Earnings Announcement Update: drugstore.com, inc. to Discuss Fourth Qu

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2005--drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM), a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision and pharmacy products, will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year-end of 2004 during a conference call on Wednesday, February 2nd, at 8:00 a.m. EST (5:00 a.m. PST).
    Given the busy earnings season, the company has decided to move the call to occur earlier in the day, to accommodate investors' busy schedules. Note that a press release with the full text of the fourth quarter and fiscal year-end 2004 earnings will be distributed via Business Wire and posted on the drugstore.com(TM) Web site at www.drugstore.com under Corporate Information.
    The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and will be accessible through replays for 60 days on the drugstore.com(TM) Web site.

    About drugstore.com, inc.

    drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM) is a leading online provider of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products. The drugstore.com(TM) online store provides a convenient, private, and informative shopping experience that encourages consumers to purchase products essential to healthy, everyday living. The online store offers thousands of brand-name personal health care products at competitive prices; a full-service, licensed retail pharmacy; and a wealth of health-related information, buying guides, and other tools designed to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions. Consumers can personalize their shopping experiences with shopping lists, e-mail reminders for replenishing regularly used products and private e-mail access to pharmacists and beauty experts for questions.
    drugstore.com, inc. has been awarded the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) certification by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) as a fully licensed facility exercising competent, safe pharmacy practices in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.

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CONTACT: drugstore.com, inc. Judith McGarry, 415-971-2900 jmcgarry@drugstore.com or The Blueshirt Group Chris Danne, 415-217-5865 (Investor Relations) chris@blueshirtgroup.com Brinlea Johnson, 212-867-2593 (Investor Relations) brinlea@blueshirtgroup.com

KEYWORD: WASHINGTON INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PHARMACEUTICAL RETAIL INTERNET E-COMMERCE EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: drugstore.com, inc.

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