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CVS/pharmacy Re-Opens 64 Stores in Louisiana

    Abbeville
    Alexandria
    Baton Rouge
    Bogalusa
    Bossier City
    Broussard
    Covington
    Cutoff
    Destrehan
    Franklinton
    Gonzales
    Hammond
    Harvey
    Haughton
    Houma
    Kenner
    Lake Charles
    Lafayette
    Mandeville
    Marksville
    Metairie
    Minden
    Monroe
    New Iberia
    New Orleans
    Opelousas
    Pineville
    Ponchatoula
    Raceland
    Rayne
    River Ridge
    Slidell
    Sulphur
    Shreveport
    Thibodaux
    West Monroe
    Walker

All of CVS/pharmacy's locations inMississippi,Alabama,Texas and the Florida panhandle are open.

CVS/pharmacy also announced that it is donating more than 5,000 PLAYSKOOL Baby Care brand diapers and over 14,000 baby wipes to Save the Children for their Hurricane Gustav relief efforts inLouisiana.

In addition, CVS/pharmacy will donate ice and water to local residents at select stores inBaton Rouge on Thursday and inBaton Rouge, Houma and Kenner on Friday. Two bags of ice and two gallons of water per person at each location will be available while supplies last.

    -- On Thursday, September 4, donations will take place in the CVS/pharmacy
       parking lot located at 5360 Highland Rd. in Baton Rouge beginning at
       3:00 PM CST.
    -- On Friday, September 5, donations will take place in the CVS/pharmacy
       parking lots at:
       -- 3384 Government St. in Baton Rouge at 10:00 AM CST
       -- 7015 West Park Ave. in Houma at 3:00 PM CST
       -- 820 West Esplanade Ave. in Kenner at 3:00 PM CST

"CVS/pharmacy is pleased to do its part to assist with the hurricane relief effort," said Denny Tewell, CVS/pharmacy's Area Vice President for Louisiana. "Thousands ofLouisiana residents have had no access to basic goods such as water, ice and diapers. We hope these donations will help our communities recover from Hurricane Gustav."

To find a convenient CVS/pharmacy location, customers can call 1-800-SHOP-CVS or use the Store Finder service on the Company's website at http://www.CVS.com.

CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), is America's largest retail pharmacy with more than 6,300 retail locations. CVS/pharmacy is committed to improving the lives of those we serve by making innovative and high-quality health and pharmacy services safe, affordable and easy to access, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, cvscaremark.com/investors, as well as at the Press Room section of the Company's website, cvscaremark.com/pressroom.

     CONTACT:
     Mike DeAngelis
     CVS/pharmacy
     401-770-2645

SOURCE CVS/pharmacy