BELLEVUE, Wash., July 24 /EMWNews/ -- drugstore.com, inc.

(Nasdaq: DSCM), a leading online provider of health, beauty, vision, and

pharmacy products, will now announce its financial results for the second

quarter 2008 during a conference call on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 5:00

p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT). As previously disclosed, drugstore.com is currently

in discussions with Rite Aid Corporation regarding the nature of any future

relationship between them. By rescheduling its conference call,

drugstore.com anticipates that it may be able to provide further details on

these discussions and the relationship at the time of the conference call.



    



    A press release of the second quarter 2008 earnings will be distributed

via PR Newswire and posted on the drugstore.com(TM) Web site at

http://www.investor.drugstore.com.



    The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and

will be accessible through replays for 60 days on the drugstore.com(TM) Web

site at http://www.investor.drugstore.com, by clicking on the "audio"

hyperlink.

    About drugstore.com, inc.



    drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq: DSCM) is a leading online provider of

health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products. Our portfolio of brands

includes: drugstore.com(TM), Beauty.com(TM) and VisionDirect.com(TM). All

are accessible from http://www.drugstore.com and provide a convenient,

private, and informative shopping experience while offering a wide

assortment of more than 30,000 products at competitive prices.



    The drugstore.com pharmacy is certified by the National Association of

Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) as a Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Site

(VIPPS) and operates in compliance with federal and state laws and

regulations in the United States.



    This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future

events and expectations of drugstore.com, inc. Words such as "anticipates,"

"may," "will," and similar expressions, are intended to identify

forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current

expectations, are not guarantees of future performance and involve

assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. Actual performance may differ

materially from those contained or implied in such forward-looking

statements. Risks and uncertainties that could lead to such differences

could include, among other things: risks related to business combinations

and strategic alliances, the timing and success of negotiation efforts and

discussions, effects of changes in the economy, changes in consumer

spending, fluctuations in the stock market, changes affecting the Internet,

online retailing and advertising, changes in senior management, risks

related to systems interruptions, possible governmental regulation and the

ability to manage a growing business. Additional information regarding

factors that potentially could affect the business, financial condition and

operating results of drugstore.com, inc. is included in the company's

periodic filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. drugstore.com,

inc. expressly disclaims any



    intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as

otherwise specifically stated by it.






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