The company continues to offer scriptalk talking labels through its mail order pharmacy and at selected walmart stores.
Prescription labels for the blind.
Learn more join the ever growing list of national chain and private pharmacies ensuring their patients safety and medication adherence with accessible labels.
Among other items the act encourages pharmacies to provide prescription drug labeling for the blind those with low vision and seniors.
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In 2012 walmart became the first national chain in the country to offer talking prescription labels to its blind customers.
The drugstore giant worked with the american council of the blind to design and test out the new feature.
The medicare prescription drug improvement and modernization act of 2003 mma required that the secretary of health and human services undertake a study on how to make prescription pharmaceutical information including drug labels and usage instructions accessible to blind and visually impaired individuals.
Walmart and sam s club set standard for providing accessible prescription labels across u s.
Under section 904 of the act the us access board which is comprised of representatives of the visually impaired community and the pharmaceutical industry was tasked with creating and publishing best.
A customer who needs talking labels in their local walmart store should contact the pharmacy.
To enhance their commitment walmart and sam s club pharmacies provide en vision america s scriptalk audible i e.