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CVS Corporation, and Revco D.S., Inc.

CVS agreed to settle allegations that its acquisition of Revco would substantially reduce competition for the retail sale of pharmacy services to health insurance companies and other third-party payers in Virginia and in the Binghamton, New York metropolitan area. The consent order requires the divestiture of 114 Revco stores in Virginia and 6 pharmacy counters in Binghamton.

In March, 1998, CVS Corporation agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 1997 consent order and asset maintenance agreement it signed with the agency to settle charges stemming from CVS's 1997 acquisition of Revco D.S., Inc.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
971 0060
Docket Number
C-3762

J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and Thrift Drug, Inc., In the Matter of

Separate final consent orders settle charges that the acquisitions of Eckerd Corporation and 190 Rite Aid stores in North and South Carolina would give J.C. Penney a dominant position in four metropolitan areas and increase its ability to raise prices for the sale of pharmacy services to third party payers. The orders require the divestitures of 34 Thrifty drug stores and 127 Rite Aid drug stores.

Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
971 0017
971 0016
Docket Number
C-3721 and C-3722
Jul20

Open Commission Meeting - July 20, 2023

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Business Before the Commission: Statement Withdrawing Prior PBM Advocacy and Staff Presentation on Military Consumer Protection Efforts
Feb17

Open Commission Meeting - February 17, 2022

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Business Before the Commission: 6(b) Study on Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ (PBMs) Relationship with Affiliated and Independent Pharmacies and Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Earnings...
Competition Matters

Monitors: Expert eyes and ears in Commission orders

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The ability to appoint a monitor is an important tool in building a successful merger remedy. The boilerplate-style language FTC uses in merger orders when appointing a monitor belies the unique and...