partnership with delivery service company Postmates to allow it to deliver over the counter drugs and other Walgreens products to 13 more cities. 2. Walgreens told consultants to erase mention of pharmacists complaints, review findsWalgreens executives told consultants to remove information portraying the company in a negative light from a presentation given to an internal Walgreens team.3. Walgreens names new president Walgreens named Richard Ashworth, PharmD, a 28-year veteran of the company, as its new president. 4. Walgreens pays $7.5M to resolve claims an employee impersonated a pharmacistWalgreens agreed to pay $7.5 million to California to settle a lawsuit claiming a Walgreens employee impersonated a pharmacist and illegally filled more than half a million prescriptions.5. Walgreens CEO talks strategy, skips buyout speculation at annual meeting Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina told shareholders the company is focused on a cost management plan that will allow it to invest in partnerships and growth, but didn't address speculation on a deal to take the company private.6. Walgreens, CVS demands led Ohio Medicaid to drop 272 pharmacies, state saysBoth CVS and Walgreens demanded that the other be excluded from CareSource, Ohio's largest Medicaid provider, causing 272 pharmacies to be cut from the network.

 

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