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Wal-Mart extends low-price medications program

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, announced Monday it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women’s medications at a discount. It also said it would lower the price of more than 1,000 over-the-counter drugs.
The move marks the third phase […]

Drug Companies to Lower Costs

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Leigh Bradshaw could be mistaken for a drug-company sales rep as she pulls out charts and leaflets to tell Dr. Ernest Josef about the costs and benefits of various cholesterol-lowering drugs.
But notably absent during her visit to his family practice is the swag typical of a pharmaceutical marketing arsenal - the free pill samples, the […]