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News Articles: pharmacies

Prescription drugs sit ready to be distributed to patients at 986 Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy in Alhambra, Calif.

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  • Health

Pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs

While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients.

May 13, 2025
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By:
  • Jackie Fortiér and
  • Arthur Allen
A sign for Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh.

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  • Business

Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion

A buyout to take the drugstore chain private would give it more flexibility to make changes to improve its business without worrying about Wall Street's reaction.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Walgreens said Tuesday it would close 1,200 stores. Rival drugstore chain CVS recently laid off thousands of employees to cut costs.

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  • Business

CVS and Walgreens are ailing. Here’s why

America’s biggest pharmacy chains are closing hundreds of stores, laying off thousands of workers and rethinking their role in our lives.

October 16, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Walgreens will close 1,200 stores over three years, the company announced on Tuesday.

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  • Business

Walgreens will close 1,200 stores, hoping for a turnaround

Walgreens says about a quarter of its stores are unprofitable. Big pharmacy chains are struggling with growing retail competition and lower prescription payouts.

October 15, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
A prescription is filled on Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A ransomware attack is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide this week.

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  • Technology

Health care company ties Russian-linked cybercriminals to prescriptions breach

A ransomware attack targeting a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide, leaving patients with problems filling prescriptions or seeking medical treatment.

March 01, 2024
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Mifepristone is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion.

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  • Health

In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion drugs

They're pioneering a new model of care that will allow for one-stop, same-day access to mifepristone — no appointment necessary.

January 22, 2024
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By:
  • Patrick Adams
The 2021 study found that 32% of pharmacies did not have levonorgestrel, a hormone that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, in stock at all, and of the pharmacies that did have it on the shelf, 70% of them kept it in a locked box.

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  • Medical Treatments

Emergency contraception pills are safe and effective, but not always available

To best protect against unintended pregnancy, emergency contraceptives like Plan B or Ella need to be taken within five days of unprotected sex, but a large number of pharmacies don't stock the pills.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
The 2021 study found that 32% of pharmacies did not have levonorgestrel, a hormone that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, in stock at all, and of the pharmacies that did have it on the shelf, 70% of them kept it in a locked box.

Tagged as: 

  • Medical Treatments

Emergency contraception pills are safe and effective, but not always available

To best protect against unintended pregnancy, emergency contraceptives like Plan B or Ella need to be taken within five days of unprotected sex, but a large number of pharmacies don't stock the pills.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
On Dec. 14, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was one of the first U.S. elected officials to get immunized against COVID-19. The state has since completed a first round of shots in all long-term care facilities, as well as front-line health workers.

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  • Health

Why West Virginia's Winning The Race To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Into Arms

To get vaccines into long-term care facilities, West Virginia was the only state to opt out of a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens. Instead, a network of smaller pharmacies got a jump-start.

January 08, 2021
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi

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