WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) will issue a number of advisories to help customers and
patients prepare as Hurricane Florence approaches the East
Coast.
"The health and safety of our customers, patients and colleagues
are most important to us," said Kevin
Hourican, EVP, CVS Health and President, CVS Pharmacy. "In
light of weather advisories and local warnings in effect in North
and South Carolina, we're working
hard to ensure that our customers have the medications they need to
ride out the storm safely."
As the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, CVS Health
is reaching out to its pharmacy patients via text message and email
where possible to remind them to refill prescriptions in advance of
the Hurricane Florence. In addition, through CVS Caremark,
CVS Health's pharmacy benefit manager, the company has activated a
process that allows it to provide one-time emergency refills of a
10-day supply of medication for plan members in impacted areas.
Several CVS Pharmacy locations in areas with mandatory
evacuation orders will be closed until it is deemed safe to
re-open. Customers from impacted evacuation areas that need
prescription refills can go to any open CVS Pharmacy location
outside of the evacuation zone.
CVS Health also offered the following tips for assuring
prescription needs are met for those potentially impacted by the
Hurricane Florence:
- Take a waterproof bag with your current medication – even if
the bottle is empty. The information on the prescription label will
help pharmacy staff with refill requests. Heat, humidity and
sunlight can degrade the effectiveness of medicine, so try to
protect it from extreme weather conditions.
- Keep a written record of your current prescriptions in your
valuable papers files. If you are taking several prescription
drugs, it's an especially good idea to keep a record of your
current dosage and doctor's contact information.
Throughout the region, CVS Pharmacy is stocking stores with
emergency items, such as bottled water, batteries, flashlights and
first aid supplies and offers customers the following tips to
assure prescription and supplies needs are met.
CVS Health has a long history of providing aid in times of
disasters, helping communities prepare and recover by donating
emergency supplies, such as food and water, home and personal
products. In the last 10 years, CVS Health and the CVS Health
Foundation have donated more than $11
million in cash and in-kind donations in response to
disaster events.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation
company helping people on their path to better health. Through its
more than 9,800 retail locations, more than 1,100 walk-in medical
clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 94
million plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business
serving more than one million patients per year, expanding
specialty pharmacy services, and a leading stand-alone Medicare
Part D prescription drug plan, the company enables people,
businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable and
effective ways. This unique integrated model increases access to
quality care, delivers better health outcomes and lowers overall
health care costs. Find more information about how CVS Health is
shaping the future of health at https://www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contact:
Stephanie
Cunha (401) 770-9354
Stephanie.Cunha@CVShealth.com
Mary Gattuso (401) 770-9811
mary.gattuso@cvshealth.com
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