TYSONS CORNER, Va., Feb. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ScripsAmerica, Inc. (OTCBB:SCRC) today announced that the Company's diabetes patient supply program, run through its wholly-owned subsidiary Main Avenue Pharmacy, has enrolled its 500th patient.
"Scrips is pleased to announce the strong initial growth of our diabetes supply program. In just its second month, Main Avenue Pharmacy has achieved an early milestone of enrolling five hundred patients," commented Bob Schneiderman, ScripsAmerica's CEO. "We expect to continue growing this program as we direct our efforts toward serving America's underserved Hispanic population, which is at higher risk for type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic Caucasians, according to recent studies."
Main Avenue Pharmacy, wholly owned subsidiary of ScripsAmerica, provides diabetes patients in certain states with medical supplies that are only available through a physician's prescription and typically covered by medical insurance and Medicare, through the recently announced program. Medical supplies that the Company provides include, but are not limited to meters, test strips, swabs, pens, lancing devices and lancets.
For more information on the prevalence of diabetes within the US Hispanic/Latino population, read the following articles published by the "American Diabetes Association" and the "National Institutes of Health."
About ScripsAmerica, Inc.
ScripsAmerica, Inc. is a supplier of prescription, OTC and nutraceutical drugs, delivering pharmaceutical products to a wide range of end users across the health care industry. End users include retail pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities and government and home care agencies. For more information, visit www.ScripsAmerica.com.
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