Helpful Mom

To help customers struggling with finances and winter infections, Wegmans supermarket chain announced Wednesday that it will not charge to fill generic oral antibiotic precriptions with a Shoppers Club Card between now and March 31.

The program covers up to a 14-day supply of the selected antibiotics listed here.

* Amoxicillin
* Cephalexin
* Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
* Ciprofloxacin (excluding Ciprofloxacin XR)
* Penicillin VK
* Ampicillin
* Tetracycline
* Erythromycin Stearate and Ethylsuccinate
* Doxycycline Hyclate (capsules)

There are no limits on the number of prescriptions that can be filled, for both new prescriptions and refills.

Wegmans estimates that the program could save customers in its 72 stores approximately $1 million.