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Oct 23, 2026

CVS Health pilots pharmacist-led chronic disease management program across retail stores

CVS Health is testing an expanded role for pharmacists in its 9,000 retail stores to help manage chronic diseases and improve healthcare affordability and access, according to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips. The pilot program would have pharmacists help consumers monitor key health metrics.

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▪The PSS-Omron retail pharmacy initiative in Singapore identified two-thirds of screened residents with high blood pressure risk and referred five potential irregular heart rhythm cases for medical assessment.
▪Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, chief medical officer of CVS Health, stated at the Reuters Total Health conference on October 23, 2026, that expanding pharmacist involvement could improve healthcare access and affordability.
▪The Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore and Omron established a hypertension program across 30 retail pharmacies that screened over 330 residents starting in June 2026.

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Chronic condition monitoring1 Chronic disease1 Chronic disease management1 Healthcare access1 Healthcare Access and Insurance1 Healthcare affordability1 Healthcare industry1

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