Editor’s note: NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson issued the following memo to NACDS members on the organization’s initial analysis of the 2022 federal and state elections: “Although the results of the 2022 elections are still coming in, please find the enclosed initial analysis of the 2022 federal and state elections as of
ARLINGTON, Va. — National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and CEO Steven Anderson has been selected to chair the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) board of directors. Anderson assumed this responsibility at the ASAE Annual Meeting, which was held virtually earlier this month. This week, he is playing a leadership role at ASAE’s
ARLINGTON, Va. — NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson on Monday praised President Joe Biden’s announcement regarding the expansion of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. “Our nation’s pharmacies are uniquely situated to turn vaccine doses into vaccination appointments – efficiently, equitably and conveniently,” Anderson said in a statement. “We appreciate President Biden’s leadership and
ARLINGTON, Va. – National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and CEO Steven Anderson issued the following statement following the Biden Administration’s launch today of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Program. “Today’s announcement is another crucial step forward to helping Americans get back to all we need and love – and we look forward
ARLINGTON, Va. – National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and CEO Steven Anderson issued a statement today upon the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issuance of guidance under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authorizing qualified pharmacy technicians and state-authorized pharmacy interns to administer childhood vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines
ARLINGTON, Va. – In a letter-to-the-editor, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson took extremely strong issue with a recent Wall Street Journal editorial that ignored the unique role of pharmacies and pharmacists in patient health, medication safety, health care cost reduction and crisis response. Steven Anderson The newspaper referred
ARLINGTON, Va. — California Retailers Association (CRA) president Rachel Michelin and NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson issued a statement Tuesday praising California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 testing action. “Gov. Newsom took important action today in support of California’s commitment to expand the reach of its COVID-19 testing, to advance public health, to ultimately re-open
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) welcomed on Wednesday new federal guidance authorizing licensed pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 tests that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued the guidance under the Public Readiness and
WASHINGTON – More than eight-in-ten Americans see a vital role for pharmacists in helping patients deal with COVID-19, and with illnesses that could be neglected in an overwhelmed health care system, according to a March 26-28 survey by Morning Consult commissioned by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. NACDS’ Steven Anderson “These results show
WASHINGTON – The nation’s governors received from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores on Tuesday a recommendation of how to help maintain patients’ medication access during the COVID-19 pandemic. NACDS provided a model executive order that would foster medication access. The association also noted the importance of recent action by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced Monday that the 2020 Annual Meeting will not be held, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the statement from NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson: An unwavering member focus defines NACDS and the NACDS Annual Meeting. As the COVID-19 situation evolved
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Critical trends, information and relationships fueled a highly productive 2020 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Regional Chain Conference, held here February 2-4. Mike Wysong, 2020 NACDS Regional Chain Conference chairman and chief executive officer, CARE Pharmacies, opened the event by commending attendees for being active “seekers” of the ideas, products and