CVS Caremark Corp.

• Rite Aid adds former carrier CEO to board

  By The Associated Press  |  May 20, 2013

  Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp.'s board of directors has elected former Blue Shield of California Chairman and CEO Bruce G. Bodaken to its board of directors.

• Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness

  By Tom Murphy  |  April 4, 2013

  Walgreen Co. has stretched the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure.

• CVS Caremark adds former J&J CEO Weldon to board

  By The Associated Press  |  April 1, 2013

  Drugstore operator CVS Caremark Corp.'s board of directors has elected former Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO William C. Weldon to join the board.

• Rite Aid expands online clinic program

  By The Associated Press  |  March 1, 2013

  Rite Aid is expanding a new drugstore clinic that allows customers to have virtual visits with doctors who can diagnose conditions and prescribe medications based on a 10-minute consultation.

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  CVS Caremark’s fourth-quarter numbers up

  By Tom Murphy  |  February 6, 2013

  CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter earnings climbed 6 percent, as new customers and Medicare prescription drug plans helped its pharmacy benefits management business, and revenue from the chain's established drugstores grew.

• Flu may deliver limited impact to stocks

  By Tom Murphy  |  January 9, 2013

  Flu season may have a more muted impact on some health care stocks than investors expect, even though experts warn that this year's version is shaping up to be more intense than recent seasons.

• Walgreen fiscal first-quarter profit sinks

  By Tom Murphy  |  December 21, 2012

  Walgreen Co.'s fiscal first-quarter earnings sank nearly 26 percent as the nation's largest drugstore chain filled fewer prescriptions and absorbed costs tied to acquisitions and Superstorm Sandy.

• Walgreen posts first-quarter results Friday

  By Tom Murphy  |  December 20, 2012

  Walgreen Co. will report fiscal first-quarter earnings for fiscal 2013 on Friday, and analysts will be looking for more signs that the nation's largest drugstore chain is repairing its revenue after a temporary business split with Express Scripts Holding Co.

• CVS Caremark profits up on strong sales

  By Linda A. Johnson  |  November 6, 2012

  CVS Caremark Corp. said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings climbed 16 percent. The drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager posted revenue increases in both businesses, benefiting from new customers won from rivals, and raised its full-year earnings outlook.

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  Walgreen profits free fall in fourth

  By Tom Murphy  |  September 28, 2012

  Walgreen Co.'s fiscal fourth quarter net income tumbled 55 percent compared to a year ago when the drugstore operator recorded a big business sale gain.