Walgreens to Provide Blood Pressure Testing at No Cost Throughout February in Support of American Heart Month
February 03 2014 - 11:01AM
Business Wire
Support of American Heart Association
Encourages Customers to Know Their Numbers
In support of American Heart Month, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)
(Nasdaq: WAG) is offering free blood pressure testing at all of its
pharmacies and Healthcare Clinic* at select Walgreens locations
throughout the month of February.
Tests are available daily during pharmacy and clinic hours with
no appointment necessary and administered by Walgreens pharmacists
and Healthcare Clinic nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
The free testing aims to encourage customers to know the two
critical numbers that can inspire prevention or treatment of
hypertension (high blood pressure), a disease that often presents
no symptoms but increases the risk for heart disease and
stroke.
According to the American Heart Association, 76.4 million U.S.
adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, and 1-in-5
adults live with the “silent killer” unknowingly. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages regular blood
pressure tests for those with high risk factors1 including older
Americans, African Americans and Americans with poor diets or
living with diabetes. Walgreens is well-positioned to support
anyone who wants to know their blood pressure numbers and can
benefit from a wellness consultation.
“Regular health testing is one of the best ways for people to
manage their health, and when it comes to blood pressure, it’s
important for people to know their numbers because detection of
high blood pressure can be critical,” said Harry Leider, M.D.,
Walgreens chief medical officer. “Our pharmacists and Healthcare
Clinic nurse practitioners and physician assistants are an
accessible community resource providing free blood pressure testing
throughout the month as part of Walgreens commitment to help people
get, stay and live well.”
Walgreens encourages its customers to know their numbers and
have their blood pressure checked regularly. Tests are not done for
diagnostic or treatment purposes, and individuals are advised to
share their test results with their primary care physician.
Blood pressure trackers, designed to help customers monitor
their numbers over time, and American Heart Association educational
materials are also available through the pharmacy. Additionally,
customers have the option to support the American Heart Association
by providing a donation at check out.
In addition to blood pressure tests, which is available at all
Walgreens and Healthcare Clinic locations, Walgreens offers
comprehensive health testing daily at more than 4,100 stores in 41
states. Tests include cholesterol, blood glucose and body
composition. To find the nearest Walgreens offering these other
testing services, visit the store locator at
www.walgreens.com/findahealthtest, or call 1-877-W-and-YOU
(1-877-926-3968).
About Walgreens
As the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2013 sales
of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to be the
first choice in health and daily living for everyone in America,
and beyond. Each day, Walgreens provides more than 6 million
customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer
goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and
wellness services and advice in communities across America.
Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty,
infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory
services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs
for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health
systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. The
company operates 8,200 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Take Care Health
Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most
comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers,
provider practices, and in-store convenient care clinics, with more
than 750 locations throughout the country.
* Patient care services provided by Take Care Health Services,
an independently owned corporation whose licensed healthcare
professionals are not employed by or agents of Walgreen Co., or its
subsidiaries, including Take Care Health Systems LLC.
1 NIH. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on
Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood
Pressure. Bethesda, MD: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;
2003
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