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Senate Democrats urge Walmart, Kroger, others to sell mifepristone
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Senate Democrats urge Walmart, Kroger, others to sell mifepristone

U.S. Senators Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee led 16 of their colleagues late Monday in sending letters to seven of the nation’s largest retail pharmacies urging them to provide the strongest possible legal access to mifepristone for patients-and communicate clearly about their plans and policies. In the letters, the Senators request more information about the companies’ plans to provide customers access to mifepristone and underscore the importance of ensuring patients are able to get the safe and effective FDA-approved drug. The letters – sent to Walgreens (WBA), Albertsons (ACI), Costco (COST), Kroger (KR), Walmart (WMT), CVS Health (CVS), and Rite Aid (RAD) – come after the Food and Drug Administration announced in early January it was removing burdensome requirements and allowing retail pharmacies to dispense mifepristone directly to customers for the first time ever. Following that announcement, Walgreens, CVS Health, and Rite Aid said they are pursuing certification to dispense mifepristone where legally able. Albertsons, Costco, Kroger, and Walmart have not announced plans to do so. But after over 20 Republican Attorneys General sent threatening letters to the companies, Walgreens caused widespread confusion about its plans by appearing to cave to the threats, telling the Republican Attorneys General the company would not dispense mifepristone in their states and so far failing to provide greater clarity about its plans to provide customers access to the safe and effective FDA-approved medication. Reference Link

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