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10 March 2010 Take Care Clinics at Select Walgreens Offer Families Convenient and Affordable Option for Camp and Sports Physicals CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 10, 2010 - As kids and teens gear up for spring sports and summer camp, parents need to make sure their children have received any required screenings. Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) and the largest and most comprehensive provider of convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness centers in the country, is now offering camp and sports physicals at Take Care Clinics, located at nearly 360 Walgreens drugstores throughout the country. The physicals, available for $35 through the end of September, are administered by board certified nurse practitioners and, in select markets, physician assistants. |
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03 March 2010 Walgreens Acquires Assets of Cardinal Health SpecialtyScripts DEERFIELD, IL, March 3, 2010 – Walgreen Co. (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets, specifically prescription files, from SpecialtyScripts LLC, a subsidiary of Cardinal Health. Terms of the acquisition were not released. |
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01 March 2010 Walgreens Restructures Health Care Divisions to Provide Integrated Pharmacy, Health and Wellness Solutions DEERFIELD, Ill., March 01, 2010 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) today announced a strategic restructuring of its health care divisions to enable the company to offer integrated “Pharmacy, Health and Wellness Solutions” to employers, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers and government clients. |
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22 February 2010 Walgreens Vice President of Online Merchandising and Operations to Speak at eTail West 2010 DEERFIELD, Ill., February 22, 2010 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) vice president of online merchandising and operations Miguel Almeida will deliver a keynote address at the eTail West 2010 conference in Palm Desert, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m. |
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18 February 2010 Walgreens Named as One of Fast Company Magazine’s Most Innovative Health Care Companies DEERFIELD, Ill., February 18, 2010 - Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) today announced it has been selected by Fast Company Magazine as one of the health care industry’s most innovative companies as part of the magazine’s "Fast 50" issue which celebrates the world's most innovative companies. Walgreens was highlighted alongside other health care innovators including leading health system Kaiser Permanente, patient-community network Patients Like Me, robotic surgery leader Intuitive Surgical and technology providers GE and Cisco. Walgreens was recognized for leadership in health care services, from its national network of Take Care Clinics at select Walgreens stores to its burgeoning efforts in health and wellness services and chronic care management, including its recently unveiled Walgreens Optimal Wellness initiative, a program designed to educate and treat patients suffering from chronic disease conditions such as diabetes. |
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17 February 2010 Walgreens to Acquire New York-based Drugstore Chain Duane Reade DEERFIELD, Ill., February 17, 2010 - Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) and New York-based drugstore chain Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement under which Walgreens will acquire Duane Reade from affiliates of Oak Hill Capital Partners in a cash transaction for a total enterprise value of $1.075 billion, which includes the assumption of debt. |
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17 February 2010 Duane Reade, Inc. Acquisition Fact Sheet Transaction Facts and Figures & Duane Reade, Inc. Company History |
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12 February 2010 Walgreens Pharmacies Remain in Washington Medicaid Program; Talks Continue with State of Washington DEERFIELD, Ill., February 12, 2010 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) will continue filling Medicaid prescriptions at its Washington state pharmacies through March 15. The company, which operates 121 pharmacies in Washington, announced on Jan. 13 it would stop filling Medicaid prescriptions in 64 of its stores because of continued reduction in reimbursement under the State of Washington Medicaid program. The decision to delay the withdrawal from the program comes as constructive talks continue between the state and the company. |
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04 February 2010 Walgreens Announces Free Blood Glucose Testing at All 24-hour Stores and Take Care Clinics Nationwide DEERFIELD, Ill., February 04, 2010 - With the number of diabetes cases nationwide increasing 90 percent over the past decade, diabetes has become the fastest-growing disease in the U.S.1 In fact, it’s estimated more than 6 million Americans are unaware that they are currently living with diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Furthering its commitment to diabetes awareness and early disease prevention, Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain with more than 70,000 health care providers, is announcing free blood glucose testing at all Walgreens 24-hour stores and Take Care Clinics nationwide tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., as featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” today. |
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01 February 2010 Walgreens CFO to Speak at UBS Healthcare Conference DEERFIELD, Ill., February 01, 2010 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) executive vice president and chief financial officer Wade Miquelon will present during the UBS 20th Annual Global Healthcare Services Conference in New York City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST. |
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