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By October 1st, people interested in purchasing the Home Access Express(R) (results in three days) HIV home test will find the product in the "home diagnostics" section of all 1,447 CVS stores.
"This greatly strengthens our presence in the central and southeastern United States," said Jim Kammann, the company's director of sales. "Our products are now available in over 21,000 drug stores nationwide."
CVS Corporation is the nation's largest chain drug store company based on store count and second based on sales volume. Following the divestiture of 120 Revco stores as of June 28, 1997 in Virginia and upstate New York, as part of an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, the Company will operate approximately 3,900 stores in 24 states and the District of Columbia, in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Midwest.
Home Access(R) HIV tests are also available by mail by calling 1 800 HIV-TEST and are carried in more than 21,000 drugstores and drug wholesale distributors throughout the US including: AmeriSource, Bindley Western, Bergen Brunswig, Brooks, Cardinal Health, CVS Corporation, Duane Reade, Eckerd Drug, Farmacias El Amal, Genovese, Giant Eagle, Kroger, McKesson Drug Company, Osco, Phar-Mor, Revco, Rite Aid, Sav-On, Thrifty PayLess, Walgreens, Wal-Mart. More information about Home Access Health can be found at the website www.homeaccess.com.
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CONTACT: Home Access Health Kevin Johnson, 847/781-2504 kj@homeaccess.com
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