WellPoint Health
Networks Inc. and drugstore.com
Wednesday
partnered to deliver customized online pharmacy services.
WellPoint Pharmacy Management is a leading pharmacy benefits manager
(PBM), serving more than 22 million
members. Drugstore.com is major player in the online drugstore category.
The partnership enables WellPoint — through its PBM subsidiary — to
offer its network discounts on over-the-counter
products; quick, secure online processing of prescriptions; and access to
drugstore.com’s
pharmacy services and personalized communications.
The five-year partnership is a novel approach to meeting the needs of
Wellpoint’s online customers, according to Joan Herman, WellPoint’s group
president, senior, specialty and
state-sponsored programs division.
“By linking with a premier online drugstore, our members will benefit
from
discounts on over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and supplemental products as
well as access to health
information important to their quality of life,” she said.