International Business News - Scripts http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. spent $240,000 in the third quarter to lobby on issues related to Medicare, generic drugs and other matters, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/express-scripts-spent-240k-lobbying-in-3q.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:30:28 EST Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts said Tuesday several of its customers have received letters threatening to expose patients' records. The announcement comes less than a week after Express disclosed it is the target of an anonymous extortion threat. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/express-scripts-reveals-new-extortion-threats.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:11 EST Express Scripts said Thursday it has received a letter demanding money from the company under the threat of exposing records of millions of patients. The threat was made in an anonymous letter that the company turned over to federal investigators. The letter, received in early October, included personal information on 75 people covered by Express Scripts, including birth dates, social security numbers and prescription information. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/express-scripts-receives-extortion-threat.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:24:00 EST Shares of pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. jumped Friday after the company said its third-quarter profit surged, prompting a boost to its 2008 profit expectations and beyond. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/express-scripts-shares-jump-on-3q-profit-outlook.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:26:02 EDT Pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. raised the low end of its full-year profit guidance range Thursday, and guided for 2009 results in a range mostly above analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/express-scripts-improves-2008-outlook-range.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:13:27 EDT Pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 41 percent as the use of generic drugs increased. The company earned $201.9 million, or 81 cents per share, up from $142.9 million, or 56 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose 2 percent to $5.45 billion from $5.36 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/express-scripts-3q-profit-rises-41-percent.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:03:18 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Sept. 30, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Express Scripts Inc. made a strong recovery Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a large trade at an unusually low price at Monday's close. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/movers-roundup-express-scripts-citigroup.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:05:13 EDT Shares of Express Scripts Inc. made a strong recovery Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a large trade at an unusually low price at Monday's close. Shares of the St. Louis-based pharmacy benefits manager rose $9.99, or 15 percent, to $76.58 in Tuesday trading. At the close of trading Monday, a single investor sold 236,000 Express Scripts shares at a price of $66.59 per share--well below the stock's level at the time. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/express-scripts-rises-following-late-monday-tumble.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:10:20 EDT Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. spent $210,000 lobbying in the second quarter on issues affecting pharmacies, prescription drugs and health information technology, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/express-scripts-spent-210k-lobbying-govt-in-2q.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:59:00 EDT Shares of Express Scripts Inc. jumped Thursday, as the pharmacy benefits manager's second-quarter results, higher forecast and reports of greater generic drug use led to a rally for the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/express-scripts-rises-on-2q-results-and-forecast.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:48:07 EDT Pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. raised its guidance for the full year after reporting a 25 percent jump in second-quarter profit Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/express-scripts-raises-2008-earnings-outlook.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:45:40 EDT Pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 25 percent, helped by rising use of generic drugs over name-brand ones. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/express-scripts-2q-profit-climbs-25-percent.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:43:36 EDT Pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. on Wednesday said its board authorized the repurchase of 15 million additional shares under its current buyback plan, boosting the total to 135 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/express-scripts-adds-15m-shares-to-buyback-program.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:40:20 EDT Greater use of generic drugs, more mail-order business and other trends which helped MedcoHealth Solutions Inc.'s quarterly earnings should also have aided rival Express Scripts Inc.'s financial results, due out Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/will-express-scripts-2q-earns-mirror-medcos.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:11:07 EDT Express Scripts Inc. shares rose Monday after the pharmacy benefits manager renewed a contract to process prescriptions for the U.S. Department of Defense's Tricare Pharmacy Program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/express-scripts-rises-on-tricare-contract.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:51:37 EDT Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said Friday it has been selected as the contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense's Tricare Pharmacy Program, which will serve 9.1 million department beneficiaries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/express-scripts-wins-dod-pharmacy-program-contract.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:55:55 EDT Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said Friday it will acquire the pharmacy services division of Medical Services Company Inc. from private equity firm Monitor Clipper Partners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/express-scripts-buys-medical-services-drugs-division.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:48:17 EDT The executive vice president of trade relations and developing markets of pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. sold 19,446 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/express-scripts-evp-sells-shares.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:54:00 EDT Express Scripts Inc., a pharmacy benefits manager, spent $180,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter of the year, according to a disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/express-scripts-spent-180-000-on-1q-lobbying.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 16:47:55 EDT The executive vice president of law and strategy for pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. sold 10,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/express-scripts-executive-vice-president-sells-10-000-shares.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 14:01:39 EDT