Shop for prescription drugs, health & beauty, green & natural, pet products, food & gourmet, toys & games and more at drugstore.com!
Drugstore.com is an internet retailer in health and beauty care products. Its web operations were launched on February 24, 1999.
In June 1999, Rite Aid entered into a ten-year strategic relationship with Drugstore.com which allowed Drugstore.com customers to pick up prescriptions at Rite Aid stores, and enabled Drugstore.com to sell Rite Aid products, as well as vitamins from retailer General Nutrition Center (GNC). On September 3, 2008, Drugstore.com amended and restated both the main agreement and the pharmacy supply and services agreement dated June 17, 1999 between Rite Aid and Drugstore.com. Through those agreements with Rite Aid, Drugstore.com had access to Rite Aid customers through the RiteAid.com website and the Rite Aid online store, which was powered by the Drugstore.com website. Drugstore.com ended a sourcing deal with Amazon.com in 2005. In addition to the Drugstore.com website, the company also maintains storefronts at Beauty.com and VisionDirect.com. On March 24, 2011, Drugstore.com was acquired by Walgreens for $409 million
Drugstore.com’s selection of non-prescription products is vast. Fortunately, the organization of the options makes it easy to find what you’re looking for. The medicine cabinet is a good bet for shopping around since it’s arranged by types of medications such digestive health, coughs & colds, allergy & sinus and many other such categories. Throughout the site, items that can be purchased using FSA (Flexible Spending Account) debit cards are specifically identified.
The differences between drugstore.com and other highly rated pharmacy websites are subtle but significant. Perhaps the fact that the company was conceived and built specifically for internet use gives it the edge over the competition in the online world. For top notch pharmacies that offer both online and brick-and-mortar store locations, take a look at our reviews of CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens.