Pharmacy Business

Shoppers whose CVS/Caremark prescription plans are no longer being accepted at Walgreens are welcome at stores operated by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Pharmacy departments at the Montvale, N.J.-based grocer’s A&P, SuperFresh, Waldbaum’s, Pathmark and Food Basics banners throughout the Northeast are taking part in the program.

Just a week after California grocer Stater Bros. debuted a similar program in recognition of Pregnancy Awareness Month in May, all 32 Big Y Pharmacies and Wellness Centers will begin offering free prescription prenatal vitamins.

To help raise awareness of proper prenatal care, Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacy will offer free prenatal vitamins to expectant mothers throughout May, which is Pregnancy Awareness Month.

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. has rolled out the latest feature of its WD RxConnect program at 62 of the Jacksonville, Fla.-based grocer’s in-store pharmacies: WD RxConnect Translate.

A&P, SuperFresh, Waldbaum’s and Pathmark stores are reducing prices on over 400 generic prescription drugs to just $3.99, for up to a 30-day supply.

Regional independent Save Mart Supermarkets plans to deploy a Web-based clinical application for the delivery of medication therapy management services as an integral part of Modesto, Calif.-based grocer’s employee health-and-wellness initiative.

On the heels of a recent move by Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix, Meijer has also begun offering Metformin, the most commonly prescribed treatment for type 2 diabetes, at no cost to those with a medical prescription.

The Kroger Co. is closing 20 in-store medical clinics operated by The Little Clinic chain, and plans to revamp the business model for the convenient care chain in which it made an $86 million investment in 2008.