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Walgreens Launches New and Improved Prescription Savings Club as Approximately 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Lack Adequate Prescription Drug Coverage
DEERFIELD, Ill., May 15, 2012 - Approximately one in four U.S. adults lacks adequate prescription drug coverage1, and with both cost savings and access to health care top of mind for many Americans, Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) has introduced a new and improved Prescription Savings Club program - providing members greater value and covering a more comprehensive range of medications than any similar offering by any major drugstore chain in the marketplace today. The program is part of the company’s Well at Walgreens strategy to make Walgreens America’s first choice for health and daily living.
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