Walgreens is an American company that operates the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States, behind CVS Health. It specializes in filling prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information, and photo services. It was founded in Chicago in 1901, and is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois. On December 31, 2014, Walgreens and Switzerland-based Alliance Boots merged to form a new holding company, Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens became a subsidiary of the new company, which retained its Deerfield headquarters and trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol WBA. In 2021 the company was found by a federal jury to have substantially contributed to the opioid crisis.
Early "Walgreen Drugs" sign still in use in San Antonio, Texas
A Walgreens pharmacy in Murphy, North Carolina in 2023
A Walgreens "corner drugstore", located in a Marriott street-level retail space, on the corner of a heavily trafficked intersection in Washington, D.C.
A Walgreens in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, which opened in 2006
A pharmacy is a retail shop which provides pharmaceutical drugs, among other products. At the pharmacy, a pharmacist oversees the fulfillment of medical prescriptions and is available to counsel patients about prescription and over-the-counter drugs or about health problems and wellness issues. A typical pharmacy would be in the commercial area of a community.
A green cross is the symbol of pharmacies in many countries.
The interior of a modern pharmacy shop in the United States
Canisters of pills from a mail order pharmacy
Interior of the Town Hall Pharmacy in Tallinn, operating continuously from at least 1422
