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Workers are concerned that Walgreens and CVS are placing unreasonable demands on them, without providing enough resources to safely execute tasks. 

CVS is voluntarily removing certain cough and cold medicines that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient from stores. 

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office Consumer Protection Unit has settled a civil action against CVS pharmacy for selling expired over-the-counter drugs and baby formula.  

Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states are warning CVS and Walgreens that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states.

Mifepristone has become a central flashpoint in the political battle over abortion at the state level in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Doctors and other experts say parents have alternatives if they encounter empty store shelves.

CVS and Walgreens are limiting how many children’s pain relief medications people can buy at once amid a winter triple threat of respiratory viruses, the companies said Monday. Bob Redell reports.

Researchers, public health advocates, and health care companies are urging the federal government to green light at-home testing kits to help stem the growing number of Americans with STDs.

CVS Health and Walgreen Co. announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart is in discussions for a deal.

The Signify acquisition comes as CVS rivals from Amazon to Walgreens are moving further into the health-care sector.

A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart saying their opioid distribution policies created a public nuisance.

Other companies, including Walgreens, Walmart and Amazon, are opening or investing in doctor offices.

A CVS spokesperson said the drugstore chain recently started doing this for methotrexate and misoprostol, two drugs used in medication abortions but also to treat other conditions.

CVS Health, Rite Aid and Amazon announced Tuesday that they were limiting orders of emergency contraceptive pills to three per order in an effort to ensure “equitable access and consistent supply on store shelves.”

A spike in demand for Plan B pills has prompted retailers such as CVS, Rite-Aid and Walmart to limit purchases of the contraceptive.

A spike in demand for Plan B pills has prompted retailers such as CVS, Rite-Aid and Walmart to limit purchases of the contraceptive. Kris Sanchez reports.

CVS says it’s capping the number of Plan B pills people can buy per order to ensure “consistent supply.”

Millions of COVID vaccines doses have been wasted in the United States according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.