Medication Management

An ounce of prevention can amount to big savings at Jewel-Osco grocery checkouts, courtesy of a value-added incentive the Supervalu subsidiary is offering to customers in the form of a 20 percent-off discount to use on a future grocery shopping trip.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. has enhanced its Live Better! Wellness program with the addition of Live Better! Pharmacy, an online drug store providing customers with the convenience of ordering prescription drugs at their convenience.

Giant Eagle, Inc. yesterday began making 10 broadly used generic prescription antibiotics in 46 common dosages free at all of its 210 in-store pharmacies. Company officials said the wellness program is expected to save consumers $4.6 million annually.

Plan B, which is also known as the “morning-after pill,” is a high dose of contraceptives that can help prevent pregnancy. It can be sold by pharmacists without a prescription for patients 17 and over.

Price Chopper Supermarkets has deployed a suite of automated evidence-based information solutions for drug and disease reference, patient education, and consumer health information as part of its patient-centered care initiatives for pharmacy customers.

A Jewel-Osco store in Orland Park, Ill., will play home to a new Physicians Prompt Care Express clinic that will offer a convenient health care option for busy families and customers.

Starting today, Big Y Foods, Inc. will begin offering up to a 14-day supply of free antibiotics to customers from a list of 29 select generic antibiotics, when shoppers present an Express Savings Club Card. The prescription program is in place at all 33 of Big Y’s pharmacies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. For a list of eligible antibiotics, customers can visit the company Web site at www.bigy.com.

The Food and Drug Administration’s position on acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is giving parent company Johnson & Johnson a branding headache, according to researcher YouGov.