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OLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - All Ohio residents are now eligible for savings on prescription drugs through the state’s Best Rx program.

State officials announced last week that the free, state-endorsed drug discount has opened to residents regardless of age or income.

There is no waiting period and no membership fee. Ohioans 60-plus, and adults 18 to 59 with disabilities, already have access to the benefit through their Golden Buckeye card. Seniors and other qualifying low-income families and individuals have been eligible for the program since 2004, saving more than $56 million on over 3.5 million prescriptions.

The program is administered through a public-private partnership between the Ohio Department of Aging and Envision Pharmaceutical Services.