Press Release

WOONSOCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2006--CVS Corporation (NYSE:CVS) will be holding a conference call on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) with analysts and investors to recap September sales results and discuss current industry issues.

An audio webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously through the Investor Relations portion of the CVS website for all interested parties. To access the webcast, visit http://investor.CVS.com. This webcast will be archived and available on the web site for a one-month period following the conference call.

CVS is America's largest retail pharmacy, operating approximately 6,200 retail and specialty pharmacy stores in 43 states and the District of Columbia. With more than 40 years of dynamic growth in the retail pharmacy industry, CVS is committed to being the easiest pharmacy retailer for customers to use. CVS innovatively serves the healthcare needs of all customers through its CVS/pharmacy stores; its online pharmacy, CVS.com; its retail-based health clinic subsidiary, MinuteClinic; and its pharmacy benefit management, mail order and specialty pharmacy subsidiary, PharmaCare. General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations portion of the Company's website, at http://investor.cvs.com , as well as through the pressroom portion of the Company's website, at http://www.cvs.com/pressroom.

CONTACT: For CVS Corporation Investor: Investor Relations Nancy Christal, 914-722-4704 Vice President or Media: Corporate Communications Carolyn Castel, 401-770-5717 Director SOURCE: CVS Corporation