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• Longtime west Tulsa pharmacist to retire - Tulsa World
  

  Longtime west Tulsa pharmacist to retireTulsa World29 will mark the last day of business for the old-fashioned community pharmacy, which dates back to 1930.

• Omnicare Announces Expiration of Its Tender Offer to Acquire PharMerica - MarketWatch (press release)
  

  Omnicare Announces Expiration of Its Tender Offer to Acquire PharMericaMarketWatch (press release)Covington, KY, USA, Feb 21, 2012 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- COVINGTON, Ky.

• Flaws in ESI/Medco efficiency claims exposed - The Pharma Letter
  

  Flaws in ESI/Medco efficiency claims exposedThe Pharma LetterDavid Balto, an antitrust attorney in Washington DC, USA, and former Policy Director of the Federal Trade Commission, released a white paper yesterday exposing the flaws in efficiency claims made by US pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Express Scripts .

• Red Fork pharmacy closing after 82 years - Tulsa World
  

  Red Fork pharmacy closing after 82 yearsTulsa WorldThe pharmacy's customer records and leftover drugs are being transferred to Pine Bluff, Ark.

• Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal - Reuters
  

  WGN RadioSkepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts dealReutersBy Diane Bartz | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as US antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the .