Embrace’s Active Scar Defense, which is an FDA cleared therapy system that is proven to prevent scar tissue formation, can now be found on Walgreens shelves and online.
Walgreens Boots Alliance executive vice chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina noted to analysts that the company would be focused on improving its speed to adapt and address industry headwinds.
Despite posting solid sales gains and strong retail pharmacy performance in the United States, Walgreens Boots Alliance came up against industry-wide headwinds in its fiscal second quarter.
As Walgreens tests locations without tobacco products, its parent company’s CEO Stefano Pessina said it would continue to sell cigarettes in most stores while highlighting smoking cessation options.
With Midwestern states recently affected by flooding, Hy-Vee, Walgreens, Walmart and Sam’s Club and CVS Health’s Aetna are offering various forms of support to those affected.
