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CVS responds quickly after pharmacists frustrated with their workload don't show up
Read full article: CVS responds quickly after pharmacists frustrated with their workload don't show upA group of pharmacists frustrated with overwhelming workloads didn't show up for work last week in at least a dozen Kansas City-area CVS pharmacies.
CVS beats Q1 expectations, cuts outlook after buying spree
Read full article: CVS beats Q1 expectations, cuts outlook after buying spreeCVS Health beat first-quarter expectations as revenue grew from all parts of its business, but the health care giant chopped its 2023 earnings forecast after closing a pair of multibillion-dollar deals.
CVS pharmacies in Florida roll out time-delay safes to deter drug robberies
Read full article: CVS pharmacies in Florida roll out time-delay safes to deter drug robberiesAll 838 CVS Pharmacy locations throughout Florida, including those in Target stores, have new time-delay safe technology installed, News4JAX sister station WKMG reported.
CVS Health to close hundreds of drugstores over next 3 years
Read full article: CVS Health to close hundreds of drugstores over next 3 yearsCVS Health will close hundreds of drugstores over the next three years, as the health care giant adjusts to changing customer needs and converts to new store formats.
From CVS to Goldman Sachs, FDA move prompts vaccine mandates
Read full article: From CVS to Goldman Sachs, FDA move prompts vaccine mandatesFrom Walt Disney World to Goldman Sachs, a flurry of private and public employers are requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the federal government gave full approval to the Pfizer shot.
CVS Health tops 2Q forecasts; grows cautious about next year
Read full article: CVS Health tops 2Q forecasts; grows cautious about next yearVaccines and a return to normal care levels helped push CVS Health past Wall Street’s second-quarter expectations, but the resurging COVID-19 pandemic is clouding the health care giant’s 2022 expectations.
At-home COVID-19 tests now available at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart
Read full article: At-home COVID-19 tests now available at CVS, Walgreens, WalmartSeveral over-the-counter COVID-19 tests become available at stores nationwide this week, part of the ongoing effort to fight the pandemic by making testing more widely available, along with efforts to vaccinate as many adults as possible.
CVS, Walmart, Publix offering virus vaccine to Florida teachers under 50
Read full article: CVS, Walmart, Publix offering virus vaccine to Florida teachers under 50MIAMI – The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to those over that age. For teachers, Florida limits the vaccine to classroom teachers 50 and older who work in kindergarten through 12th grade. The federal guidelines allow day care workers, preschool teachers and educators in elementary, middle and high schools to be vaccinated with no age limit. 1 goal right now is to get through the senior population,” DeSantis said, explaining why the state is remaining focused on older educators. AdThen early Wednesday a colleague alerted her that after Biden’s announcement, the CVS Health website was letting younger teachers book appointments.
CVS Pharmacy in Flagler County to offer COVID-19 vaccinations
Read full article: CVS Pharmacy in Flagler County to offer COVID-19 vaccinationsA CVS Pharmacy store in Flagler County will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations, Florida Gov. DeSantis said the Flagler County location is among 15 traditional CVS Pharmacy stores across Florida that will start giving vaccine shots to seniors in underserved areas. In addition, DeSantis said, the 35 CVS y más stores and the 31 Navarro Discount Pharmacy stores in Miami-Dade County will offer vaccinations. It was not immediately announced which CVS Pharmacy location in Flagler County will administer vaccinations. Appointments for vaccinations at those 81 CVS Pharmacy, CVS y más and Navarro Discount Pharmacy locations in Florida will become available for booking later this week as stores receive shipments of vaccine doses.
CVS posts strong 2Q, with virus delaying elective procedures
Read full article: CVS posts strong 2Q, with virus delaying elective proceduresCustomers line up at a drive thru self-swab coronavirus test site at a local CVS Pharmacy Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)CVS Health is reporting surprisingly strong second-quarter earnings in part due to postponed elective medical procedures during the pandemic, and it raised its profit expectations for the year. For the three months ended June 30, CVS earned $2.99 billion, or $2.26 per share. Adjusted for one-time gains and costs, earnings were $2.64 per share. CVS said Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lower benefit costs due to the deferral of elective procedures and other discretionary use of its health care benefits segment.
CVS pulls Zantac, similar drugs over cancer worries
Read full article: CVS pulls Zantac, similar drugs over cancer worriesDrew Angerer/Getty Images(CNN) - CVS Pharmacy has stopped selling Zantac, as well as its generic version of the heartburn medication, over concerns that they might contain a substance that could cause cancer. CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, said over the weekend it was suspending sale of Zantac and other products which contain ranitidine until further notice. Zantac and its generic counterpart have not been recalled, a statement from CVS said, and the FDA has not recommended that patients stop taking ranitidine products. Numerous recalls have been launched as the FDA found "unacceptable levels" of nitrosamines in several of those common drugs containing valsartan. Customers who have already bought the products can return them to CVS for a refund, CVS said.