Walmart, Now Target to Offer Cheap Drugs
September 24th, 2006
UPDATE: View a list of drugs offered under Walmart for $4.00
Wal-Mart in the Tampa Bay area is now offering Generic Prescription drugs for $4.00 for a 30 day supply. This is incredible! Now Target, also in the Tampa Bay area is going to match Wal-Mart’s Deal. This is also good! However, why now? Are Wal-Mart and Target going to be losing money on there generic drugs. Think about this. Up until this week these same generic drugs didn’t cost $4.00 for a 30 day supply. This can only make me understand why people have been buying there meds from other countries. It was cheaper and still is! How much was Wal-Mart really profiting off of there pharmacy since this announcement? I have heard on the news that some people here in Fort Myers, FL will travel the 2 hours to Tampa Bay area to get there medication. Though, I would ask if these generic drugs are coming form the same sources as before. It seams odd that they can offer a 30 day supply at $4.00 when they where charging more just weeks ago. What do you think?
Kapusta Brothers » Blog Archive » Florida Gets Cheaper Prescription Drugs said:
[...] A month ago or so I posted about the Tampa Bay, Florida Wal-Mart’s had started offering $4.00 prescription generic drugs. At the time many residents said that they would travel to the Tampa area to get the discounted price. Well they don’t have to and you won’t have to go to Wal-Mart either if you choose. Yesterday Wal-Mart announced that they will be extending their prescription generic drug program to all Wal-Mart’s in the state of Florida. They have also added to the list of drugs that you can buy increasing it to 314. For some of the better news, Target in order to keep some of their market share has extended there match program too! Hopefully more of these moves will happen on the forefront making prescription drugs cheaper for all. This is a good step in the right direction for healthcare and the government had nothing to do with it! [...]