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The Stater Bros. chain based in San Bernardino is offering a 14-day supply of Amoxil (the generic kind), Ampicillin, Penicillin, Tetracycline and a bunch of other antibiotics to anyone who presents a prescription. With refills and with or without health insurance. From the press release :
"Stater Bros. realizes that the current economic environment coupled with climbing health insurance rates have made access to crucial medication difficult for many of our customers," stated Jack H. Brown, Stater Bros. Chairman and CEO. "As the only Supermarket Chain in Southern California to offer this program free of charge, Stater Bros. is doing all that we can to ensure accessible and affordable health care to our valued customers."
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