SuperValu Pharmacies
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Company type | Pharmacies |
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Founded | 1985 |
Headquarters | Franklin Park, Illinois |
Key people | Chris Dimos President |
Website | Official website |
SuperValu Pharmacies, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu. SuperValu Pharmacy operates 950 pharmacies in Shop 'n Save, Hornbacher's, Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy and Cub Foods stores.
Ownership
[edit]SuperValu Pharmacies is owned and operated by the American grocery retailer, SuperValu.[1]
Operations
[edit]In 2008, the SuperValu Pharmacies completed company-wide deployment of an in house—developed pharmacy management system called "ARx", design of which began in 2004.[1]
As of 2012[update], the company operated in 25 US states under 10 brands, including:
- Acme Sav-On and Albertsons Sav-On Pharmacies[2][3]
- Albertsons Osco, Shaw's Osco, Jewel-Osco and Shop & Save Osco Pharmacies[2][3]
- Cub Pharmacy[2][3][4]
- (New) Farm Fresh Pharmacy[3][4]
- Shop & Save Pharmacy[2][3]
- (New) Shoppers Pharmacy[2][3]
Services
[edit]Services provided by locations owned by the company have included:
- annual in-store influenza vaccination, conducted by staff trained by the company in administration of the vaccine.[5]
- occasional consultations for migraine sufferers to help identify triggers and how to avoid them.[2]
Corporate governance
[edit]All members of the company's leadership team are pharmacists, according to a company spokesperson in 2014.[6] As of 2009[update], the president of SuperValu Pharmacies was Chris Dimos.[2] As of 2012[update], the company's director of clinical programs was Anthony Provenzano, who in 2012 was provided an interim appointment to the board of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Staff (10 March 2008). "SUPERVALU Pharmacies Launches Innovative ARx System". Health & Medicine Week. NewsRx. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Staff (17 June 2009). "SUPERVALU PHARMACIES Aids Migraine Sufferers for a Cause". Biotech Week. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Vlasses, Peter H.; Wadelin, Jeffrey W.; Travlos, Dimitra V.; Rouse, Michael J. "Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education: Annual Report". The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29.
- ^ a b "With a Push from Pharmacy, Provider Status Bill Introduced in Congress". States News Service (Press release). American Pharmacists Association. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17.
- ^ Staff (16 September 2009). "SUPERVALU PHARMACIES Expands Flu Shot Program". Biotech Week. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
- ^ Sax, Barbara (25 March 2014). Simone, Aimee (ed.). "Supermarkets: Linking Patients, Pharmacists, and Nutrition". Pharmacy Times.