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2007 Walgreens Annual Report Page 7
Prescription Growth by Channel
2002 –2006
In percent
0
-2
4
2
6
8
10
12
Independent drugstores
Chain drugstores (w/o Walgreens)
Mass merchants
Supermarkets
Mail order
Walgreens (retail & mail)
Compound Annual Growth Rate
Category
Prescriptions Filled at Walgreens
In millions
03 04 05 06 07
300
200
100
400
500
600
0
One patient at a time
Pharmacists Migdalia Rodriguez (above) and Vivian Morales
(top of page 6) in Caguas, Puerto Rico, find their counseling
roles have grown as specialty drugs become more prevalent.
“We’re working harder to educate patients about their
therapies,” says Rodriguez. To free time for more counseling,
Walgreens has expanded its workload balancing technology
to 36 states and Puerto Rico. This digital system spreads
prescription background work, such as insurance verifications,
among stores and determines which store needs assistance
and which can provide it.
Sources: National Association of
Chain Drug Stores, IMS Health
and Walgreens