Drugstore.com helps Medco open shop
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Starting in mid-2009, the e-retailer will help Medco Health Solutions offer OTC product recommendations aligned with the known health conditions of its more than 60 million U.S. members. The collaboration also will provide "an advanced safety net" to screen for potential interactions between OTC remedies and Rx drugs, Bellevue, Wash.-based drugstore.com announces Nov. 20. In September, the Web site announced it will host an online store for drug store chain Rite-Aid (1"The Tan Sheet" Sept. 8, 2008, In Brief)
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