Schnucks Pharmacies to offer four breast cancer meds for $9
ST. LOUIS — As part of its new Women’s Wellness initiative, Schnucks Pharmacies has announced that four different oral breast cancer medications (Letrozole, Megestrol, Anastrozole and Tamoxifen) will be available for $9 with a valid prescription.
According to Schnucks VP of pharmacy, Mike Juergensmeyer, Schnucks Pharmacies is taking its generic antibiotic and prenatal programs one step further as the first pharmacy to target the breast cancer category for discount.
“Our pharmacy buyers worked hard to be able to bring these medications to our customers at the lowest prices possible,” Juergensmeyer stated. “Schnuck pharmacists are critical members of each patient’s healthcare team. Offering significant discounts on four highly-prescribed prescription drugs, allows us to make an even greater difference in the lives of women battling breast cancer.”
Helen Chesnut, executive director of Susan G. Komen, St. Louis, added, “Schnucks has been a valued corporate partner for Komen St. Louis, helping to advance the Komen promise of saving lives and ending breast cancer forever. Every day, Komen St. Louis is focused on meeting the breast health needs of the women and families most at risk and most in need right here in our community. We appreciate Schnucks’ commitment to women’s health.”
Schnucks has partnered with Komen St. Louis for more than 15 years to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and local breast health programs.
Schnucks president and CEO Todd Schnuck said, “The more we speak to our teams about nourishing people’s lives, the more we find ways to make a difference. We all know of women battling breast cancer; they are our wives, sisters, mothers, daughters and friends. It’s important that each of them understands she is not in the fight alone. We are excited about what this new discount program will mean for women’s health.”
Juergensmeyer said that the selected $9 medicines are breast cancer specific (although sometimes used on other cancers) and approved by most insurance plans. The new low price of the drugs will extend the time it takes for the patient to hit the point in their insurance coverage where they pay out of pocket.
The following are now offered at all Schnucks Pharmacies at the following strengths and counts:
Letrozole 2.5mg – 30ct.,
Megestrol 40mg – 60ct.,
Anastrozole 1mg – 30ct.,
Tamoxifen 10mg – 60ct., and
Tamoxifen 20mg – 30ct.
Schnuck stated that of the nearly 15,000 teammates across the St. Louis-based grocer, 49% are women. “Increasing the survival rate and finding a cure takes a team to work along with physicians to help achieve great results for patients. We believe that this new discount program combined with pharmacy and nutrition counseling and infusion therapy makes Schnucks a vital part of every woman’s health team,” he added.
Other money-saving programs at Schnucks Pharmacies include:
Free generic oral antibiotics,
Free prescription prenatal vitamins,
$2 oral diabetes medications, and
$4, 30-day and $10, 90-day generic prescriptions.