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Washington, DC, September 26, 2006 -- Many
Atlanta (Ga.) and Washington, DC theatergoers arriving early for the movies in
October will see a serious message about efforts to help them stop smoking. A
coalition of major national African American organizations have begun a cinema
advertising program with a message: If you are ready to stop smoking or using
tobacco products, help is just a telephone call away.
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The National Association of
Neighborhoods (NAN) engaged Howard University to survey the Metropolitan
Washington, DC area to see if there were cost differences in the purchase of
commonly used prescription drugs. The following are excerpts from the Howard
University report. Howard University learned that "There was a definite pattern for all the study
medications (Prilosec® -Claritin® -Lipitor® -Norvasc® -Paxil®) based on
household income, especially in Wards 7 & 8 in the District (wards in the
District of Columbia that have large populations of low income households) and
the outlying suburbs."
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The Partnership for Prescription Assistance
brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care
providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help
qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need
through the public or private program that’s right for them. Many will get them
free or nearly free.
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