Press Release

CVS/pharmacy Re-Opens 64 Stores in Louisiana

All stores in other Gulf Coast states are open CVS/pharmacy will also donate water, ice, diapers and baby wipes to local communities impacted by Hurricane Gustav

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- CVS/pharmacy today announced that 64 store locations in Louisiana have re-opened since Hurricane Gustav in
the following cities and towns:

Abbeville
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Bogalusa
Bossier City
Broussard
Covington
Cutoff
Destrehan
Franklinton
Gonzales
Hammond
Harvey
Haughton
Houma
Kenner
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Mandeville
Marksville
Metairie
Minden
Monroe
New Iberia
New Orleans
Opelousas
Pineville
Ponchatoula
Raceland
Rayne
River Ridge
Slidell
Sulphur
Shreveport
Thibodaux
West Monroe
Walker

All of CVS/pharmacy's locations in Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and the Florida panhandle are open.

CVS/pharmacy also announced that it is donating more than 5,000 PLAYSKOOL Baby Care brand diapers and over 14,000 baby wipes to Save the Children for their Hurricane Gustav relief efforts in Louisiana.

In addition, CVS/pharmacy will donate ice and water to local residents at select stores in Baton Rouge on Thursday and in Baton Rouge, Houma and Kenner on Friday. Two bags of ice and two gallons of water per person at each location will be available while supplies last.

On Thursday, September 4, donations will take place in the CVS/pharmacy
parking lot located at 5360 Highland Rd. in Baton Rouge beginning at
3:00 PM CST.

On Friday, September 5, donations will take place in the CVS/pharmacy
parking lots at:

-- 3384 Government St. in Baton Rouge at 10:00 AM CST
-- 7015 West Park Ave. in Houma at 3:00 PM CST
-- 820 West Esplanade Ave. in Kenner at 3:00 PM CST

"CVS/pharmacy is pleased to do its part to assist with the hurricane
relief effort," said Denny Tewell, CVS/pharmacy's Area Vice President for
Louisiana. "Thousands of Louisiana residents have had no access to basic goods
such as water, ice and diapers. We hope these donations will help our
communities recover from Hurricane Gustav."

To find a convenient CVS/pharmacy location, customers can call
1-800-SHOP-CVS or use the Store Finder service on the Company's website at
http://www.CVS.com.