Walgreens Chief Medical Officer to Present at Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium

DEERFIELD, Ill., March 07, 2011 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) chief medical officer Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH, will present during the 11^th annual Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium in Philadelphia on March 15, at approximately 1:15 p.m. EDT.

The session, titled “Impact and Value of Pharmacist Interventions in Different Settings,” will examine the growing role pharmacists are playing in improving clinical outcomes through interventions at community pharmacies and employer worksite health clinics.

Primary care provider shortages and imminent changes under health care reform are expected to impact the delivery of health care services. Increasing the utilization of other types of health care providers, such as pharmacists, will play an important role in efforts to deliver greater access, improve patient outcomes and reduce costs in the changing health care landscape. The audience will learn how pharmacist interventions are driving improved medication adherence, and will also hear about significant programs and clinical studies that support the need for the expansion of these services.

Pegus was named Walgreens CMO in May 2010 and has more than 18 years of clinical practice and industry experience. Previously, she was general manager and chief medical officer for SymCare Personalized Health Solutions, Inc. Prior to joining SymCare in 2007, Pegus held a number of positions at Aetna, eventually becoming head of clinical products for the company’s Medical Products business unit. She also was medical director for the Cardiovascular Risk Factors Group at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. Pegus is a board-certified physician with subspecialty training in cardiology.

About Walgreens

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2010 sales of $67 billion. The company operates 7,689 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Each day, Walgreens provides nearly 6 million customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice in communities across America. Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with pharmacy benefit solutions and respiratory services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.

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