Jean Coutu shareholders overwhelmingly approve pharmacy chain's sale to MetroA near-unanimous 99.9% of votes cast sanctioned the $4.5-billion transaction, well above the two-thirds requirement. The most unusual pharmacy robberies of 2017Some robbers (or would-be robbers) are going to unusual lengths to steal drugs, and so are some of the pharmacists trying to fend them off Niche pharmacy sets the Pace in downtown Toronto Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus rewards programs to merge PC Optimum launches in February 2018 for 19 million members of both programs Shoppers Drug Mart issues job posting for medical marijuana brand manager The company applied for a Health Canada licence to dispense medical marijuana in October 2016 Shoppers Drug Mart founder Murray Koffler dies Murray Koffler, the pharmacist who launched Shoppers Drug Mart, has died at 94. Loblaws lays off 500 workers, including some at Shoppers Drug Mart The cuts are part of an effort to contain costs amidst a minimum wage hike coming in 2018 ON BOARD TO SERVE THE PROFESSION Metro and Jean Coutu finalize sale of pharmacy group for $4.5 billion As part of the sale, Jean Coutu's shareholders were given 11% of the shares of the supermarket chain Drug benefit plan managers and sponsors often overlook pharmacists At the 2017 drug benefits summit, Mark Rolnick of Shoppers Drug Mart suggested opportunities are being missed First Previous 32 33 34 35 36 Next Last
