CVS Caremark profit rises

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Net income attributable to CVS Caremark rose to $868 million, or 65 cents per share, from $809 million, or 59 cents per share, a year earlier.

Revenue rose 12.5 percent to $26.67 billion.

CVS now expects to post adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $2.77 to $2.81 per share this year, trimming 2 cents off of the low end of the range it gave in August.

(Reporting by Jessica Wohl in Chicago, editing by Maureen Bavdek)