The Telegraph reports that Alliance Boots could make a bid for Healthcare at Home which delivers medicine to people's homes.
According to the paper, an offer would be between £150m - £200m and would be made by the 15th of November. The current owners of Healthcare at Home, Hutton Collins originally bought the firm for £260m back in 2007.
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