What People Are Saying
$4 Generic Drug Announcement
As part of its ongoing commitment to bringing affordable health care to America’s working families, Walmart is making 291 generic prescription medicines available to customers and associates for only $4 per prescription. The program – initially launched on September 22, 2006 in 65 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in the Tampa, Florida area – will be expanded statewide in January 2007. Walmart also intends to expand the program nationally in the future, depending on staffing availability, p
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''I couldn't be more ecstatic. I give Walmart a lot of credit for doing this. Why can't other drugstores do this? Why can't our own government do this?''
Frank Ganci, a 74 year old retired independent contractor with no drug insurance. Mr. Ganci said he recently paid $12 for a month's supply of three generic drugs at the Walmart which otherwise cost $110 at his local pharmacy. The New York Times
11/30/2006
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"Our coalition really supports any creativity that uses market- based forces to lower prices. I think Walmart is basically responding to a market opportunity here. They see 46 million people without health insurance, a lot of who would be shoppers at Walmart and need basic drugs."
Laura Trueman, executive director of the Coalition for Affordable Health Care Coverage, York Daily Record
11/29/2006
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“What can you get for four bucks these days? Cheese in a spray can? Cinnamon dental floss? How about a month's supply of life-saving prescription drugs? Thanks to Walmart, that's now possible.”
Peter J. Pitts, Baltimore Sun
11/22/2006
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"Many of our seniors are cutting their pills in half and not taking the proper amount of medicine they should be taking. This will change all that."
Sen. Harry Coates [R-OK], Oklahoman
11/17/2006
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"This is a big help to seniors and other people who need affordable prescription drugs. When they call, I'm going to tell them about Walmart."
State Rep. Joe Mahaffey, R-Greer, Spartanburg Herald
11/17/2006
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