Inside This Issue - Opinion

Analysis of top drug store markets offers some surprises

This issue of Chain Drug Review contains our annual look at America’s 100 largest drug store markets and the shares of the various drug store retailers within those markets. As is usually the case, this year’s analysis offers some surprises.

Walmart may be catalyst in prescription drug plan arena

The muted reaction from the consumer press to the announcement by Walmart and Humana Inc. that they are offering a low-cost, co-branded prescription drug plan (PDP) for Medicare beneficiaries was puzzling.