Medication Management

Both grocers will roll out their vaccine programs Sept. 1.

Regional independent Giant Eagle, Inc., is piloting an automated pharmacy workflow system.

Publix Super Markets Inc. and United Supermarkets LLC will both shortly roll out flu immunization programs.

Supervalu is offering shingles vaccinations at more than 800 of its in-store pharmacies within the company’s nationwide family of grocery stores, including Acme, Albertsons, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s/Star Market, Shop ‘n Save, and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (A&P) has rolled out two pharmacy services to help busy customers manage their prescriptions and enable shoppers to be informed as soon as medications are ready to be picked up. Since time-pressed consumers are increasingly communicating by e-mail and cell phone, the Northeast grocer’s pharmacies have adopted the same technology to convey automatic refills and e-mail or text message reminders.

As well as a wide-ranging new program for customers with diabetes that includes specialized care, screenings and nutrition, Giant Eagle has begun offering five of the most often prescribed diabetes medications at no charge across its western Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio store base.