Additional information about
Longs Drug Stores Corporation and its Internet prescription services is
available at http://www.

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* Requiring sales of single entity products from behind the pharmacy
counter and sold by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy personnel.

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* Limiting purchases to 9 grams within a 30-day period.

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2% a year ago.

* Maintaining a written or electronic log of pseudoephedrine purchases to
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* Preempting retailer requirements in state laws.

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About Longs Drug Stores Corporation
Longs Drug Stores Corporation is one of the most recognized retail drug
store chains on the West Coast and in Hawaii.longs. NACDS members
operate more than 35,000 pharmacies, employ 108,000 pharmacists, fill more
than 2.

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2 million in the comparable period a year ago.

* Requiring sales of combination products from behind the pharmacy counter
by January 1, 2007 and sold by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy
personnel.

NACDS will continue working with Congress and the Bush administration as
well as local, state and federal law enforcement officials -- including DEA,
the Office of National Drug Control Policy at the White House and state
Attorneys General -- to ensure successful and efficient regulations.

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. The
following principles will be used in advocating national standards for selling
products containing pseudoephedrine.

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Pharmacy same-store sales increased 2. ALEXANDRIA , Va. These
principles strike a balance between keeping valuable products available to our
customers and combating dangerous, illegal practices.

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Through its 472 stores located
in California, Hawaii , Washington, Nevada, Colorado and Oregon, Longs Drug
Stores serves the health and well-being needs of consumers through
customer-oriented pharmacy services and convenient product offerings that
include over-the-counter medications, photo and cosmetics.

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Pharmacy
sales were 48. Last year, Longs estimated that February
same-store sales were favorably impacted by 200 to 250 basis points as a
result of the grocery strike in Southern California that ended February 26,
2004., The following is a statement by
Craig L.

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9% of total drug store sales compared with 47.0% and front-end
same-store sales decreased 4.

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Headquartered in
Walnut Creek, California, Longs also provides pharmacy benefit management
(PBM) services through its RxAmerica subsidiary.

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3 million for the four-week period ended March 3, 2005 , a 1.6% from the comparable
period last year. Fuller, President and CEO of National Association of Chain Drug
Stores:

In an effort to combat illegal meth production, NACDS today announced its
support for measures reducing access to pseudoephedrine products.

Through the use of telecommunications technology, pharmacists are able to provide pharmaceutical care to patients at a distance.

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, Longs Drug Stores
Corporation (NYSE: LDG) today reported preliminary total sales of
$354.

* Limiting distribution center storage requirements.3 billion prescriptions yearly, and have annual sales of over $700
billion. Other members include almost 1100 suppliers of products and services
to the chain drug industry.

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* Keeping the sale of pseudoephedrine products available without a
prescription.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) represents the
nation 's leading retail chain pharmacies and suppliers, helping them better
meet the changing needs of their patients and customers.

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Longs Reports Preliminary February Sales

Preliminary February same -store sales decreased 1.

Telepharmacy expands access to health care to communities, primarily in rural , medically-underserved areas.

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from sales of $358.nacds.

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Statement by Craig L. Fuller President and CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)

NACDS international membership has grown to
include 95 members from 29 countries.