Wal-Mart has announced plans to expand its $4 generic drug pricing to 14 more states. It first rolled out the $4 generic plan in Florida where it has been very successful.

Wal-Mart will sell generic versions of 143 different presciption drugs in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.

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