Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) posted earnings of $683 million, or seventy eight cents per diluted share.
Compared with the prior year's quarter, the mild cough/cold and flu season impacted net earnings per diluted share by three cents, while the effect of no longer being part of the Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX) pharmacy provider network as of Jan. 1, 2012, impacted results by seven cents per diluted share.
Shares of Walgreen are trading higher in early morning trading.
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