Drugstore.com to Acquire Custom Nutrition Services

Drugstore.com Inc., an online pharmacy, will acquire privately-held Custom Nutrition Services (CNS) of Carlsbad, CA for $5.3 million in cash and stocks.

Other terms of the agreement call for Bellevue, WA-based Drugstore.com to assume an unspecified amount of debt and for additional money to be earned over the next three years via a revenue sharing arrangement.

CNS provides online assessments of an individual’s specific nutritional supplement needs, and then delivers the personalized vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements in daily packages.