Walgreens

The technology sent alerts to the pharmacy’s employees either by email or phone when it identified people entering the store on its watchlist

The company runs more than 2,100 stores in the United States, mostly on the East and West Coasts and has posted annual losses for several years

According to the Illinois company, the board of directors and Brewer “mutually agreed” to her resignation effective Thursday

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spat with Walgreens began after the company indicated it would not distribute abortion pills by mail in some conservative states. That pill, mifepristone, when combined with another pill, will end a pregnancy

The pharmacy giant also booked a $306-million pre-tax charge for opioid claims and some costs tied to cost cutting and an acquisition

The pharmacy giant indicated it would not sell an abortion pill by mail in some conservative-led states

The pharmacy chain says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did that

The move comes just three months after a nearly $9-billion investment by rival Walgreens in VillageMD’s acquisition of the urgent and primary care chain Summit Health-CityMD

This is the first time pharmacy chains have been ordered to pay money in a lawsuit relating to the epidemic, which has caused more than 500,000 overdose deaths over two decades