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Martinez Applauds Healthy Competition Spurred by Wal-Mart Generic Prescription Drug Policy

Date: Oct. 5, 2006
Location: Orlando, FL
Issues: Drugs


MARTINEZ APPLAUDS HEALTHY COMPETITION SPURRED BY WAL-MART GENERIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG POLICY

U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) today made the following comments in regards to Wal-Mart's announcement in Orlando today that it would be expanding the number of generic prescription drugs available under its $4 generic prescription program and that the program will go statewide beginning tomorrow.

Senator Martinez said:

"Access to affordable, quality prescription drugs is critical to improving the health and quality of life of Floridians," said Martinez. "Wal-Mart's actions, providing more than 300 generic prescription drugs that address 20 different health care categories, are already having a huge impact on the marketplace. Healthy competition benefits consumers and I applaud Wal-Mart for being the trailblazer in this area."

http://martinez.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.View&ContentRecord_id=3747&Region_id=0&Issue_id=0&CFID=7537250&CFTOKEN=38727532

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