Walgreens Boots Alliance Aktie News

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens is calling on the public to help in the fight against prescription drug abuse by participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26th, 2025. Drug take-back days are reserved annually for the safe disposal of unwanted, unused, or expired medications. Walgreens has more than 1,500 kiosks across 46 states and Washington, D.C....

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens, the nation's largest independent community pharmacy provider, has teamed up with Guild, the leading talent development company, to launch PharmStart, a first-of-its-kind, fully funded online education program designed to help eligible team members meet the prerequisite requirements for pharmacy school. The program aims to eliminate barriers to pursui...

Drugstore chain settles with DoJ over claims it dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions for more than a decade

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million to resolve claims that the company illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids.

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens is calling on the public to help in the fight against prescription drug abuse by participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26th, 2025. Drug take-back days are reserved annually for the safe disposal of unwanted, unused, or expired medications. Walgreens has more than 1,500 kiosks across 46 states and Washington, D.C....

Walgreens Boots Alliance and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. allegations that the pharmacy chain illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.

Walgreens Boots Alliance faces significant challenges, including rising inflation, heavy competition, and decreasing profitability, making it a Hold if the acquisition by Sycamore goes through. The company's financial health is concerning, with declining net income, negative free cash flow, and high debt levels, increasing the vulnerability to financial downturns. WBA's lack of its own Pharmacy...

Sometimes, the stock market gives investors the opportunity to play in the corporate leagues, where deals are made not on the stock chart or tape but at the negotiating table when markets are closed and everyone goes home. Today, a potential buyout deal is being discussed by a private equity firm looking to eat up and potentially turn around one of America's darlings in the retail sector, thoug...