SmartChoiceDrugstore Sells Cancer Medications at Cost to Cancer Patients; Go to smartchoicedrugstore.com for More Information

SmartChoiceDrugstore launches first no-profit cancer drugs program. Patients are now able to buy cancer medications at cost from a fully licensed, online pharmacy. The program represents a substantial savings to patients battling with the financial hardships resulting from expensive cancer treatments and medications.

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) September 18, 2006 -- Chatrick Clark, CEO of SmartChoiceDrugstore announced that the company will now sell cancer drugs at cost to cancer patients. http://www.smartchoicedrugstore.com

“Every day, here in the richest nation in the world, many hard-working middle-class people must choose between life-saving prescriptions or food and shelter,” said Clark. “That is just flat-out wrong and we want to do our part to help people afford their medical treatment. From now on, SmartChoiceDrugstore will not make a penny of profit on cancer drugs.”

According to a recent Boston University School of Public Health study presented at a Congressional hearing on drug prices:

-Prescription drug costs are rising three times faster than overall health costs.

-One in four Americans has no prescription drug coverage.

-Big Pharma is the most profitable industry in the United States with return on equity of a whopping 39.4%.

Clark decided to eliminate profit from SmartChoice cancer drug sales because they have witnessed friends and family members struggle with the high costs of prescription drugs while battling for their lives. The company is also witnessing current Medicare Part D patients struggle with high drug costs as they reach the infamous “doughnut hole” when Medicare stops payment.

“Nobody is doing enough to help these folks – not Big Pharma, not the U.S. government. “We saw we were in a position to make a difference-and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Certified pharmacy technicians verify every doctor and every prescription sent to SmartChoice. In addition, all SmartChoice customer service representatives are trained as pharmacy technicians. Clark’s on-line drugstore makes certain his customers always speak with highly trained personnel with their medication questions.

An on-line (www.smartchoicedrugstore.com) and a walk-in pharmacy, SmartChoiceDrugstore regularly undergoes rigorous governmental inspections. All SmartChoice drugs come directly from the manufacturers or certified drug wholesalers in the United States. SmartChoice does not buy overstock or drugs close to expiration.

“Because we’re an on-line pharmacy, it will take time for folks to realize that Smart Choice pharmacists adhere to the same government standards as their neighborhood drugstore,” Clark said. “The difference is that we are able to keep our overhead low and we pass those savings on to our customers who could use a break from the sky-high costs of prescription drugs.”

About SmartChoiceDrugStore

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, SmartChoiceDrugstore promises and delivers the lowest prescription drug prices in the United States. At SmartChoiceDrugStore we are dedicated to informing our customers about drug price alternatives and will do whatever it takes to make sure that our customers are satisfied with their medications, our service and our support. For more information, please visit our website at www.smartchoicedrugstore.com or call 1-866-BUY-MEDS.

Anyone is eligible to shop with SmartChoiceDrugstore and those customers on regular maintanence or high cost medications may find SmartChoice’s Buying Club a benefit as well. In addition to SmartChoice’s discount pricing, customers can also join the SmartChoice buying club for $80 a year and get an additional savings of up to 25 percent off SmartChoice’s already low prices.

Although not insurance, the SCD Buying Club offers business owners the opportunity to meet their employee’s needs for prescription drug coverage with minimal costs to the employer and their employees receive unpublished, substantial savings on their medications. Business memberships cost $60 for each employee, employee family members $20 each, and business owners receive a free membership with 5 or more enrolled employees.

http://www.smartchoicedrugstore.com

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