Turlock seniors will have the opportunity to lower their prescription drug costs as well as receive free health screenings this weekend thanks to a Medicare Health Fair provided by the University of the Pacific. For 10 years, UOP’s School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences has provided over 100 free health fairs throughout Northern California, and for the first time the program will be hosting an event in Turlock. The health fairs came as the department saw a need to help seniors navigate their prescription drug benefits following the introduction of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit, said Professor of Pharmacy Practice Rajul Patel.
Free health fair coming to Turlock