SuperValu Pharmacies

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.

SuperValu Pharmacies, Inc.
TypePharmacies
Founded1985 (1985)
HeadquartersFranklin Park, Illinois
Key people
Chris Dimos President
WebsiteOfficial website

Ownership

SuperValu Pharmacies is owned and operated by the American grocery retailer, SuperValu.[1]

Operations

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, 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

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

All members of the company's leadership team are pharmacists, according to a company spokesperson in 2014.[6] As of 2009, the president of SuperValu Pharmacies was Chris Dimos.[2] As of 2012, 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
  1. Staff (10 March 2008). "SUPERVALU Pharmacies Launches Innovative ARx System". Health & Medicine Week. NewsRx. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016 – via Highbeam Research.
  2. Staff (17 June 2009). "SUPERVALU PHARMACIES Aids Migraine Sufferers for a Cause". Biotech Week. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016 – via Highbeam Research.
  3. 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 – via Highbeam Research.
  4. "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 – via Highbeam Research.
  5. Staff (16 September 2009). "SUPERVALU PHARMACIES Expands Flu Shot Program". Biotech Week. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 – via Highbeam Research.
  6. Sax, Barbara (25 March 2014). Simone, Aimee (ed.). "Supermarkets: Linking Patients, Pharmacists, and Nutrition". Pharmacy Times.
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