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Walgreens in Roxbury will close on Wednesday
The Walgreens on Warren Street in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is set to close on Wednesday, leaving very few limited options for where residents will be able to get their medications.
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Boston Walgreens to close Wednesday
The Walgreens in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is set to close Wednesday, leaving limited options for where residents will be able to get their medications.
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Roxbury Walgreens to close Wednesday amid community backlash
A critical pharmacy in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is set to close Wednesday despite widespread pushback. Those opposed to the closure said it further exacerbates the notion of a pharmacy desert, impacting low-income communities of color in Boston. The Walgreens on Warren Street would be the fourth store to close in the area since late 2022, when locations in Mattapan, Hyde…
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There's a push to keep Roxbury Walgreens open
There’s a new push to save a Walgreens in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood that’s set to close when this month is through. Residents say it’s the only pharmacy in the area and if it closes, it’ll make it especially difficult to access the medications they need. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey is now joining their fight.
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Markey joins push to keep Roxbury Walgreens open: ‘They're absolutely heartless'
The backlash against the upcoming closure of a Walgreens in Boston‘s Roxbury neighborhood is now escalating. This would be the fourth Walgreens closure in a Boston neighborhood with a predominantly Black or Latino population. After activists held several protests last week, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and other elected officials and community leaders are calling on Walgreens to reverse course...
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2nd protest planned to fight against closure of Roxbury Walgreens
A second protest to fight against the closure of a Walgreens in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is scheduled for Friday. The Walgreens on Warren Street was initially slated to close on Monday, The Boston Globe reported. The store is now expected to shut its doors on Jan. 31. For many residents, the pharmacy is a lifesaver because it’s in walking...
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Expected closure of a Walgreens in Boston has residents upset
The decision to close a Walgreens in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood is sparking outrage by residents. Some are calling the decision a matter of life and death.
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Roxbury Walgreens closing, creating difficult situation for neighbors
The imminent closing of a pharmacy in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood could leave many in the area with limited options. The Walgreens on Warren Street is a lifesaver for countless residents who live nearby — an easy place to walk to to pick up much-needed prescription drugs. “Not happy they’re going to close it down,” said customer Brendaliz Rivera. “I...
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Closing of 4th Walgreens location in Boston neighborhood causes problems for residents
The expected closure of a pharmacy in Roxbury has residents upset.
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Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions
Walgreens has named a new CEO as pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns that working conditions are putting employees and patients at risk.
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Attorneys General in 20 GOP States Warn Walgreens, CVS Over Sales of Abortion Pills
Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states are warning CVS and Walgreens that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states.
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CVS and Walgreens Plan to Sell Abortion Pill Mifepristone at Pharmacies After FDA Rule Change
Mifepristone has become a central flashpoint in the political battle over abortion at the state level in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Pharmacies Limit Sales of Kids' Medicines Amid Flu, RSV, COVID Wave: What Parents Can Do
Doctors and other experts say parents have alternatives if they encounter empty store shelves.
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Mass. Due $230 Mil in CVS, Walgreens Opioid Settlement
Massachusetts stands to receive $230 million under agreements reached with CVS and Walgreens resolving allegations that the companies contributed to the opioid crisis by failing to properly oversee the dispensing of opioids at their stores.
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3 Walgreens in Boston Set to Close, Creating ‘Pharmacy Deserts' for Some
The decision to close the three Walgreens locations in Boston neighborhoods, leaving two of those communities without a convenient pharmacy, isn’t sitting well with residents. Hennie Beaman lives in Mattapan and is upset the Walgreens at 90 River St. is closing. “This store was just open three or four years ago and now they are closing again? It’s absolutely ridiculous.”...
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3 Walgreens Pharmacies in Boston Set to Close
The decision to close the three locations, leaving two of those three neighborhoods without a convenient pharmacies, isn’t sitting well with residents.
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2 Walgreens Pharmacies in Cambridge Were Closed Unexpectedly
There was confusion in Cambridge Monday when two Walgreens pharmacies temporarily closed unexpectedly. The company said a pharmacist shortage is to blame.
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2 Walgreens Pharmacies in Cambridge Close Abruptly, State Rep. Says
A Massachusetts state representative says he’s investigating why two Walgreens pharmacies in Cambridge closed abruptly. The two pharmacies — one in Central Square, the other nearby in Riverside — left some customers “in the lurch” without access to prescriptions they had already gotten filled, Rep. Mike Connolly said on Twitter Monday. On Monday, Walgreens’ website listed both locations as temporarily…