Sam's Club pharmacies offer customers free Rx checkup

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam's Club pharmacies, which ranked highest among retailers in the prescription ordering and pickup process category in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. National Pharmacy Study, is expanding its services this month.

Throughout the month of February, Sam's Club is emphasizing its pharmacy segment by offering customers a free prescription checkup on any medication, as well as a free 10-count sample of its Member's Mark fish oil supplements (except in Puerto Rico-based stores).

Other health offerings provided by Sam's Club this month are free health screenings — valued at more than $150 — that include:

• Blood-pressure checkups;


• Body mass index assessment;


• Total cholesterol, HDL and risk ratio; and


• Personal consultation from a licensed pharmacist on a customer's prescription drug medications.

The offerings celebrate the retailer's ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. National Pharmacy Study, which was released last September. The results of the study were based on responses from more than 12,300 customers who filled a new prescription or refilled a prescription during the three months prior to the survey period. The study was fielded between May and June 2010.

"At Sam's Club, we are exceptionally proud of our pharmacies and pharmacist teams, so this ranking reinforces our commitment, and it demonstrates our brand promise of savings made simple," said Jill Turner-Mitchael, SVP health and wellness. "We work hard to make ordering and pickup easy for our customers with text alerts and reminders, as well as providing experienced staff to answer any questions customers might have about their prescriptions."