View Larger Map By DOUG HARLOW Staff Writer NEWPORT Police are looking for a man who robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy last night on Moosehead Trail in the towns triangle business district off U.S. Route 2 and state Route 100. click image to enlarge Police are looking for the man in this security camera photo who robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy of drugs in Newport Thursday evening. Newport Police Chief Leonard Macdaid said a man wearing a black skull cap and sunglasses entered the store about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. He handed the employee a note and left with an undisclosed quantity of drugs. Macdaid said no one was injured and the clerk did not see a weapon. Macdaid said the robber, who left on foot, was white, about six feet tall and wore a black jacket and tan pants. He declined to say what kind of drugs were taken. Were just summing up leads right now and I dont want to give out too much, he said. Read more from the original source: Pharmacy robbed in Newport … Continue reading →

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.A pharmacy technician at a North Attleborough drug store has been charged with stealing more than 4,000 prescription pills while on the job. Police say 31-year-old Catherine Bryant was captured on video surveillance slipping painkillers and other pills usually prescribed to treat opiate addiction into her work smock on various days from Aug. 6 to Wednesday. Police say she had more than 40 pills in her possession when she was arrested. She was freed on $5,000 bail after pleading not guilty at her arraignment Thursday in Attleboro District Court. The Sun Chronicle ( http://bit.ly/Omx3bg) reports that her lawyer said the number of pills reported stolen was "exaggerated." Bryant, who has no prior arrest record, told police she suffers from lupus and stole the pills for personal use to alleviate her pain. Information from: The (Attleboro, Mass.) Sun Chronicle, http://www.thesunchronicle.com Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Read the rest here: Mass. pharmacy tech accused of stealing pills … Continue reading →

JOHNSON CITY, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Innovation, makers of PharmASSISTpharmacy automation solutions, today announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded the company a 5-Year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract up to $49 million to supply pharmacy automation technologies to U.S. Navy high-volume sites and outpatient pharmacies around the world. According to the U.S. Navy, Innovation was the only company who fully met the technical requirements of their published Generic Functional Systems Requirement (GFSR). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110719/NE37772LOGO) "Innovation is pleased that the U.S. Navy has awarded us this significant contract to upgrade their pharmacies' prescription fulfillment processes and quality control," said Mary Reno, CEO, Innovation. "We look forward to this opportunity to assist Navy pharmacies in achieving their goal of standardized workflow and dispensing platforms. Most importantly, our various technologies will help Navy pharmacies reach the specific quality objectives that they require to ensure the utmost in patient safety for our service men and women." The main objectives of this U.S. Navy initiative are to: U.S. Navy hospitals previously acquired their pharmacy automation systems individually. The new contract calls for central acquisition and management to enable U.S. Navy outpatient pharmacies to implement a standardized pharmacy automation system throughout the life of the … Continue reading →

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Ren Elder has been appointed head of Pharmacy for Aetna, Inc. In this role, Elder will have responsibility for Aetnas Pharmacy business including Specialty Pharmacy Disease Management and Aetna Rx Home Delivery. Elder will help to further develop Aetnas Pharmacy Benefit Management integrated capabilities as well as manage Aetnas strategic agreement with CVS Caremark. Elder joins Aetna from WellPoint, Inc., where he served as the President of NextRx, WellPoints pharmacy business. In that role, he oversaw mail order delivery and specialty pharmacy facilities. He also was responsible for the companys retail pharmacy network relationships. We are thrilled to have Ren join Aetna at such an important time for our company and our health care system, said Jeff Emerson, head of Aetna Health Care Management. Our integrated pharmacy benefits can assist our members in safely taking their medications, helping them live safer, healthier lives. Rens leadership will help to further our work to achieve these goals. The opportunity to join a Pharmacy team that already has a successful track record of providing high-quality care is exciting, said Elder. Aetna is committed to improving the way health care is delivered. I look forward … Continue reading →