Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS turn up the heat on generic drugmaker deals

August 20th, 20170 The largest U.S. retail pharmacies, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., are wielding more leverage when buying generic drugs, accelerating a decline in prices likely to affect drug companies for some time, industry experts said on Thursday, Aug. 3. That pressure is exacerbated by efforts from U.S. health...