Giant Eagle is among the growing number of supermarkets and pharmacies providing free common Type 2 diabetes drugs to customers, according to an article from Cleveland.com. Pharmacies in Northeast Ohio will provide customers with a Giant Eagle Advantage Card and a valid prescription with 30- to 90-day supplies of Metformin, Glyburide, Glipizide, Glimepiride and Chlorpropamide.
The Pittsburgh-based company already offers the program in Columbus and Toledo, Ohio. It is one of the most extensive programs of its type in the country. The idea behind such programs is to build customer loyalty by offering the free drugs with the expectation that customers will buy other, potentially more expensive groceries, products, and diabetes supplies.
The company said that the Giant Eagle Advantage Card can help it track prescriptions as well as potentially recalled items. It will also offer free diabetes screenings.
Diabetes News Hound earlier reported that grocery chain and pharmacy Price Chopper launched a similar program in 70 pharmacies in six Northeast U.S. states (See Supermarket Chain to Offer Customers Free Diabetes Drugs). Florida-based Publix Super Markets has a similar program as well.
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