The actions coincided with a period of increasing labor activism by workers in other sectors, including the auto industry and Hollywood.
Category: Drugstores
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Rite Aid Is Closing 154 Stores
The pharmacy chain, once the largest in the United States, detailed a batch of store closures in a bankruptcy court filing.
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Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy, Facing Slumping Sales and Opioid Suits
The pharmacy chain, one of the country’s largest, faces more than a thousand lawsuits that say it filled illegal prescriptions for painkillers.
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Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work, Panel Says
The agency now must decide whether products containing the ingredient, like some Sudafed and NyQuil products, should no longer be sold.
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Rosalind Brewer Is Out as Walgreens CEO
She was one of the few women to run a Fortune 500 company, and when she was appointed she was the only Black woman to hold that position.
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Narcan Available for Over-the-Counter Purchase: What to Know
The overdose-reversal drug should be more widely available, health experts have said. It arrives in many stores next week, no prescription necessary.
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Pivots That Helped Businesses Through the Pandemic Have Endured
A challenging time proved to be fertile ground for experimentation that continues to pay off.
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Over-the-Counter Narcan Could Save More Lives. But Price and Stigma Are Obstacles
The New York Times – Business:The Food and Drug Administration is expected this week to allow the overdose-reversal medication to be sold without a prescription, a step toward making it a common emergency tool.
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How an Opioid Settlement Hinders Patients’ Access to ADHD Medication and Other Drugs
The New York Times – Business:An agreement between attorneys general and major drug distributors increased scrutiny on medications for A.D.H.D., addiction, anxiety and pain.
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Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States
The New York Times – Business:The chain’s situation shows the complicated legal and reputational landscape that it and its competitors must navigate in the post-Roe era.
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Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Conservative States
The New York Times – Business:The decision applies to 21 states whose attorneys general threatened Walgreens and other pharmacies with legal action if they dispensed the pill there.
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Narcan Is Safe to Sell Over the Counter, Advisers to the FDA Conclude
The New York Times – Business:The overdose reversal drug has been administered mostly by emergency responders and outreach workers. If the agency approves a nonprescription version, it could become as easily available as aspirin.