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Free Prescriptions for Oral Antibiotics at Wegmans During Cough-and-Cold Season
For Release: 01/06/2009
Contact Information:
Jo Natale, Wegmans’ director of media relations, 585-429-3627
ROCHESTER, NY – If an antibiotic is just what the doctor orders during the ‘cough-and-cold’ season, your prescription won’t cost you a penny at Wegmans. The 72-store grocery chain announced that effective Wednesday, January 7, 2009, with a Shoppers Club card, there will be no charge for generic oral antibiotic prescriptions during the months when usage peaks: between now and March 31.
“A few months ago we began to lower prices on hundreds of food products in anticipation of lower costs in 2009,” says President Colleen Wegman. “There’s been such a tremendous response, it triggered discussion about other ways we could help customers and employees save.”
The program covers up to a 14-day supply of the generic oral antibiotics listed below. There are no limits on the number of prescriptions that can be filled, and it includes both new prescriptions and refills:
Amoxicillin
Cephalexin
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
Ciprofloxacin (excluding Ciprofloxacin XR)
Penicillin VK
Ampicillin
Tetracycline
Erythromycin Stearate and Ethylsuccinate
Doxycycline Hyclate (capsules)
“We understand the economic pressures families are facing, including the rising cost of health care, which is something I’m especially concerned about,” says CEO Danny Wegman. “We hope this program will help families better cope with those expenses.”
Wegmans estimates that the program has the potential to save its customers (across all market areas) approximately $1 million.
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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 72-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. The family-owned company, founded in 1916, is recognized as an industry leader and innovator. Wegmans has been named one of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ by FORTUNE magazine for 11 consecutive years. In 2008, Wegmans ranked #3 on the list.
For Release: 01/06/2009
Contact Information:
Jo Natale, Wegmans’ director of media relations, 585-429-3627
ROCHESTER, NY – If an antibiotic is just what the doctor orders during the ‘cough-and-cold’ season, your prescription won’t cost you a penny at Wegmans. The 72-store grocery chain announced that effective Wednesday, January 7, 2009, with a Shoppers Club card, there will be no charge for generic oral antibiotic prescriptions during the months when usage peaks: between now and March 31.
“A few months ago we began to lower prices on hundreds of food products in anticipation of lower costs in 2009,” says President Colleen Wegman. “There’s been such a tremendous response, it triggered discussion about other ways we could help customers and employees save.”
The program covers up to a 14-day supply of the generic oral antibiotics listed below. There are no limits on the number of prescriptions that can be filled, and it includes both new prescriptions and refills:
Amoxicillin
Cephalexin
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
Ciprofloxacin (excluding Ciprofloxacin XR)
Penicillin VK
Ampicillin
Tetracycline
Erythromycin Stearate and Ethylsuccinate
Doxycycline Hyclate (capsules)
“We understand the economic pressures families are facing, including the rising cost of health care, which is something I’m especially concerned about,” says CEO Danny Wegman. “We hope this program will help families better cope with those expenses.”
Wegmans estimates that the program has the potential to save its customers (across all market areas) approximately $1 million.
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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 72-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. The family-owned company, founded in 1916, is recognized as an industry leader and innovator. Wegmans has been named one of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ by FORTUNE magazine for 11 consecutive years. In 2008, Wegmans ranked #3 on the list.
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