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19 November 2009 Additional Seasonal Flu Vaccine Now Available at Take Care Clinics Nationwide CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., November 19, 2009 - Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) and the largest and most comprehensive provider of convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness centers in the country, today announced that Take Care Clinics, located at 355 Walgreens drugstores nationwide, have received the remainder of their 2009 seasonal flu vaccine order from manufacturers. The limited quantity of vaccine is now available to patients on a first-come first-served basis at all Take Care Clinics. |
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09 November 2009 Walgreens CEO to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 9, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE,NASDAQ: WAG) President and CEO Greg Wasson will present during the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference in New York on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at approximately 8:20 a.m. EST. |
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09 November 2009 Electronic Prescriptions Reach 4 Million Mark at Walgreens in October DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 9, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) pharmacies, which have used electronic prescribing since 1992, filled a record 4 million prescriptions electronically in October, about 22 percent of all the drugstore chain’s eligible prescriptions and a 185 percent increase compared with October of last year. |
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03 November 2009 Walgreens CFO to Speak at Upcoming Healthcare Conference DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 3, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) (NASDAQ:WAG) executive vice president and chief financial officer Wade Miquelon will present during the Credit Suisse Annual Healthcare Conference in Phoenix on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 at approximately 10 a.m. MST (noon EST). |
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02 November 2009 Walgreens to Host Diabetes Wellness Clinics with Free Testing at In-Store Events Nationwide DEERFIELD, Ill., November 02, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain with more than 70,000 health service providers, will host its first-ever Diabetes Wellness Events at more than 1,500 stores nationwide in November. The events, held in recognition of American Diabetes Month®, will take place between Nov. 9-13 and Nov. 16-20 at most 24-hour Walgreens stores. |
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23 October 2009 Walgreens Agrees to Acquire Assets of 12 Eaton Apothecary Pharmacies in Boston Area DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 23, 2009 - Walgreen Co. (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) today announced a definitive agreement in which the company agreed to acquire the assets of 12 Eaton Apothecary pharmacies in the Boston area from D.A.W., Inc., a subsidiary of Nyer Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQCM: NYER). The transaction is valued at approximately $19 million. |
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15 October 2009 Walgreens Announces $2 Billion Share Repurchase Program as Part of New Capital Allocation Policy DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 15, 2009 - The board of directors of Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) announced it has authorized a new $2 billion share repurchase program. The program, which expires at the end of 2013, replaces the previous $1 billion plan announced in January 2007 which had approximately $655 million remaining. Since 2004, Walgreens has repurchased more than $1.3 billion of common stock. |
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02 October 2009 Walgreens Announces Executive Change DEERFIELD, Ill., October 02, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) today announced George J. Riedl, senior vice president of pharmacy innovation and purchasing, will leave the company at the end of the year. |
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01 October 2009 Walgreens Celebrates 7,000 Stores Nationwide with Coney Island-Style Grand Opening in Brooklyn, N.Y. DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 01, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) is celebrating the grand opening today of its 7,000th store nationwide at 2590 Coney Island Ave., in Brooklyn, N.Y. State and local officials will welcome the retailer to another New York neighborhood during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Eastern time. |
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30 September 2009 Accessible and Ready to Help: Walgreens Celebrates Its Pharmacists During October’s American Pharmacists Month DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 30, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain, celebrates its pharmacists and their commitment to community as part of October’s American Pharmacists Month. Pharmacy and serving the needs of patients are at the heart of the company. From initiating the usage of child-resistant prescription containers in 1968 to providing seasonal flu shots as part of a nationwide flu prevention effort, Walgreens and its pharmacists are dedicated to the communities and patients they serve. |
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