PJC/Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy: Flu Shot Program in Full Swing.LONGUEUIL, Quebec This article is about the central municipality of Longueuil. For the agglomeration city, see Urban agglomeration of Longueuil. Longueuil (English pronunciation [lɑŋˈgɔɪ] -- The Jean Coutu Group The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. TSX: PJC is a Canadian company headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec with its Jean Coutu Group (PJC) U.S.A. Inc. in Warwick, Rhode Island. (PJC PJC Permanent Joint Council (forum for NATA-Russia Consultations) PJC Prayer for Judgment Continued (legal term) PJC Pioneer Junior College (Singapore) ), Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :PJC.SV.A), the fourth largest drugstore chain in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) USA, Inc. ("PJC USA" or "the Company" which operates under the name Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy), is offering influenza (flu) and pneumococcal vaccines at the majority of their store locations this fall. The clinics began October 1st and are scheduled to run through November 20th. Partnering with Maxim Health, the Company is ready to provide thousands of patients with their annual flu vaccine. Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy adheres to the Centers for Disease Control immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. guidelines and offered vaccines only to those who qualified as "high-risk" through October 24th. After that date, all persons eligible can get a flu shot. The costs of the flu and pneumococcal vaccines are $25 and $35, respectively.Patients with Medicare Part B may receive the vaccines at no cost. In addition, Medicare recipients will be provided with valuable materials at all flu clinics regarding the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug 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, Plan. In Massachusetts and Georgia, many Brooks and Eckerd pharmacists will be administering flu vaccines, as well. These pharmacists, entitled "Certified Immunizers," have successfully completed the APhA Immunization Training Program. The Brooks and Eckerd Certified Immunizers plan to administer 12,000 flu shots for the 2005 flu season. "The convenience of a retail pharmacy and the healthcare expertise of our community pharmacists will lead us to expand this program in the future" explained Dan Haron, Senior Vice President of Pharmacy at Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy. Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy will be conducting nearly 2,000 clinics this fall and anticipates serving approximately 150,000 patients. More information, including the specific schedule, can be found at brooksrx.com and eckerd.com. About The Jean Coutu Group The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. is the fourth largest drugstore chain in North America and the second largest in both the eastern United States and Canada. The Company and its combined network of 2,172 corporate and franchised drugstores (under the banners of Brooks and Eckerd Pharmacy, PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique and PJC Sante Beaute) employ more than 60,000 people. The Jean Coutu Group's United States operations employ 46,000 people and comprise 1,851 corporate owned stores located in 18 states of the Northeastern, mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The Jean Coutu Group's Canadian operations and franchised drugstores in its network employ over 14,000 people and comprise 321 PJC Jean Coutu franchised stores in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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