SAN DIEGO and ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco and Express Scripts (NASDAQ:
ESRX), a healthcare company focused on delivering personalized
solutions to improve healthcare, today announced a new strategic
alliance that will enable millions of pet parents to order and
receive pet medicines from the comfort and convenience of home.
Pet parents spend more than $8
billion annually on prescription and over-the-counter (OTC)
medications for their animals. Petco now offers pet parents access
to the pet prescriptions and OTC medications their pets need online
via petco.com and petcoach.co for delivery directly to their front
door, all Powered by Express Scripts.
"Our commitment to helping pet parents take complete care of the
pets they love is the core of everything we do at Petco," said
Brock Weatherup, Chief Innovation
and Digital Experience Officer for Petco. "By leveraging the
industry-leading technology and fulfillment processes Express
Scripts already has in place, we're able to offer pet parents an
easier, more affordable, faster and more convenient way to get the
medicines their pets need."
For more than 20 years, Express Scripts has pioneered advances
in automated pharmacy technology that allow it to dispense more
than 100 million human prescriptions each year – about 275,000 per
day – at 99.9% accuracy. Tamper-proof packaging and sophisticated
weather algorithms help ensure medications arrive safe and sound.
Earlier this year, the company introduced the Inside Rx Pets (SM)
discount card, which offers pet parents an average savings of 75
percent off generic and up to 15 percent off brand name pet
medications.
"Working with Petco is another step forward for Express Scripts
in providing better care, cost and convenience to millions of
Americans, many of whom are also pet parents," said Wendy Barnes, Vice President and General
Manager, Consumer Solutions, Express Scripts. "By combining Petco's
history, expertise and extensive reach in pet retail with our
innovative home delivery capabilities, we're transforming the pet
medicine industry and making access to critical pet medicines
convenient and affordable for more pet parents than ever
before."
For more information or to sign up for Petco's new online
prescription services, visit petco.com/pharmacy. For more
information about Express Scripts, visit
lab.express-scripts.com.
About Petco and the Petco Foundation
Petco is a leading pet specialty retailer with more than 50 years
of service to pet parents. Everything we do is guided by our vision
for Healthier Pets. Happier People. Better World. We operate more
than 1,500 Petco and Unleashed by Petco locations across the U.S.,
Mexico and Puerto Rico; complete pet care services and
veterinary advice through PetCoach; and petco.com. The Petco
Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization, has invested
more than $200 million since it was
created in 1999 to help promote and improve the welfare of
companion animals. In conjunction with the Foundation, we work with
and support thousands of local animal welfare groups across the
country and, through in-store adoption events, help find homes for
more than 400,000 animals every year.
About Express Scripts
Express Scripts is a healthcare opportunity company. Empowered by
our legacy as an industry innovator, we dare to imagine - and
deliver - a better healthcare system with improved health outcomes
and lower costs. From pharmacy and medical benefits management, to
specialty pharmacy care and everything in between - we uncover
opportunities to make healthcare work better.
Our home base is St. Louis, but
our reach extends to millions of Americans across the nation. We
stand alongside our clients and partners, collaborating to develop
personalized solutions that make a meaningful difference in the
lives of those we serve. We believe healthcare can do more. We are
Champions For Better.
For more information, visit Lab.Express-Scripts.com or follow
@ExpressScripts on Twitter.
Contacts:
Ventura Olvera,
ventura.olvera@petco.com, 858-453-7845 ext. 222820
Jennifer Luddy,
jennifer_luddy@express-scripts.com, 201-269-6402
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