Its been our position, and we work very hard to help those that would like to stop smoking to stop smoking. Walgreens stopped selling tobacco products at its stores in Gainesville, Fla., as part of a pilot program last year, among other efforts
Walgreens is evaluating the future of tobacco sales through a pilot in its Gainesville, Florida market where the drugstore chain last year stopped selling cigarettes
The test stores include one location near its headquarters in Deerfield, as well as 17 in Gainesville, Fla
FDA head Scott Gottlieb wants to meet with Walgreens to address "their record of violative tobacco sales to youth. In a statement Thursday, Gottlieb said said he will be "writing the corporate management of Walgreens and requesting a meeting with them to discuss whether there is a corporate-wide issue related to their stores non-compliance." The FDAs warning to Walgreens comes as the giant retailer pushes further into the business of healthcare, partnering with health insurers, doctors, urgent care centers and adding lab-testing inside its stores