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Washington (AFP) - America's two biggest pharmacy chains said Friday they will begin dispensing prescription abortion pills in a limited number of states where it's legal. The move greatly broadens availability of mifepristone, even as a legal case over whether the drug was properly approved two decades ago now rests before the Supreme Court. A CVS spokesperson told AFP: "We'll begin filling prescriptions for the medication in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the weeks ahead and will expand to additional states, where allowed by law, on a rolling basis." Walgreens "expects to begin dispensing...
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New York (AFP) - CVS Health will pay $484 million to the state of Florida to settle opioid claims, the parties announced Wednesday, in the pharmacy chain's first settlement with a US state. The agreement, under which most of the funds will go to treat health effects or drug misuse, follows other large agreements involving drug manufacturers and distributors. Myriad players throughout the US pharmaceutical and medical supply chain have been accused of helping to propagate a health crisis that has led to more than 500,000 overdose deaths in the United States over the past 20 years. "The opioid e...
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New York (AFP) - US pharmacy and cosmetics chain CVS announced Thursday it will close 900 stores over the next three years, amounting to nearly 10 percent of its locations. The chain will begin shuttering stores in the spring of 2022 and continue at a rate of about 300 closures each year, as it shifts its focus to locations aimed at primary care, prescription drugs and health and wellness services, the company said in a statement. "Our retail stores are fundamental to our strategy and who we are as a company," the company's CEO Karen Lynch said. "We remain focused on the competitive advantage ...
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