Ac. Lens, Inc., Partnership With Drugstore.Com, Inc.

Kal Raman, president and CEO of drugstore.com inc., has announced partnership with AC Lens Inc. during a presentation today at the Morgan Stanley Internet, Software and Networking conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

"This partnership will allow drugstore.com to offer its customers a broader range of products and services, and for the first time, make available over-the-counter health, beauty, and wellness products to consumers in 28 countries worldwide," said Kal Raman, president and CEO of drugstore.com, inc. "These partnership represent drugstore.com's continuing commitment to providing customers with innovative products, affordable prices, and superior customer service."

The three-year partnership with AC Lens will give drugstore.com(TM) customers the ability to purchase contact lenses at competitive prices from the drugstore.com(TM) online store. Under the terms of the agreement, drugstore.com(TM) will offer contact lenses from Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, Ciba Vision, and other manufacturers with prescription verification and fulfillment services provided by AC Lens. drugstore.com(TM) customers will be able to purchase contact lenses along with all their other health, beauty, wellness, and prescription needs through a single check-out process. This new product category is expected to launch in early 2003.