Fred Meyer, QFC Introduce $4 Generic Drugs
PORTLAND, Ore. and BELLEVUE, Wash., April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Starting today, Fred Meyer Stores and QFC will begin offering pharmacy customers some generic drugs for $4 per prescription. The $4 generic prescriptions will be available at all QFC pharmacies in Washington and Oregon, and at all Fred Meyer pharmacies in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
The $4 price will apply to more than 300 generic drugs prescribed for 30-day supplies for commonly prescribed dosages. Lists of the participating pharmacies and eligible generic drugs are available at http://www.fredmeyer.com/generic or at http://www.qfc.com/generic or by calling 1-877-4RX-LIST (1-877-479-5478).
The Fred Meyer and QFC programs include generic alternatives for some of the most commonly prescribed drugs used to treat conditions such as diabetes, asthma, depression, heart disease, thyroid and other health problems.
The $4 generic prescriptions provide Fred Meyer and QFC customers with an affordable alternative to meet their health care and medication needs. Customers interested in the low-price generic drugs should consult their doctors or pharmacists to determine if a generic drug is available for their prescription and if it is right for them. The $4 prescriptions are available in Fred Meyer and QFC pharmacies as well as through on-line and telephone orders for customers to pick up in a store.
Separately, Fred Meyer and QFC will offer generic versions of the family planning drugs Ortho Cyclen(R) and Ortho Tri Cyclen(R) (28-day supply) and the generic version of the fertility drug Clomid(R) for $9.
About Generic Drugs
Generic drugs are as safe and effective as brand name drugs (according to federal law, they must be therapeutically equivalent to brand name drugs) yet cost significantly less. After a company’s exclusive right to market a medication expires, other companies are allowed to develop generic equivalents — usually at a much lower cost.
About Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer Stores, based in Portland, Ore., offers one-stop shopping at its 129 multi-department stores in four western states. Nearly 30,000 Fred Meyer associates help customers fill their food, apparel, and general merchandise needs in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Stores range in size from 65,000 to 200,000 square feet and carry more than 250,000 products under one roof. Additionally, Fred Meyer contributes more than $5 million to communities across the Northwest each year through grants from the Fred Meyer Fund as well as product donations, cash donations and sponsorships. Fred Meyer Stores is a division of The Kroger Co. . For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.fredmeyer.com/.
About QFC
Founded in Seattle more than 50 years ago, QFC is headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., and operates 75 stores in western Washington and in Portland, Ore. QFC has a long history as a neighborhood grocer, offering the highest quality products, exceptional service, and the finest shopping experience in the market. In 2007, QFC donated $1.5 million to the communities it serves and donated nearly 3 million pounds of food to local food banks in western Washington and Portland. QFC is a division of the Kroger Co. . For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.qfc.com/.
Fred Meyer Stores; QFC
CONTACT: Melinda Merrill of Fred Meyer, +1-503-797-3830; or TammyBottcher of QFC, +1-425-990-2448; or Brendon Cull of The Kroger Co.,+1-513-762-1304
Web site: http://www.fredmeyer.com/http://www.qfc.com/