What You Need to Know
CVS Health unveiled the first of nearly 20 pharmacy only locations it plans to open this year to increase access to pharmacy care. The new apothecary-style CVS Pharmacy opened at 2628 West Pershing Road in Chicago’s West End to help bridge gaps in care and make it easier for community members to access medications, immunizations and other health services provided by pharmacists. Executive Vice President and President of Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness Len Shankman said pharmacists are among the most accessible and trusted health care providers and the new pharmacy only locations allow pharmacy teams to build relationships with patients and provide on the ground pharmacy care.
Each location will feature a full-service pharmacy with a customized selection of over-the-counter products available for purchase. With footprints averaging around 3,000 square feet, the pharmacy only sites will help ensure patients have access to prescription medications and trusted advice from their neighborhood CVS pharmacist. The pharmacy only locations join several other formats already in place across the country including traditional full-service front store and pharmacy locations, store-in-store pharmacies, CVS Pharmacy stores with a MinuteClinic and side-by-side CVS Pharmacy and Oak Street Health care centers. CVS opened its first pharmacy only location in Birmingham, Alabama late last year. Additional pharmacy only locations are planned for Houston, Roxbury Massachusetts, Detroit and Brooklyn in 2026.
