Recent events
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2021
Walgreens expands Find Care with new provider collaborations
Walgreens announced an expansion of its Walgreens Find Care digital health platform, adding 11 new and 4 expanded collaborations with service providers.
2021
Walgreens partners with Hawthorn School District 73 for staff vaccinations
Walgreens partnered with Hawthorn School District 73 to vaccinate 545 teachers and staff members. The district said Walgreens offered the vaccine to every staff member who wanted one.
2021
Walgreens partners with Lake Morton Plaza to administer COVID-19 vaccines
Walgreens pharmacists administered Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to about 40 residents at Lake Morton Plaza, an assisted living facility in Lakeland, Florida.
2020
Meridian Senior Living partners with CVS and Walgreens on vaccine distribution
Meridian Senior Living partnered with CVS, Walgreens, and local pharmacies to distribute and administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents and employees in the first phase of distribution.
2020
Walgreens launches myWalgreens
Walgreens launched myWalgreens, a redesigned customer loyalty program with same-day retail pickup, delivery, pharmacy chat, and other health and wellness services.
2020
Evanston partners with Walgreens on flu vaccinations
Evanston’s Health and Human Services Department is partnering with Walgreens to provide community flu vaccination events. The first event was scheduled for September 17; the article does not establish that it had already taken place.
2020
Walgreens discloses customer health information exposure after store looting
Walgreens disclosed that unauthorized access to limited patient information occurred at some stores damaged during looting. A breach notification letter said stolen items included filled prescriptions and paper records containing health-related information; the report states that 72,143 customers may have been affected.
2020
Delaware partners with Walgreens to expand COVID-19 testing
Delaware announced a partnership with Walgreens to expand COVID-19 testing. Testing was to be offered at one Walgreens pharmacy in each county, with plans to add more sites.
2020
Walgreens Boots Alliance reports third-quarter fiscal 2020 loss
Walgreens Boots Alliance reported its third-quarter fiscal 2020 results, recording a post-tax loss. The report attributed the loss in part to COVID-19-related lower customer traffic and increased personnel and cleaning costs.
2020
Walgreens and VillageMD collaborate on primary care clinics
Walgreens announced a collaboration with VillageMD to establish doctor-operated primary care clinics in as many as 700 U.S. stores over the next few years. Walgreens parent WBA said it would invest $1 billion in VillageMD over three years.
2020
West Virginia sues Rite Aid and Walgreens over opioid distribution
West Virginia filed a lawsuit alleging that Rite-Aid and Walgreens failed to monitor and report suspicious prescription painkiller orders and contributed to a public nuisance. The allegations are not stated as court findings.
2020
Walgreens offers drive-thru coronavirus testing in Milwaukee
Walgreens opened drive-thru coronavirus testing at its South 6th Street and West Oklahoma Avenue store in Milwaukee. Testing was available at no cost and required an online questionnaire and, for eligible people, an appointment.
2020
Walgreens partners with Postmates for nationwide delivery
Walgreens expanded its on-demand delivery service through a new partnership with Postmates, offering delivery of over-the-counter medications, household essentials, and convenience products nationwide, excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
2020
Walgreens announces discounts for senior shoppers
Walgreens announced discounts for senior shoppers: 30% off eligible regular-priced items with code “SENIOR30” and 20% off other items with code “SENIOR20”, online and in-store.
2020
Walgreens temporarily closes Wayzata store for cleaning
Walgreens temporarily closed its Wayzata, Minnesota store after learning that a team member was presumed to have contracted coronavirus; the store was to remain closed until Monday for cleaning.
2020
Walgreens disclosed exposure of customer messages in its app
Walgreens disclosed that an internal error in its messaging app made personal messages viewable by other customers. The exposed information included some health-related information; the company said the issue affected a small percentage of customers between January 9 and January 15, 2020.
2020
Walgreens agrees to settle pharmacist licensing lawsuit
Walgreens agreed to a $7.5 million settlement over a lawsuit filed by California authorities alleging that the company employed a woman as a pharmacist without a license. The settlement also requires annual audits and compliance reports.
2020
Cooler Screens announces expanded Walgreens deployment
Cooler Screens announced that Walgreens had rolled out its digital merchandising and media platform to 50 stores in the greater Chicago area and would expand it to 2,500 Walgreens stores across the U.S. following successful implementation of the rollout.
2019
Michigan sues opioid distributors under state drug-dealer law
The state of Michigan filed a lawsuit against Walgreens, Cardinal Health, McKesson Corporation, and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation under the Michigan Drug Dealer Liability Act. The state alleged that the distributors facilitated the illegal opioids market and failed to monitor or report suspicious orders; the companies denied the allegations.
2019
Michigan sues Walgreens and drug distributors over opioid crisis
Michigan filed a lawsuit against McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and Walgreens. The suit charges them with contributing to the opioid epidemic by flooding the market with prescription pain pills and selling the drugs without oversight, allowing diversion for illegal use.