CVS/pharmacy Deploys Additional Pharmacy Resources to Hurricane-Impacted Gulf Coast

CVS/pharmacy Deploys Additional Pharmacy Resources to Hurricane-Impacted Gulf Coast

CVS Lines Up 30 Mobile Pharmacy Units to be Deployed in the Impacted Area -- First Unit Set Up Today at Houston Astrodome

Baton Rouge Stores Converted to Round-the-Clock Service

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CVS/pharmacy announced today that it is continuing to deploy emergency pharmacy resources and general assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These steps include:

* Staging of up to 30 emergency pharmacy units in impacted areas along
the Gulf Coast. The first emergency pharmacy unit will be established
today by CVS/pharmacy at the Houston Astrodome. Each emergency
pharmacy unit will be fully stocked with prescription drugs and staffed

by CVS pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Emergency pharmacy units
are being deployed in cooperation with state, federal and local
emergency evacuation officials.

* Converting Baton Rouge, Louisiana CVS locations to 24-hour stores to
help cope with the influx of refugees that have flowed into Baton Rouge

in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. As of mid-week, it was reported that

approximately 10,000 people have taken refuge in Baton Rouge shelters
as a result of devastating hurricane damage in New Orleans.

* Providing ice, water and toiletry items to individuals in impacted
areas.

* Donating $504,000 in cash and pharmacy products to the American Red
Cross for hurricane relief.

"We are working with our peers in the retail pharmacy industry and with the pharmaceutical industry to provide comprehensive relief for Hurricane Katrina victims. In our discussions with state, local and federal officials, access to prescription drugs has been identified as a key and immediate component of relief efforts. As America's largest pharmacy, we have the expertise to help relief agencies provide healthcare services to the victims of this disaster. Right now, we are focusing all our resources on providing help to the greatest number of people in the impacted area as quickly as possible," said Eileen Howard Dunn, Vice President of Community Relations at CVS/pharmacy.

About CVS

CVS (NYSE:CVS) is America's largest retail pharmacy, operating more than 5,400 retail and specialty pharmacy stores in 37 states and the District of Columbia. With more than 40 years of dynamic growth in the retail pharmacy industry, CVS is committed to being the easiest pharmacy retailer for customers to use. CVS has created innovative approaches to serve the healthcare needs of all customers through its CVS/pharmacy stores; its online pharmacy, CVS.com; and its pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy subsidiary, PharmaCare. General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations portion of the Company's website, at http://investor.cvs.com/, as well as through the pressroom portion of the Company's website, at http://www.cvs.com/pressroom.

CONTACT: Todd Andrews
CVS/pharmacy

401-770-5717

Source: CVS/pharmacy

CONTACT: Todd Andrews of CVS/pharmacy, +1-401-770-5717

Web site: http://www.cvs.com/

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