(Reuters) - NEW YORK, April 3 - Walgreen Co. , one of the largest U.S. drugstore chains, on Tuesday posted an 8 percent rise in March sales at stores open at least a year as sales of prescription medications increased. Total March sales rose 12.8 percent to $4.61 billion. Same-store pharmacy sales increased 8.8 percent, while same-store sales of general, or "front-end," merchandise such as candy and cosmetics rose 6.5 percent.
Pharmacy sales accounted for 66.6 percent of total March sales.
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