Express Scripts News

Pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc and Medco Health Solutions Inc have supplied more information requested by U.S. antitrust regulators in connection with their pending $29 billion merger, Medco said on Monday.

After stumbling around the wilderness of sports and city halls for seven years, Belleville's born-and-bred Roger Schlueter finally found his niche in Lifestyle in 1981.

Drug dispenser giant CVS Caremark closed out its year by reporting impressive growth in its pharmacy services business.

Procter & Gamble will try to end the sale of its Pringles business. Proctor & Gamble must now determine how best to exit the deal and whether to expect a pushback from Diamond Foods .

Walgreen shares continue their volatile trading on greater than usual volume, as speculation continues to circulate about a new contract between the drug store chain and pharmacy benefit management company Express Scripts .

Express Scripts Inc. is poised to tell U.S. antitrust regulators it has delivered all the data requested regarding its purchase of Medco Health Solutions Inc., a move that would trigger a 30-day period for a decision on the deal, two people familiar with the matter said.

The Federal Trade Commission is considering whether to allow a corporate merger thatcould result in great strides backward for African Americans and others suffering from economic and health ills.

THE RESULTS: CVS Caremark Corp.'s fourth-quarter net income climbed nearly 4 percent.

More than 200,000 Maryland state employees, retirees and dependents will switch to a new pharmacy plan this year as a result of the Board of Public Works' decision Wednesday to award the $2.4 billion contract to a St.

The Maryland Board of Public Works is scheduled to consider a $2.4 billion prescription drug contract for state employees.

CVS Caremark Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings climbed nearly 4 percent, as the drugstore operator's pharmacy services revenue swelled because of a long-term contract and new business.

Stocks on Wall Street were lower, pulling back a bit after a sharp move higher on Friday.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Scripts , one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, announced today its intention to release its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 after the market closes and will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter results on Thursday, ... (more)

The publisher of the Miami Herald and other newspapers almost tripled its net income in the latest quarter helped by layoffs.

Investors have been waiting for an agreement between Greece and its creditors for weeks now.

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. : Leerink says day one of the Lidoderm patent trial produced no surprises, adding it continues to expect Watson Pharmaceuticals to prevail.

Among the stocks that could see active trade in Tuesday's session are Kenexa Corp., Coinstar Inc.

Seventy million Americans will turn 65 in the next 20 years. This demographic shift is good news for pharmacies, because people over 65 usually fill more than 25 prescriptions annually, three times the national average.

A U.S. antitrust regulator was urged by the Food Marketing Institute, representing 26,000 food stores and 14,000 pharmacies, to attempt to block Express Scripts Inc.'s bid to buy Medco Health Solutions Inc.

But while investors who had been bullish on growth had some reason to pause, corporate borrowers found a receptive audience as they flooded the bond market.