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CVS Health's HealthHUB locations provide the opportunity for pharmacies to serve as an extension to primary care, the company's chief policy and external affairs officer Tom Moriarty said at the recent Wall Street Project Economic Summit.

The funding will fuel the Northern Shenandoah Valley Substance Abuse Coalition's Law Enforcement Overdose Intervention program.

Brazilian pharmacy chain Raia Drogasil is acquiring Drogaria Onofre, which CVS Health purchased in 2013, according to a Reuters report.

Among the drug disposal locations that include hospitals and government building are CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens locations with safe disposal kiosks. 

CVS Health president and CEO Larry Merlo told analysts Wednesday that 2019 is shaping up to be a year of transition as it continues its integration of health insurer Aetna into its business.

CVS Health logged strong prescription growth from its retail pharmacy arm and its pharmacy services segment in its fourth quarter and full-year 2018, but faced headwinds from its long-term care operation amid industry-wide difficulty.

CVS Health is piloting HealthHUB in three CVS pharmacies in Houston, Texas.

Free heart health screenings will be available this month at MinuteClinic locations every Thursday in February.