Feds raid pharmacies of Blagojevich fund-raiser tied to probe
FBI agents on Thursday executed a search warrant at two Joliet pharmacies owned by Harish M. Bhatt, a fund-raiser for Gov. Blagojevich who has been linked to a federal probe involving the governor's administration.

FBI searches 2 suburban pharmacies
The FBI has searched two Joliet pharmacies owned by a fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Report Released By Group Alleges Discriminatory Practices At CVS Pharmacies Across U.S.
A coalition of public interest groups on Thursday are expected to gather outside of several CVS pharmacies in New York City and four other cities to protest what they say are unequal services provided to minority communities across the country, the New York Daily News reports. CVS has more than 6,000 pharmacies nationwide.

FBI Searches 2 Suburban Pharmacies Owned By Blago Fundraiser
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- The FBI has searched two Joliet pharmacies owned by a fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich. FBI spokesman Ross Rice said agents took records from Basinger's Pharmacy stores but declined to say what they were investigating. Rice said no arrests were made.

FBI Searches Pharmacies Owned by Blagojevich Fund-Raiser
The FBI has executed search warrants at two pharmacies owned by a prominent southwest suburban businessman and fund-raiser for the governor.

FBI searches 2 area pharmacies
FBI agents on Thursday executed a search warrant at two Joliet pharmacies owned by Harish M. Bhatt, a fund-raiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich who has been linked to a federal probe involving the governor's administration.

Probe brings FBI to Joliet pharmacies
New: The FBI has executed a search warrant at two pharmacies owned by a prominent Joliet businessman. Federal agents Thursday morning combed through paperwork at Basinger's Pharmacy, 2025 S. Chicago St., and Essington Pharmacy, 2202 Essington Road, according to FBI spokesman Ross Rice.

Discount card offered at Collier pharmacies
Collier County pharmacies are saving customers up to 40-percent on prescriptions with a new discount card that is available to anyone who wants it.

Pharmacies 'join the chain'
A body representing the country's pharmacies is seeking to become part of the supply network.

Changes putting squeeze on small-town pharmacies
When the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act went into effect in March, 2007, the provincial government hoped it would bring reform to the Ontario Drug Benefit program and deliver savings to taxpayers across the province. But in the almost two years the legislation has been in place, it?s been the independent and small pharmacies across the district that are feeling the financial ...

Local Pharmacies help local customers
Ten years ago, nobody in the United States worried about the price of prescription medicine. The economy was booming, and most people could afford to have prescriptions filled with or without a good health insurance plan. Now, times are changing, the economy is falling, and medicines are becoming more expensive.

CVS denies allegations of 'red lining'
A coalition of community groups led by the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP strongly criticized CVS Pharmacies yesterday, accusing the chain of failing to provide customers equal access to stores and services in Philadelphia.

Court dates set for suspects in Walgreens pharmacy thefts
One man is free and another remains in jail, today, Dec. 4, after police said they worked together to rob a string of pharmacies in southwest Ohio of powerful narcotics.

Pharmacist dispenses help to needy
He used to own a Wyandotte Street pharmacy that was flush with business. They filled 800 prescriptions a day at a hectic pace. Then he and his pharmacist wife got divorced and he started travelling around the province working at pharmacies on short-term contracts. D'Angelo, a father of two daughters, soul searched and decided to return to the roots of his profession.

This is only a test: Do-it-yourself medical exams
The do-it-yourself movement is thriving at many local pharmacies, according to the editors of Consumer Reports On Health. In addition to at-home pregnancy tests, people can buy kits to measure their cholesterol level and to diagnose urinary-tract infections and colon cancer. They can purchase devices to keep tabs on their blood pressure, blood-clotting time and blood-glucose levels.

Cold, flu upsurge seen across the Central Valley, how to protect yourself
Clinics and pharmacies around the Central Valley say they're becoming overloaded with patients, sick from the flu or the common cold. Doctors say they've noticed an upsurge in just the last couple of weeks. Preston Phillips reports on what doctors are saying may be the cause.

Western Dakota and White Drug are to merge next week
Two Williston pharmacies are coming together to serve the area, but the faces behind the counter are to remain the same.

CVS Denies Racial Bias in Stores Around Philadelphia
The Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP held a press conference on Thursday to protest what its leader calls discriminatory treatment by CVS pharmacies to people of color in the city.

Suburban pharmacies robbed for drugs
West Chester police said today they have arrested two Ohio men accused of hopping pharmacy counters -- and flashing a gun in one case -- to steal prescription painkillers.

FBI searches stores owned by Blagojevich fundraiser
FBI agents on Thursday searched two Joliet drugstores owned by a major fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich who was the focus of a state investigation into whether campaign donations were made in exchange for regulatory favors.