January 26, 2005
Contact: Sue Baker
For Immediate Release
738-2000

Avedisian announces partnership to bring low-cost
Canadian prescriptions to retirees, city workers

 

WARWICK – Mayor Scott Avedisian today announced a partnership aimed at allowing retired city employees and current municipal workers to voluntarily purchase low-cost Canadian pharmacy prescriptions. Avedisian estimates that this initiative would result in city budget savings of up to 40 percent on current prescription drug costs.

Working with the Springfield, Massachusetts-based CanaRx Services, Inc., Avedisian seeks to replicate the success that cities in Massachusetts and Illinois have realized through this program in order to save Warwick taxpayers money, he said.

 

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