CVS Caremark Extends Google Health Partnership Enabling CVS/pharmacy Customers to...

CVS Caremark Extends Google Health Partnership Enabling CVS/pharmacy Customers
to Add Prescription Information to Personal Health Records

Customers can now securely download their prescription history from cvs.com to
their Google Health Account

WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark today announced the
expansion of its partnership with Google Health by providing CVS/pharmacy
customers the ability to securely download their prescription and medication
histories to their Google Health Account. Consumers filling prescriptions at
CVS/pharmacy stores can now add their medication history to their online
medical record directly from CVS.com.

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CVS Caremark has been a Google Health partner since it was launched in May
2008. Consumers using CVS Caremark for pharmacy benefit management services
can already store, organize, and manage their prescription history information
online using Google Health. In addition, patients who receive treatment at
MinuteClinic, the retail-based health clinic subsidiary of CVS Caremark, can
also securely import their visit summaries into their Google Health Accounts.

"We now offer all of our consumers the ability to download their prescription
and medication history into their Google Health Personal Health Record,
whether they are CVS/pharmacy customers, CVS Caremark plan participants or
visitors to our MinuteClinic locations," said Helena Foulkes, Executive Vice
President at CVS Caremark. "By enabling patients to download their
prescription information directly into their personal health record, we are
helping to close the gap in today's fragmented health care system and provide
a full view of a patient's health."

"With CVS/pharmacy now integrated on Google Health in addition to our other
pharmacy and PBM partners, we estimate there are over 100 million Americans
that can get access to their prescription history online and securely download
it to Google Health," said Sameer Samat, Director of Product Management,
Google Health. "This is good news, because having a current list of all your
medications in one place helps your doctor, pharmacist, hospital and other
care providers do a better job of taking care of you."

To use the tool, customers of CVS/pharmacy must first be signed up for the
Prescription Management feature on CVS.com. This feature also allows
registered customers to manage their prescriptions online including ordering
refills, choosing pickup locations, requesting prescription renewals and
receiving alerts on generic alternatives. In order to maintain patient
privacy, the consumer making the request for information will need to be
authenticated on the cvs.com Web site before any data is shared with Google
Health.

"Our online tools, including Google Health, allow our customers to better
manage their health information," continued Foulkes. "By keeping their health
records up to date, consumers and their health care providers can coordinate
care to optimize outcomes."

You can visit www.google.com/health to sign up on Google Health today.

About CVS Caremark
CVS Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions in the nation. The
Company fills or manages more than 1 billion prescriptions annually. Through
its unmatched breadth of service offerings, CVS Caremark is transforming the
delivery of healthcare services in the U.S. The Company is uniquely positioned
to effectively manage costs and improve healthcare outcomes through its more
than 6,900 CVS/pharmacy stores; its Caremark Pharmacy Services division
(pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy); its
retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its online pharmacy,
CVS.com. General information about CVS Caremark is available through the
Investor Relations section of the Company's website, at
http://investor.cvs.com, as well as through the newsroom section of the
Company's website, at www.cvscaremark.com/newsroom.

Media Contacts:
Christine Cramer Steve Campanini
Corporate Communications Corporate Communications
(401) 770-3317 (401) 770-5005

SOURCE CVS Caremark

Christine Cramer, +1-401-770-3317, or Steve Campanini, +1-401-770-5005, both
of CVS Caremark Corporate Communications