healthcare

Asda Launches Online Prescription Service

Asda has launched an online prescription service in partnership with Pharmacy2U, an NHS-approved online pharmacy in the UK.

Haleon Reports Sluggish First-Quarter Growth

Despite price increases, Haleon's roster of products has largely kept cheaper private-label competition at bay, although the cost-of-living squeeze and com...

Walgreens Shares Fall After Losing Spot In Blue-Chip Dow Index

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance fell 3% in premarket trading after the US pharmacy chain operator lost its spot on the Dow Jones Industrial Average to A...

P&G Cuts Annual Profit Forecast On Slowing Price Hikes, Gillette Business Writedown

Procter & Gamble cut its annual profit forecast as the boost from earlier price hikes fades and on writing down the value of its Gillette business in D...

Walgreens Q1 Profit Beat Helped By Higher Drug Prices, Cost Cuts

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, as cost-cut measures and higher drug prices boosted its pharmacy operations.

UK's Bunzl Warns On Revenue As Price Inflation Eases, Demand Wanes

Britain's Bunzl, which sells everyday items from food packaging to latex gloves, has warned it expected a drop in full-year revenue as price inflation ease...

Walgreens Taps Healthcare Industry Veteran Wentworth As CEO

Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed Tim Wentworth as its CEO, pinning hopes on the healthcare industry veteran to boost its lagging stock price and...

Philip Morris To Consider Stake Sale In Biggest Pharma Unit: Report

Marlboro maker Philip Morris International is considering selling a stake in Vectura, its biggest pharmaceutical unit, according to a Wall Street Journal r...