Flu & Cold Products are Red Hot at drugstore.com, inc.; drugstore.com, inc. Launches Online ``Flu Care Center'' in Response to 387% Sales Increase in Flu & Cold Remedies.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2003 drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM DSCM Dry Standard Cubic Meter DSCM Demand and Supply Chain Management DSCM Digital Security Countermeasures DSCM Data Standards Configuration Management Board DSCM Master Chief Data Systems Technician (US Navy Rating) ), the leading online retailer of health, beauty, wellness, personal care, and pharmacy products, is providing consumers with a fast, convenient destination for flu and cold medications during this record-setting flu season
A holistic and natural approach to healthcare. Mentioned in: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome homeopathic, adj flu and cold products. For the week ending December 12th, drugstore.com, inc. reported a 387 percent increase in sales of over-the-counter flu products, compared to the same time period last year. "We began to see an increase just after Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. , but as the flu season came into full swing in November, sales just went off the charts," said Rasa Terhanian, category manager, Medicine Cabinet of drugstore.com, inc. Flu-related products in the new drugstore.com(TM) Flu Care Center fall into the following categories: adult cold medicine, cough syrup cough syrup n. A sweetened medicated liquid taken orally to ease coughing. , children's medicine, and natural remedies (homeopathic). "Natural homeopathic products are doing extremely well this season," said Chris Pierce, senior manager, pharmacy services of drugstore.com, inc. "Many people are willing to try new products, such as Oscillococcinum, which is an FDA-regulated, over-the-counter homeopathic flu medicine manufactured by the Boiron Group. Consumers want to be as prepared as they can be." Top selling flu products available through the drugstore.com(TM) online store include: -- Oscillococcinum Natural Flu Relief, Twin Pack -- Vicks Nyquil Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Relief, LiquiCaps -- Vicks Dayquil Non-Drowsy, Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Relief, LiquiCaps -- Vicks Nyquil Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Relief, Cherry Flavor Liquid -- Vicks Dayquil Non-Drowsy Multi-Symptom Cold & Flu Relief, Liquid -- TheraFlu Maximum Nighttime, Flu, Cold, & Cough Medicine A cough medicine is a medicinal drug used to treat coughing and related conditions. Dry coughs are treated with cough suppressants (antitussives) that suppress the body's urge to cough, while productive coughs (coughs that produce phlegm) are treated with -- Coricidin HBP HBP abbr. high blood pressure Cold & Flu for People with High Blood Pressure, Tablets -- Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus, Tablets About drugstore.com, inc. drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM) is "Your Health & Beauty Superstore" and the leading online health, beauty, wellness, personal care, and pharmacy solution in the world. The drugstore.com(TM) online store provides a convenient, private, and informative shopping experience that encourages consumers to purchase products essential to healthy, everyday living. The online store offers thousands of brand-name personal health care products at competitive prices; a full-service, licensed retail pharmacy; and a wealth of health-related information, buying guides, and other tools designed to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions. Consumers can personalize their shopping experiences with shopping lists, e-mail reminders for replenishing regularly used products, and private e-mail access to pharmacists and beauty experts for questions. drugstore.com, inc. has been awarded the Verified Internet Pharmacy internet pharmacy Online A website that offers prescription drugs from the comfort of home Cons The IP or prescribing physician may not be qualified or licensed to prescribe drugs in all states. See Operation Cure-All, VIPPS. Practice Sites (VIPPS VIPPS Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites ) certification by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP NABP National Association of Boards of Pharmacy NABP Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted ) as a fully licensed facility exercising competent, safe pharmacy practices in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. |
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