cvs health stops selling tobacco Quits Products Three Weeks Early CVS Stops Selling Cigarettes and

"CVS is pushing aggressively ahead in terms of becoming a provider of care and having in-store pharmacists and nurse practitioners offer high-quality care in a low-cost environment," he said

Neither do the Wegmans grocery chain or Target

"They are expanding on the basis of in-store clinics, deeper relationships with health plan customers and integrated health systems around the country." CVS operates 7,700 drugstores, 900 walk-in medical clinics and a pharmacy-benefits manager with almost 65 million members

CVS Healths pledge to Quit Big Tobacco is a strong signal to our industry that cutting ties with the tobacco industry isnt just good practice- its good business. Quit Big Tobacco, an initiative of Vital Strategies, unites leading advertising agencies, public relations firms, and health-oriented organizations and brands to pledge not to work with the tobacco industry or agencies that do

Foulkes, President, CVS/pharmacy

SOURCE CVS Caremark