By Wailin Wong | Walgreens has launched a new text-messaging service that lets customers know when their prescriptions are ready, the drugstore chain said Tuesday.

The prescription text alerts, which are available in English or Spanish, also notify consumers of changes in status to their orders. Mobile phone users can sign up for the service at any Walgreens pharmacy or by visiting www.walgreens.com/gomobile, a website that also allows consumers to sign up for a separate service to receive deals and coupons via text.

In addition, Walgreens has launched mobile applications for the BlackBerry and Google’s Android platform. These new applications follow the previous release of the company’s iPhone application in the fall. That program has been updated with new features, including the ability to view a prescription history and search for the nearest store using the phone’s GPS function.