[infoshare] More info about what CVS is doing
- From: "Sharon Lash" <slash591@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:26:20 -0400
Here is what I found on the page.
CVS/pharmacy Now Offers "Talking" Prescription Labels for Individuals with
Vision
Impairments Through its Online Pharmacy
New service on CVS.com is the result of a collaboration with state and national
organizations
for the blind
Woonsocket, Rhode Island (March 18, 2014) - CVS/pharmacy announced today that it
now provides ScripTalk talking prescription labels for prescriptions ordered for
home delivery through its online pharmacy, CVS.com. The ScripTalk labels provide
a safe and convenient way to access information on prescription labels for
individuals
who cannot read standard print. The ScripTalk labels are free to CVS.com
pharmacy
customers who are blind or visually impaired. Customers can also obtain a free
ScripTalk
reader from Envision America that will enable them to listen to the information
on
the ScripTalk label.
We are pleased to offer the ScripTalk service to our online pharmacy customers
who
are visually impaired. Enhancing access to important information about
prescriptions
is in keeping with our purpose of helping people on their path to better health.
Josh Flum, Senior Vice President of Retail Pharmacy at CVS Caremark
Today's announcement is the result of collaboration between CVS/pharmacy, the
American
Foundation for the Blind, American Council of the Blind and California Council
of
the Blind. These groups applauded CVS/pharmacy's actions.
"The lack of accessible labels on prescription drug containers puts people with
vision
loss at serious risk of medication mishaps," said Paul Schroeder, Vice President
of Programs & Policy at the American Foundation for the Blind. "We applaud
CVS/pharmacy
for taking steps to provide speech access to label information for customers
with
vision loss along with its willingness to evaluate methods to improve large
print
labels."
"This agreement is a positive step that allows for a greater level of privacy,
safety,
and independence for blind and visually impaired Americans of all ages who take
prescription
medications," said Kim Charlson, president of the American Council of the Blind.
"The California Council of the Blind applauds CVS's willingness to offer access
to
the information on prescription medication labels. As a result of this
initiative,
persons who are blind or visually impaired who use CVS mail order to fill their
prescription
needs will have the same direct, and independent access to label information as
do
sighted customers," stated Donna Pomerantz, President, California Council of the
Blind.
About CVS/pharmacy
CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark Corporation (
NYSE: CVS), is America's leading retail pharmacy with more than 7,600
CVS/pharmacy
and Longs Drug stores. CVS/pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on
their
path to better health by providing the most accessible and personalized
expertise,
both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS/pharmacy
and CVS Caremark is available at http://info.cvscaremark.com.
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