A locally based, employee-owned company is set to celebrate the successful one-year anniversary of its $3 generic drug program by expanding its services. Since its launch, RPCSs pharmacists have filled more than 100,000 prescriptions.

RPCS Inc., of Springfield, launched its $3 generics program on Black Friday 2006 [day after Thanksgiving for the uninitiated] at its 20 pharmacies located inside Ramey, Price Cutter, Price Cutter Plus, and Smittys grocery stores. For Black Friday this year, the company will debut a similar program at nine pharmacies in Food Pyramid stores in the Tulsa area.

The $3 price applies to specific generic drugs with up to a 30-day supply of commonly prescribed dosages. Quantities over 30 days or above recommended common dosages will be at usual and customary pricing. A complete list of more than 250 drugs included on the Tulsa-area program is available at pharmacy counters. The list of $3 generics for Ramey, Price Cutter, Price Cutter Plus, and Smittys stores is online here.

"Senior citizens, as you would imagine, make up a large portion of customers taking advantage of the program, Larry Storey, pharmacy administrator for RPCS Inc., said. However, weve found that everyone appreciates saving money. Weve filled $3 generics for people from all walks of life and all age groups. Weve actually saved the customer anywhere from $5 to $20 for each prescription on the list.

The top five generics customers are purchasing on the program, listed in their order of popularity, according to Storey, are: metformin, used to treat diabetes; hydrochlorothiazide, diuretic for cardiac patients; levothyroxine, for thyroid patients; lisinopril, to treat high blood pressure; and amoxicillin, an antibiotic.

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