PATHMARK Launches Pharmacy Advantage Club

  
    
  
  
    
      Pathmark Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTMK). As consumer health care issues 
      continue to be at the forefront of public discussion, Pathmark Stores, 
      Inc., announced that it is launching its Pharmacy Advantage Club in 
      order to assist qualifying individuals in managing the cost of their 
      prescription drugs. The program’s initial 
      enrollment period began on February 23, 2007 and has been extended 
      through April 28, 2007.
    
    
      Club participation is open to all Pathmark Advantage Card holders and is 
      free for all enrollees. Consumers may sign up for a Pathmark Advantage 
      Card and Club participation at any Pathmark store. While the Pathmark 
      Pharmacy Advantage Club is not an insurance program, it does offer 
      qualifying members the opportunity of a $4.00 co-pay on over 300 generic 
      medications, up to a 30 day supply, at commonly prescribed dosage. 
      Coverage under the Club program cannot be combined with any other 
      prescription program. The list of covered drugs is available in all of 
      Pathmark’s 128 pharmacies as well as the 
      Pathmark website (www.pathmark.com). 
      Some of the drug categories that will be covered for those belonging to 
      the Pharmacy Advantage Club include allergy, asthma, cardiac, diabetes, 
      thyroid, and cough and cold.
    
    
      Additionally, customers who join the Club are eligible for priority 
      scheduling in company-sponsored flu shots and immunization programs, as 
      well as free bone density, diabetes, and blood pressure screenings.
    
    
      Commenting on the launch of the program, Pathmark’s 
      Co-President and Chief Marketing Officer Ken Martindale stated, “We 
      are pleased to offer this valuable membership to our customers. Our 
      Pharmacy Advantage Club costs nothing to join and offers consumers 
      another way to save on their prescription purchases. As always, our 
      highly skilled pharmacists are available for individual consultation 
      with our customers in the area of patient care. This program underscores 
      Pathmark’s ongoing commitment to providing 
      affordable, high quality health care assistance to the communities we 
      serve.”
    
    
      Pathmark is a leading regional supermarket chain currently operating 141 
      stores in the New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia Metropolitan areas. 
      Additional information about Pathmark may be found at its website, www.pathmark.com.