Walgreens Expands Discount Prescription Drug Program

Walgreens Expands Discount Prescription Drug Program in General Healthcare

Lately, major retail stores have been quite involved in health care.

It was big news when retailers such as Wal-Mart and Walgreens opened in-store health clinics and began offering programs offering low-cost generic prescription drugs.

It was almost bigger news that the in-store clinics and drug programs were doing well.

Now retail stores are in competition for customers, trying to one-up each other for better drug coverage, better prices, and longer medication supplies.

In the latest development of what we’ll call the “Retail Store Health Care Race,” Walgreens is now offering 90-day supplies of over 400 generic prescription drugs for $12.

To get the discount, customers have to enroll in the store’s Prescription Drug Savings Club for $20 a year for one person and $35 a year for families.

The Drug Savings Club is available for anyone who does not already have prescription drug coverage through Medicaid or Medicare.

The drugs covered by the expanded program treat asthma, diabetes, high-blood pressure, and high cholesterol, reported the Chicago Tribune.

We’ll see which retailer makes the next move in the Retail Store Health Care Race.

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