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Home Access Express(TM) is available at nearly 2,200 Walgreens drug stores in 34 states across the country. Home Access Express(TM) allows people to anonymously collect a blood sample, access professional pre-test and post-test counseling 24-hours a day, seven days a week, and receive test results in three business days (excluding weekends).
Walgreens drug stores are located in: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
"The addition of Walgreens as a distribution partner is an exciting milestone for Home Access Health Corporation," said Jim Kammann, director of OTC sales for the company. "In a short period of time, we've been able to establish a national store shelf presence for our Home Access Express (TM) products."
Walgreen Co. is the nation's largest drugstore chain, with 1996 sales of $11.8 billion. The company operates 2,195 stores in 34 states and Puerto Rico. To find the nearest Walgreens location, call 1 800-Walgreens, or visit the company's Internet site at http://www.walgreens.com.
"Home Access availability provides the pharmacist with a vital role in talking to people about HIV prevention," said Richard A. Quattrocchi, president of Home Access. "Now that more people can utilize this convenient way to learn their HIV status, they can seek treatment with promising, new HIV/AIDS combination therapies faster than ever before."
In July, Home Access received clearance to market its anonymous HIV-1 test system, Home Access Express(TM), the first anonymous testing and counseling system to be available nationwide. Information about Home Access can be found by visiting the company's Internet site at http://www.homeaccess.com.
Home Access is a privately held company dedicated to breaking the barriers in healthcare access by bringing people and technology together through telemedicine. Home Access' HIV home test services combine in-home specimen collection with clinical laboratory testing and medically-directed counseling and referrals.
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CONTACT: Home Access Health Corporation Kevin Johnson, 847/781-2504 kj@homeaccess.com or Edelman Worldwide Wendy Emanuel, 312/240-2705 wemanuel@edelman.com
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