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Article: Walgreens Launches National Initiative for 90-Day Prescriptions at Community Pharmacies.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) today launched a broad initiative for 90-day prescriptions that promotes delivery of maintenance and chronic care medication through its national network of more than 7,000 community pharmacies and employer worksite centers. As part of this program, Walgreens pharmacists will work with patients, physicians, insurers, employers and managed care organizations to implement a comprehensive 90-day at retail prescription program for maintenance medications including, where appropriate, the conversion of traditional 30-day chronic care prescriptions into 90-day prescriptions (see also Walgreens).
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