What Advanced Pharmacy does

Advanced Pharmacy Solutions, doing business as Advanced Pharmacy and operating under the APS / APS RemoteRx brand, is a US-based healthcare technology company that designs, develops, and services automated medication dispensing hardware for non-hospital healthcare settings. The company serves long-term care facilities, behavioral health facilities, and correctional facilities, focusing on operators that require secure, on-site, on-demand medication access without the cost or complexity of a full-scale in-house pharmacy.

The company’s core offering is the APS Ecosystem, a portfolio of three coordinated automated devices — APS250 (the flagship on-site 24/7 remote pharmacy), APS Mini (a compact unit for lower-volume settings), and APS Vault (a secure controlled-substance dispensing unit) — integrated with a pharmacy management platform that supports biometric or credential-based authentication, real-time inventory tracking, automated packaging/labeling/sorting, and complete transaction recording for compliance traceability. The system is designed for a four-step workflow (authenticate, select patient order, dispense, document) and is marketed around a 99.9999% dispensing accuracy rate and a 34% reduction in nurse med-pass time.

Advanced Pharmacy generates revenue through two streams: upfront hardware sales of the APS device family (APS250, APS Mini, APS Vault) installed on-site at customer facilities, and ongoing managed services including remote pharmacist monitoring, medication management platform access, and compliance/traceability data services. Go-to-market is sales-led and consultation-based, with direct enterprise engagement via phone, web forms, and case-study-driven content marketing on apsremoterx.com. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; sales motion emphasizes enterprise healthcare procurement cycles rather than transactional volume. The company is privately held, headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 51–100 employees and a stated 20+ year operating history.

Name

Advanced Pharmacy

Legal name

Advanced Pharmacy Solutions

Website

https://advancedpharmacy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Advanced Pharmacy Solutions is a US healthcare technology company that designs and services the APS Ecosystem — automated on-site medication dispensing devices (APS250, APS Mini, APS Vault) — for long-term care, behavioral health, and correctional facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmacy Automation Hardware

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy Information Systems (PIS) & Dispensing Workflow (HLACAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Pharmacy & Medication Management Integration Platforms (HLALABAL), ePrescribing & Medication Workflow Platforms (EPCS, formulary, prior auth, med history) (HLALAIAD), Medication Inventory, Procurement & Supply Chain (Pharmacy) (HLACAKAI)

Keywords

• Medication dispensing automation
• Pharmacy management software
• Long-term care pharmacy
• Correctional healthcare pharmacy
• Automated dispensing hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware/Dispensing Device Sales: Sale of automated dispensing hardware including APS250, APS Mini, and APS Vault devices that are installed on-site at healthcare facilities.
2. Pharmacy Management Services: Ongoing pharmacy services including remote pharmacist monitoring, medication management platform access, and compliance/traceability data services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced Pharmacy Solutions designs, develops, sells, and services the APS Ecosystem, a portfolio of automated medication dispensing devices (APS250, APS Mini, APS Vault) installed on-site at healthcare facilities. The devices automate medication packaging, labeling, sorting, and dispensing with biometric authentication, real-time inventory tracking, and remote pharmacist oversight, primarily serving long-term care, behavioral health, and correctional facility operators.

Product overview

Advanced Pharmacy Solutions offers the APS Ecosystem, a portfolio of three automated medication dispensing devices (APS 250, APS Mini, and APS Vault) designed for healthcare settings including long-term care, behavioral health, and correctional facilities. The ecosystem provides on-site, 24/7 secure, on-demand access to medications through fully automated remote pharmacy technology that streamlines medication packaging, labeling, sorting, and dispensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• APS250: On-site, 24/7 fully automated remote pharmacy device that streamlines medication packaging, labeling and sorting. Designed for efficiency and reliability in healthcare settings.
• APS Mini
• APS Vault

Products and services

• APS250 Automated Dispensing System The APS250 is an on-site, 24/7 fully automated remote pharmacy device for healthcare facilities. It automates medication packaging, labeling, and sorting, and features biometric or credential-based authentication, real-time inventory tracking, 4-click medication access, and complete compliance and traceability records. It is designed for long-term care, behavioral health, and correctional operators.
• APS Mini Automated Dispensing Device The APS Mini is a compact automated dispensing device in the APS Ecosystem, intended for facilities with smaller medication management needs. It provides secure, on-demand access to medications and integrates with the APS pharmacy management platform.
• APS Vault Secure Dispensing Unit The APS Vault is a secure medication storage and dispensing unit in the APS Ecosystem. It provides on-demand access to medications with authentication, real-time tracking, and audit logging for healthcare settings including long-term care, behavioral health, and correctional facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34% time reduction on nurse med pass
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Capsa Healthcare: Capsa Healthcare develops medication management carts, automated dispensing solutions, and point-of-care workflow tools used in long-term care, hospitals and senior living. It is a direct peer to APS given its focus on automated medication storage, dispensing, and management at the point of care, with particular overlap in the LTC vertical.
• ScriptPro: ScriptPro provides pharmacy automation systems including robotic dispensing, central fill, and pharmacy management software for retail and outpatient pharmacies. It is comparable to APS given its focus on automated dispensing hardware tied to pharmacy management software, though ScriptPro skews more toward retail/outpatient pharmacy while APS targets LTC, behavioral health and correctional facilities.
• ARxIUM: ARxIUM offers pharmacy automation solutions including central pharmacy workflow and packaging/dispensing systems. It is a direct competitor to APS in automated medication dispensing and pharmacy management software, serving hospital pharmacies and similar care settings.
• Omnicell: Omnicell is a leading provider of automated medication dispensing and pharmacy management solutions for hospitals and health systems. It is the most directly comparable peer to APS given its focus on automated dispensing cabinets, central pharmacy automation, and pharmacy intelligence software serving similar end customers.
• Swisslog Healthcare: Swisslog Healthcare provides pharmacy automation solutions including medication packaging, dispensing, and transport systems for hospitals and long-term care facilities. It is a direct peer to APS given its focus on automated medication management hardware and software, with overlapping customer segments in LTC and acute care.
• Innovation Associates: Innovation Associates (now operating as part of iA / ARxIUM) provides central pharmacy automation including vial-filling robots and packaging systems. It is a direct peer to APS in pharmacy automation hardware, with comparable technology applied to central fill and dispensing workflows for pharmacies serving similar end customers.

Broad incumbents

• McKesson: McKesson is a global pharmaceutical distribution and healthcare services company whose US Pharma segment supplies medications and pharmacy automation services to retail and institutional pharmacies. It is a broad incumbent that touches pharmacy automation through its distribution scale and tech-enabled pharmacy offerings, overlapping with APS's medication-management value proposition.
• BD (Becton Dickinson): BD's Pyxis product line offers automated medication dispensing solutions for hospitals and broader healthcare settings. As a large diversified medical technology company with significant R&D and distribution scale, BD is a broad incumbent in the same pharmacy automation space APS operates in, though BD's portfolio spans many other medtech categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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