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SuperValu Pharmacies, Inc.
Company typePharmacies
Founded1985 (39 years ago) (1985)
HeadquartersFranklin Park, Illinois
Key people
Chris Dimos President
WebsiteOfficial 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, 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, 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Staff (10 March 2008). "SUPERVALU Pharmacies Launches Innovative ARx System". Health & Medicine Week. NewsRx. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Staff (16 September 2009). "SUPERVALU PHARMACIES Expands Flu Shot Program". Biotech Week. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
  6. ^ Sax, Barbara (25 March 2014). Simone, Aimee (ed.). "Supermarkets: Linking Patients, Pharmacists, and Nutrition". Pharmacy Times.


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