drugstore.com, inc. to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Results During Conference Call On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 At 4:30 p.m. ET

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM), a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products, will announce its financial results for the third quarter 2009 during a conference call on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). A press release of the third quarter 2009 earnings will be distributed via GlobeNewswire and posted on the drugstore.com(TM) Web site at 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 www.investor.drugstore.com, by clicking on the "audio" hyperlink.

About drugstore.com, inc.

drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM) is a leading online retailer 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 45,000 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) in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations in the United States.

The drugstore.com, inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6419

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