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atients with rheumatoid arthritis frequently need
injectable medications and equipment such as
canes, walkers or wheelchairs. Home infusion drug
therapy is required by patients with other diseases.
The last thing any of them want is a hassle when it comes to
acquiring services and products. Walgreens Health Services’
(WHS) Specialty Pharmacy and Home Care divisions
help by providing coordinated solutions for patients with
chronic conditions.
To grow in the managed care business, we’re aggressively
acquiring small “best of breed” companies. In the past two
years, we’ve added several to our ranks, including specialty
pharmacies such as Schraft’s for fertility drugs and Medmark
for patients with conditions such as hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and
multiple sclerosis; as well as SeniorMed, which supplies
medications to assisted living patients.
We’ve also formed an alliance with Joslin Diabetes Center,
the global leader in diabetes research, care and education.
Over the next five years, Walgreens and Joslin, an affiliate
of Harvard Medical School, will provide awareness, wellness,
prevention and education programs to many of the
21 million Americans with diabetes and the 41 million
at risk for this disease.
Last fiscal year, we also opened our first 16 in-store Health
Corner Clinics in Kansas City and St. Louis. The next
markets for clinics are Chicago, Atlanta and Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, our WHS pharmacy benefits manager, Walgreens
Health Initiatives, provided prescription services to more
than 9.2 million people
nationwide as of fiscal year-
end. Walgreens also operates
three mail service prescrip-
tion facilities – in Orlando,
Florida; Portland, Oregon;
and Tempe, Arizona.
Specialized Delivery
Growing
with your healthcare needs
2006 Walgreens Annual Report Page 15
Home Care products for patients
like Edna Stockton
(above)
in Dobson,
North Carolina, can include injectable
medications, oxygen and equipment
such as home-delivered walkers
and wheelchairs.
Our Specialty Pharmacy services
continue to expand as we acquire
businesses such as Schraft’s, a fertility
specialty pharmacy based in New Jersey.
Eric Polesuk, shown with son Dylan
(right)
, and his wife, Jen, used Schraft’s
services prior to the birth of two of their
three children.