United Drug linked to all-Ireland Boots deal

UNITED Drug could be on the verge of clinching an all-Ireland drug and pharmaceutical product distribution deal with the Boots chemist chain.

Such a development has been mooted as a possibility since the proposed merger of Boots and Alliance Unichem was first announced, late last year.

Speculation mounted this week after analysts raised the issue again, after Alliance Unichem saw its share price rise after a positive AGM.