The drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts “in the weeks ahead,” spokeswoman Amy Thibault said Friday. He said the company was starting in “in select locations to allow us to ensure quality, safety …
Drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing mifepristone in a few states. The drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts “in the weeks ahead,” spokeswoman Amy Thibault said Friday. He said …
CVS Health is pulling from its shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers. CVS also said it will still sell “many other oral cough and cold products to meet consumer needs.” A company spokeswoman declined to elaborate on how many products will be removed when contacted by The Associated Press …
Editor’s Note: Karen S. Lynch is president and CEO of CVS Health. As one of the federal government’s national pharmacy partners for Covid-19 vaccinations, CVS Health is ready to continue our role in the coordinated response to the pandemic. Today, more than half of our testing sites serve communities with the greatest need for support as determined by the CDC’s …