According to flyers circulating among customers this week, Publix pharmacies across its operating area in seven states will end a free prescription program on June 1.
“Publix Super Markets in the Orlando area are distributing notices to customers that the company’s free prescription drug program will end on June 1,” according to a report in Orlando West News Sunday.
This means that some prescription drugs that were previously free on Publix will no longer be offered for free. A visit and calls to several pharmacies by The Ledger verified the report.
Lakeland-based Publix Supermarkets Inc. operates at least 1,200 pharmacies in seven states, according to an October post on its blog: The Publix Checkout.
Publix announced in 2020 that it has reached a milestone of 100 million prescriptions filled under its free drug program, West Orlando News said. At the time, Publix said it was “proud to provide a service that helps our customers afford their drugs.”
A notice distributed to customers in some central Florida stores this week said, “While we no longer offer drugs for free, many will still be available at Publix Pharmacy at little or no cost with most insurance plans,” according to the news.
Maria Brous, Publix’s communications director, did not respond to an email on Monday morning asking about the program.
According to some Publix employees, “citing internal company emails, drugs that were free through Publix Pharmacy – such as amoxicillin, lisinopril, metformin, amlodipine and others – could now cost $ 7.50 for a 90 or 14 day supply. , if any, “said the news.
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Publix administered vaccinations and COVID-19 boosters
Publix administered vaccinations and COVID-19 boosters during the pandemic.
Publix Pharmacy administers Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, including third doses and boosters, subject to eligibility, its website states. This includes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11.
Publix pharmacies also administer a third dose of the primary series COVID-19 vaccine to some immunocompromised children between the ages of 5 and 11 according to the recommendation of the Center for Disease Control.
Currently, second boosters are only recommended for those with compromised immune systems, but last week the Biden administration was considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster for adults aged 65 and over as cases of diffusion of the sub-variant Omicron BA.2, various media claimed.
Recently, plastic covers were removed from Publix Pharmacy counters and checkout aisles, and the grocer made masks optional for workers.
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Publix Pharmacy has received several awards
Publix Pharmacy has garnered several awards over the past few months.
In November, Publix Pharmacy won the Retail Specialty Pharmacy Patient Choice Award, presented by Zitter Insights, a division of Managed Markets Insights & Technology, in the Retail Specialty Pharmacy category, a press release reads. This was the second time Publix Pharmacy had received this award.
Publix Pharmacy operates a double-accredited specialty pharmacy, in addition to the company’s standard retail pharmacy, Publix said. The specialty pharmacy dispenses and provides support for more complex drugs not typically found in traditional pharmacies, such as those developed for the treatment of rare diseases.
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The winners were selected on the basis of quarterly survey scores of more than 10,000 patients from specialized pharmacies. To be considered, Publix Pharmacy had to meet the criteria set by representatives of pharmaceutical companies, health plans, pharmacy benefits managers, commercial organizations, consultants and equity research firms.
Also highlighted were Katie Scanlon, senior director of pharmacy administration, and Kathy Leonard, director of retail pharmacy operations. News in the pharmacy for the winning places in the annual list of Top Women in Health, Wellness & Beauty. They won the publication’s Business Excellence Award.
Publix operates 833 stores in Florida, including nearly 1,300 stores in its seven-state operating region, which also includes Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Publix was founded in 1930 in Winter Haven by George W. Jenkins. It is the largest employee-owned company in the world, according to its website. The grocer employs more than 225,000 people and had a turnover of $ 48 billion in 2021.