1. Channel: Drug

Walgreens looks at selling Shields Health specialty pharmacy business

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DEERFIELD, Ill. — According to published reports, Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring options, including the sale of Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy business it purchased three years ago.

The business might be valued at $4 billion in a potential sale, according to a Bloomberg report on

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