Meijer Pharmacy Gives Away 50 Million Free Prescriptions

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Retailer's Free Prescription program milestone marks its commitment to helping communities, saving customers more than $650 million

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Jul 16, 2019, 12:30 ET

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Meijer pharmacies marked a major milestone this week in helping customers lower their healthcare costs. The Midwestern retailer's Free Prescription Drug program reached 50 million prescriptions filled since its launch in 2006, saving customers more than $650 million.

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Meijer pharmacies marked a major milestone this week in helping customers lower their healthcare costs. The Midwestern retailer’s Free Prescription Drug program reached 50 million prescriptions filled since its launch in 2006, saving customers more than $650 million.

Customers can participate in the program simply by bringing in a doctor’s prescription for the select medications that are currently part of the program. The prescriptions are then free, regardless of insurance or co-pay.

The free prescriptions filled at Meijer in 2018 saved customers more than $50 million.

For more information about the Free Prescription Drug program, visit any one of 246 Meijer Pharmacies in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kentucky.

Meijer established the Free Prescription Drug Program to help lower healthcare costs for families by focusing on antibiotic medications most often filled for children. Through the years, as high costs of prescription drugs continued to rise, the program added other medications as well.

"This program allows us to provide families necessary medications that best manage their health," said Jason Beauch, Vice President of Meijer Pharmacy. "We believe you can't put a price on wellness, so it's important for us to support local communities and do our part to help customers save on necessary medications and improve on their overall quality of life."

Customers can participate in the program simply by bringing in a doctor's prescription for the select medications that are currently part of the program. The prescriptions are then free, regardless of insurance or co-pay. In 2018, the Meijer free prescription program saved Meijer customers more than $50 million.

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About Meijer: Meijer is a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer that operates more than 245 supercenters throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. A privately-owned and family-operated company since 1934, Meijer pioneered the "one-stop shopping" concept and has evolved through the years to include expanded fresh produce and meat departments, as well as pharmacies, comprehensive apparel departments, pet departments, garden centers, toys and electronics. For additional information on Meijer, please visit www.meijer.com or follow Meijer on Twitter @twitter.com/Meijer and @twitter.com/MeijerPR, or become a fan at www.facebook.com/meijer.