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Wal-Mart expanding its low-priced drug program

By Nicole Maestri
Reuters
Monday, May 5, 2008; 8:08 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) expanded its low-priced drug program, saying on Monday that it is now offering more than 1,000 over-the-counter items for $4 or less and selling some 90-day generic prescriptions for $10.

Wal-Mart also increased the number of women's medications it offers at a discount.

"We expect that today's extension will generate additional pharmacy volume for the company, especially given the current weak consumer environment and rising health-care costs," Uta Werner, a retail analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co, wrote in a research note.

Later on Monday, Wal-Mart's rival Target Corp (TGT.N) said it was cutting prices on prescription and over-the-counter medications.

In 2006, Wal-Mart began selling some generic drugs for $4 per monthly prescription in Florida, and it quickly extended the program to all its U.S. pharmacies.

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