Becker's Healthcare March 23, 2023
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens are all entering into the clinical trials business, and given their proximity to diverse populations, the retail disruptors may have an advantage, Politico reported March 23.
The retail giants are betting on their stores’ locations and troves of patient data to give them an advantage in expanding access to trials and recruiting patients.
Caleb Alexander, MD, a professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Politico that this strategy is a good one as most Americans are within close proximity to a Walmart, CVS or Walgreens.
In October, Walmart launched a new Healthcare Research Institute that gives customers the chance to enroll in healthcare research. The aim of the initiative...
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