USA Today is running a brief, but interesting piece on a move that lends Publix a special PR glow.
Seven popular antibiotics will be available free from Publix supermarkets for people with prescriptions, even if they have a health insurance provider that would pay for them.
Fourteen-day supplies of the seven drugs, among the most commonly prescribed, will be available at all 684 of the chain’s pharmacies in five states. Publix said it is not limiting the number of prescriptions that customers may fill for free.
The prescription antibiotics available under the program include amoxicillin, cephalexin, penicillin VK and erythromycin.
“With health care and prescription costs on the rise, our free prescription drug program will reinforce our commitment to the total health and wellness of our customers and their families,” said Publix spokesman Dwaine Stevens.
Publix has stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee.
