Iroquois Medical Center, P.S.C.
5601 South Third Street, Suite 100
Louisville, KY 40214-2691

10/11/95

Mr. Duane Parsons
Kroger Company

Dear Mr. Parsons:

John Luken and Linda Nugent, publishers of "Your Guide Along the Road to Recovery", asked me to analyze prescription usage as it relates to their client, Kroger, to better determine the extent to which Kroger is benefiting from sponsorship of the Guide. As president of the Association of Family Practice Physicians, I am uniquely aware of studies that indicate that over 75% of all patients leave an office visit requiring at least one prescription drug to be obtained from a pharmacy within a 24 hour period. One of the biggest obstacles to effective care has been a patient's failure to take medications as prescribed because of distance and other inconveniences. The easily reference list of pharmacies on the back of the Guide means that prescriptions can be filled at neighborhood Kroger stores on the way home from the doctor's office.

Both my office staff and I have found the Guide to be an extremely helpful tool in encouraging patients to take an active role in their own health care. The Guide is relevant to both patients who schedule office visits as well as hospital patients under my supervision. My experience has shown hat approximately 95% of my patients who are discharged from the hospital will need to have a prescription filled for some type of medication to be taken that evening. Neighborhood pharmacies can be easily reference by a glance at the back cover. We hope Kroger will continue to help bring this kind of much needed information into hospitals and physician offices through sponsorship of the Guide.

Sincerely,

Robert Nold, M.D.

RN/bys