Rite Aid Expands Naloxone Dispensing Program in Six Additional States

Naloxone Available Without a Prescription at Pharmacies in Georgia,
Louisiana, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia

CAMP HILL, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rite Aid announced today that naloxone, a medication that can be used to
reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is now available at more than
630 pharmacies in Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West
Virginia without a prescription, subject to state regulations.
Previously, naloxone, which can be administered by injection or nasal
spray, was only available with a physician’s prescription.

“As the epidemic continues to grow, as evidenced in the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention recent statistic, 91 people die every day
from an opioid overdose in the United States,” said Jocelyn Konrad, Rite
Aid executive vice president of pharmacy. “With the ability to dispense
naloxone without a prescription in more than 20 states, Rite Aid is not
only showing its commitment to increasing customer access to this
potentially lifesaving medication, but we are also raising awareness and
helping fight drug abuse in the communities we serve.”

Naloxone is also available for purchase without patient specific
prescriptions at Rite Aid pharmacies in 17 additional states including:
Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky,
Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

To date, Rite Aid has trained more than 10,000 pharmacists on naloxone
dispensing. Rite Aid is also working to expand its naloxone dispensing
program in other states served by the Company where naloxone is
currently only available with a prescription.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is one of the nation’s leading
drugstore chains with nearly 4,600 stores in 31 states and the District
of Columbia and fiscal 2016 annual revenues of $30.7 billion.
Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press
releases, is available through the company’s website at www.riteaid.com.

Contacts

Rite Aid Corporation
MEDIA:
Ashley Flower, 717/975-5718