Blue Cross Of Idaho Brings Online Pharmacy To Enrollees; drugstore.com Provides Discounts, Custom Services to Blue Cross of Idaho's Enrollees.Health/Medical Writers BOISE, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. & BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2000 Blue Cross of Idaho and drugstore.com, inc. today announced the launch of a customized and co-branded website, designed to offer Blue Cross of Idaho's 300,000 enrollees Internet access See how to access the Internet. to pharmacy and other drugstore services. The relationship between Blue Cross of Idaho and drugstore.com results from the online pharmacy's strategic alliance with Blue Cross of Idaho's pharmacy benefits management company, WellPoint Pharmacy Management. "We are pleased to work with WellPoint and drugstore.com to offer this exciting value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to our customers," said Lisha Bridges, spokesperson for Blue Cross of Idaho. "We are committed to expanding our array of innovative, e-commerce solutions to meet the needs of our customers' increasingly busy lifestyles." Through drugstore.com, Blue Cross of Idaho enrollees will have access to simple, secure processing of online prescriptions, discounts on over-the-counter medications, and resources such as the site's extensive health information section. "By working with Blue Cross of Idaho, we anticipate that we will not only meet their members' needs today, but we will develop new and exciting services that they will value and depend upon in the future," said Bob Barton, vice president of pharmacy services for drugstore.com. To take advantage of the services, Blue Cross of Idaho enrollees follow the instructions on the postcard that was mailed to them, announcing the program. To access the website, enrollees type in the registration number -- a unique URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. identifier -- that appears on the mailer (1) An e-mail program. See e-mail program. (2) A message sent by an e-mail program. (3) A person or organization sending e-mail. . The site can be utilized for: customized pharmacy processing with free standard shipping on prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, ; discounts and promotional programs for over-the-counter products, including a discount for non-prescription items each time an enrollee shops online; and access to unique drugstore.com pharmacy services such as the eMedAlert(TM) program -- an electronic notification of prescription warnings and recalls -- as well as online communication capabilities to drugstore.com licensed pharmacists This is a list of notable pharmacists.
drugstore.com has earned top certifications in areas of customer privacy and security. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the most recent rankings by Forrester PowerRankings, drugstore.com also leads the online drugstore category in terms of traffic and customers served. "With more than 17,000 products and convenient home delivery, drugstore.com provides a convenient and secure alternative for our customers who choose to purchase their prescriptions and other health related needs online," added Bridges. drugstore.com (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DSCM DSCM Dry Standard Cubic Meter DSCM Demand and Supply Chain Management DSCM Digital Security Countermeasures DSCM Data Standards Configuration Management Board DSCM Master Chief Data Systems Technician (US Navy Rating) ) is a leading online drugstore and information site offering A Very Healthy Way to Shop(TM) for health, beauty, wellness, personal care and pharmacy products. drugstore.com provides a convenient, private and informative shopping experience that encourages consumers to purchase products essential to healthy, everyday living. drugstore.com offers thousands of brand-name personal health care products at competitive prices; a full-service, licensed retail pharmacy; and a wealth of health-related information, buying guides, and other tools designed to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions. The company recently acquired Beauty.com -- a leading site offering prestige cosmetic products -- and, in addition to Amazon.com, also has strategic relationships with Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a United States retailer and pharmacy chain, operating over 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains. Corporation and General Nutrition Companies. drugstore.com is a trademark of drugstore.com, inc. Blue Cross of Idaho has been Idaho's leading health insurer for 55 years. Committed to the delivery of high quality, cost-effective health care services, Blue Cross of Idaho provides its customers access to the state's most comprehensive provider network. Blue Cross of Idaho's extensive product offerings include traditional, preferred provider, and managed care plans for customers under the age of 65, as well as supplement and managed care programs for Medicare recipients. Blue Cross of Idaho insures nearly 300,000 Idahoans, approximately 25 percent of the state's total population. SOURCE: drugstore.com |
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