AIDS Medication Available by Mail
A nonprofit group announced the launching of a mail-order prescription drug service Sunday to provide medicines for people with HIV and AIDS at discount prices and with complete confidentiality.
William J. Freeman, executive director of the National Assn. of People with AIDS, said the MedExpress service will provide drugs, vitamins and nutrients at 25% to 30% less than the prices of commercial mail-order pharmacies.
It will also automatically enroll customers in the advocacy group and provide information on living with HIV, the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. More than 1 million Americans are infected by the deadly virus.
Customers can call a toll-free number to order, and the medicine will be delivered in 24 to 48 hours by Airborne Express from a pharmaceutical firm outside Pittsburgh, Pa.
The toll-free number for MedExpress is (800) 808-8060.
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