Prescription cards offered to Ohioans

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The Ohio Drug Card Program recently announced it will distribute free discount prescription drug cards to the residents of Ohio.

According to a news release from program officials, every Ohioan is eligible to participate in the Ohio Drug Card Program. There are no restrictions to membership, no income restrictions, no age limit and no applications to fill out. Prescription savings average 30 percent and can range up to 75 percent at more than 50,000 national and regional pharmacies. Participating pharmacies include Kmart Pharmacy, Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS/pharmacy, Meijer, Discount Drug Mart, Marc's Pharmacy, as well as thousands of independent pharmacies.

Residents of Ohio can download a free prescription drug card by visiting www.OhioDrugCard.com.

The Ohio Drug Card Program was launched to help the uninsured and underinsured citizens of Ohio afford their prescription medications. However, the program can also be used by people who have health insurance coverage with no prescription benefits, which is common in many health savings accounts and high deductible health plans. Additionally, people who have prescription coverage can use this program for non-formulary or non-covered drugs.

The Ohio Drug Card can also be used by individuals who do not qualify for publicly-funded programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. It can also be used by people who receive their medicines through charity care providers such as 340B, a federally-funded program that grants discounts to providers, and require a drug that is not available to them. This program even covers some pet medications that are available at participating pharmacies. The Ohio Drug Card Program has no restrictions or participation requirements and is open to every resident of Ohio.

"This program can help every resident of Ohio. We are calling on hospitals, clinics, associations and organizations to create public awareness for the program and to make this program available to our citizens," said Greg Lashutka, Program Director for the Ohio Drug Card. "This program is just what the people of Ohio needed to help them manage rising insurance and medical expenses."

Search for drug pricing and participating pharmacies at www.ohiodrugcard.com. The card is pre-activated and can be used at any participating pharmacy.