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A $10 billion mega-merger between two of the nation's largest drug stores is no more.

Walgreens and Rite Aid announced Thursday that they are no longer combining forces. Not entirely, at least.

Instead, Walgreens agreed to buy 2,186 Rite Aid stores for $5.2 billion. That will essentially cut Rite Aid in half, leaving it with 2,350 stores after the deal is done.

The merger agreement faced intense scrutiny from the start. It would have left the United States with just two major pharmacy chains: Walgreens and CVS . The Federal Trade Commission was scheduled to rule on the merger Thursday, and was widely expected to nix it.

The old deal was two years in the making. Initially a $17 billion deal announced in October 2015, the agreement was reworked in December 2016 and scaled back in January 2017.

As part of the revised deal, Southeastern drug chain Fred's would have purchased about 1,000 Rite Aid stores. That's no longer happening, and Fred's stock fell by 20% in premarket trading.

Michael Polzin, a spokesman for Walgreens, declined to comment on whether the looming FTC decision finally scuttled the deal. But he acknowledged that the FTC had raised concerns, and the company is confident that buying a couple thousand Rite Aid stores will pass muster with regulators.

The Rite Aid pharmacies that Walgreens plans to buy will eventually be rebranded as Walgreens stores. That won't happen for a while, though: The deal first needs to gain regulatory approval, and then Walgreens plans to buy up the Rite Aid stores over the course of six months.

Because there are so many stores in the deal, it could take two to three years for the thousands of Rite Aid stores to become Walgreens stores. So save your Wellness+ card.

Related: Store closings have tripled so far this year

Walgreens will pay Rite Aid $325 million for canceling the merger. But it expects the store purchases to save it more than $400 million over time.

The deal comes at a crucial time for Rite Aid and the retail business as a whole. Both companies also reported their quarterly financials, and they told two very different stories: Walgreen's earnings rose 5%, sales were up 2% and the company even raised its outlook for this quarter. Rite Aid meanwhile reported a loss and sales that fell by 5% last last quarter.

Shares of Rite Aid tanked 20% in premarket trading, after falling 20% on Wednesday and 7% on Tuesday. Walgreens rose 4%.

CNNMoney (New York) First published June 29, 2017: 8:33 AM ET

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A drug deal gone bad: Walgreens merger with Rite Aid falls apart

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Walgreens and Rite Aid announced Thursday that they are no longer combining forces. Not entirely, at least. Instead, Walgreens agreed to buy 2,186 Rite Aid stores for $5.2 billion. That will essentially cut Rite Aid in half, leaving it with 2,350 stores after the deal is done.

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An article of a CVS investment

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CVS is buying health insurance giant Aetna, the companies announced Sunday.

If approved, the $69 billion acquisition -- $77 billion including debt -- would drastically remapthe health care industry. CVS Health isa massive drugstore chain and prescription drug insurer, while Aetna is one of the nation's largest healthinsurers.

It would also go down as the largest health insurance deal in history, far exceeding Express Scripts ' $29 billion acquisition of Medco in 2012, the last record-holder.

The acquisition is not a done deal. It will have to be approved by antitrust regulators, who have been skeptical of similar health care mergers.

Buying Aetna puts CVS in a better position to compete with other integrated health care providers, such as UnitedHealthcare and pharmacy benefits manager Optum. PBMs like Optum and CVS's Caremark help manage prescription drug plans for commercial health insurers.

Together, UnitedHealthCare and Optum have already taken business away from CVS, said Ana Gupte, a health care analyst for investment firm Leerink.

Gupte added that Amazon's rumored desire to enter into the pharmacy business could be another motivating factor.

Related: Amazon may be factor behind rumored CVS, Aetna merger

Aetna, meanwhile, hasn't been growing as quickly as its peers, Gupte pointed out. A shakeup could be good for business.

And by teaming up, CVS and Aetna are following broader industry trends, said George Hill, a health care technology & distribution analyst with RBC Capital Markets.

Pharmacies like CVS and health care providers like Aetna are looking for ways to make it cheaper and easier for their clients to access medication and care, he said, because that's what their clients want. Joining forces is an efficient way to do that.

But it's not entirely clear if or how quickly savings would get passed down to consumers. Gupte pointed out that Aetna already has a deal with CVS Caremark, so prescription drug prices may not go down. Customers could see benefits down the road, however, if CVS turns some storefronts into clinics or primary care centers.

Related: Trump Justice Department puts Corporate America on notice

But advocacy groups have criticized the deal. The Coalition to Protect Patient Choice said that "mergers like these have a dismal history," adding, "consumers suffer by paying more and getting less choice for the vital drugs they need."

The prospects for the deal are uncertain, since mergers involving health insurance companies have recentlyrun into regulatory roadblocks. In 2015, Aetna and Humana announced a $34 billion merger, while Anthem agreed to acquire Cigna for $54 billion. Both deals were called off in February after they were blocked by federal judges citing antitrust concerns.

-- CNNMoney's Nathaniel Meyersohn and Seth Fiegerman contributed to this report.

CNNMoney (New York) First published December 3, 2017: 6:36 PM ET

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CVS is buying Aetna in massive deal that could transform health care

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If approved, the $69 billion acquisition -- $77 billion including debt -- would drastically remapthe health care industry. CVS Health isa massive drugstore chain and prescription drug insurer, while Aetna is one of the nation's largest healthinsurers.

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