cvs health stops selling tobacco to Stop Cigarettes CVS will spend $50 million

Only 4 percent of cigarette sales are in drugstores

We have been working on that very diligently

As one of the largest retailers and pharmacies in America, CVS Caremark sets a powerful example, and todays decision will help advance my administrations efforts to reduce tobacco-related deaths, cancer, and heart disease, as well as bring down health care costs ultimately saving lives and protecting untold numbers of families from pain and heartbreak for years to come, Obama said in a statement Wednesday

The company announced Wednesday it will phase out sales of cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco at its 7,600 US stores by Oct

However, those customers will see a big change when they check out

saying a retail pharmacy ban on sales would have little impact on reducing tobacco use