Walgreens Boots Alliance declares higher quarterly dividend
Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday that it declared a quarterly dividend of 33.75 cents per share, up 7.1 percent over a year ago. The dividend will be payable on...
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As 272,600 Illinoisans enroll in Obamacare, Land of Lincoln picks up speed
So far during Obamacare open enrollment, Land of Lincoln Health has signed up 27,500 Illinoisans for coverage, the company said Wednesday, a marked increase over last year. Other insurance companies,...
Hospira to close North Carolina manufacturing plan
Lake Forest-based Hospira on Tuesday said it will close a manufacturing plant in North Carolina that employs 250 people in the second half of the year. The maker of injectable...
Illinois puts ‘urgent’ back in name of urgent-care centers
A prohibition on the use of "urgent" by urgent-care facilities has been lifted. For years, traditional urgent-care facilities were not allowed to use the term in their titles. Illinois law...
AbbVie’s drug for Parkinson’s disease wins FDA approval
AbbVie said on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug for Parkinson's disease. Duopa, which is delivered directly into the small intestine with a portable infusion...
Hospira submits U.S. application for biologic anemia drug
Lake Forest-based Hospira has submitted its first biologics license application to the Food and Drug Administration for a drug that treats anemia. The drug helps the body produce red blood...
AbbVie will rely on arthritis staple, new HCV drug in 2015
North Chicago-based AbbVie issued a strong outlook for 2015 on Thursday after the markets closed. The biopharmaceutical company that was spun off from Abbott Laboratories expects earnings per share between...
Aetna mistake could complicate some Part D drug refills
Some seniors who enrolled in Medicare Part D plans with Aetna or its subsidiary Coventry Health Care could be in for a surprise when they try to fill their prescriptions...
The doctor is in … your mobile device
It was 11:45 a.m. and Dr. Christopher Bailey's laptop was chirping, indicating a patient was on the line. "Hi, this is Dr. Bailey. Can you hear me?" Yes, the female...
Walgreen’s sales rise 9.2 percent in December
Walgreen said Tuesday that sales improved in December as customers continue to fill more prescriptions at the company's drugstores. The company reported that at stores open at least a year...