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CVS pharmacies popped by 'Change To Win' for selling expired drugs, products

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In a survey of more than 1,500 stores in 11 states, the consumer advocacy group Change to Win found that 42 percent of stores in ten states were selling expired products. In some cases, the products had expired more than two years before.

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'Watson notes that hiring a single minimum-wage employee for every New York store accused of selling expired products would have cost CVS $3.2 million, a whopping $2.3 million more than simply selling the expired products and then accepting a fine.'

"More likely, CVS weighed the costs of enforcement against the punishment for carrying expired products, and decided -- correctly -- that paying employees to yank old baby formula and Tylenol is not cost-effective."

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