What Tarrytown Pharmacy does

Tarrytown Pharmacy Inc. is a privately held, family-owned independent community pharmacy founded December 6, 1941, in Austin, Texas, and currently led by third-generation owner Mark Newberry (PharmD, University of Texas, 2003) and his wife Leslie. The company operates a single retail storefront at 2727 Exposition Blvd. Ste. 105, Austin, TX 78703, open seven days a week with up to 84 hours of operation, complemented by a network of four additional drive-up rapid-testing sites across Austin (Downtown, Lake Travis, Oak Hill, Shoal Creek) and mobile on-site service capabilities. Its core business spans retail prescription dispensing, a non-sterile compounding lab covering 15+ therapeutic specialties (BHRT, hospice, veterinary, pediatrics, dermatology, podiatry, etc.), in-store and mobile immunization services (CDC/ACIP-aligned vaccines including Yellow Fever travel vaccines), CLIA-waived rapid diagnostic testing (rapid antigen, Abbott IDNOW molecular NAAT, PCR for COVID-19 plus flu, strep, and RSV), and adjunct clinical services such as Transitions of Care consults and walk-in health screenings.

Tarrytown Pharmacy monetizes through a multi-stream model: insurance-billed prescription dispensing, quote-based compounding with priority shipping beyond Austin, professional-services fees for immunizations and clinical screenings ($40 A1C, $40 lipid panel, $260 Transitions of Care consult), direct-pay rapid testing ($130 antigen, $180 convenience fee, $325 NAAT fee), B2B mobile clinic and group testing contracts (monthly invoiced, supporting engagements of 20 to 400+ employees), 7-day prescription and boutique delivery, and a heritage in-house charge-account program offered continuously since 1941. Technology infrastructure is built on third-party SaaS rather than proprietary platforms: Shopify powers the e-commerce storefront, RedSail's RXLocal handles the patient portal and mobile refills, Jotform HIPAA-compliant forms drive appointment booking across roughly nine intake workflows, Google Maps/Business Profile supports discovery and reviews, and LegitScript certifies the online pharmacy. The pharmacy holds a Texas DSHS COVID-19 Provider designation, all rapid COVID-19 tests carry FDA Emergency Use Authorization, point-of-care testing is CLIA-waived, and an on-site ultra-low freezer (-89°C) enables Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine storage. Marketing is community-centric: an opt-in email newsletter, active social profiles (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube), Google review generation, civic-board engagement by ownership, and a UT Austin student outreach program established after the closure of the on-campus 40 Acres Pharmacy in August 2021.

The customer base is geographically concentrated in the Austin metro (including UT Austin and the Tarrytown neighborhood) and operationally diversified across individual/family consumers, university students, local employers (Las Cimas, Toppan, Village at The Triangle, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, MJ&M, Suerte, Hollis, Wilkie, Patient Care Clinic), international travelers, and patients needing personalized compounded medications. The business carries no institutional outside capital, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no M&A history, and no disclosed financials; revenue derives from a single physical retail footprint with extended reach via mobile services, delivery, and compounding shipping.

Name

Tarrytown Pharmacy

Legal name

Tarrytown Pharmacy Inc.

Website

https://tarrytownpharmacy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tarrytown Pharmacy is a family-owned, third-generation independent community pharmacy in Austin, Texas, founded in 1941. It provides retail prescriptions, custom non-sterile compounding, immunizations (in-store and mobile), CLIA-waived rapid diagnostic testing, clinical screenings, and 7-day delivery to local residents, businesses, and UT Austin students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy Services

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital & Health-System Pharmacies (Inpatient/Outpatient) (HLAFALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Reconciliation & Transitions-of-Care Pharmacy Services (HLAFALAK), Retail & Pharmacy-Based Urgent Care Clinics (HLAFADAE)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Custom medication compounding
• Immunization services
• Rapid diagnostic testing
• Travel vaccination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail prescription dispensing: Core prescription fulfillment with automated refill line, in-house charge accounts (open since 1941) for monthly billing, online refill portal, and medication synchronization program. Insurance billing accepted.
2. Custom compounding services: Non-sterile compounded medications across 15+ specialties (BHRT, hospice, veterinary, pediatrics, dermatology, podiatry, etc.) with priority shipping extending reach outside Austin.
3. Immunization services: Walk-in and appointment-based vaccine administration (flu, COVID-19, shingles, RSV, Tdap, pneumonia, HPV, meningitis, MMR, hepatitis A/B, typhoid, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, rabies). Medicare Part B and most insurance accepted; cash-pay option.
4. Rapid diagnostic testing: Out-of-pocket rapid antigen ($130), NAAT/convenience fee, and PCR COVID-19, flu, strep, and RSV testing with same-day official PDF results; insurance not billed by pharmacy (patient self-submits).
5. Mobile vaccination and on-site clinic services: B2B mobile flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine clinics delivered to workplaces, assisted living facilities, and community sites with insurance billing via secure online system.
6. Business and event group testing services: Concierge, on-site, and recurring/rolling COVID-19 testing for businesses, restaurants, special events (weddings, fundraisers), with monthly invoicing. B2B contracts range from small groups to 400+ employees.
7. Prescription and retail delivery: 7-days-a-week delivery of prescriptions, OTCs, greeting cards, and boutique items across Austin including UT campus.
8. Retail boutique and OTC merchandise: Online (Shopify) and in-store boutique sales of luxury candles, specialty bath products, greeting cards, stationery, toys, supplements, and OTC health products.
9. In-house charge accounts (credit): Customer house charge accounts for prescriptions, gifts, and OTC items billed monthly — a service continuously offered since 1941.
10. Health screenings and Transitions of Care: Walk-in blood pressure, blood glucose ($40 A1C, $40 lipid panel) screenings and hospital discharge Transitions of Care consults (regularly $260, periodically free).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tarrytown Pharmacy operates a community retail pharmacy that dispenses prescriptions, transfers, and refills medications while delivering an integrated clinical services portfolio: an in-house non-sterile compounding lab producing personalized medications, in-store and mobile immunizations (including travel and COVID-19 vaccines), CLIA-waived rapid diagnostic testing (COVID-19, flu, strep, RSV), medication synchronization, Transitions of Care hospital discharge consults, in-store health screenings, and 7-day Austin prescription delivery. The company also runs a Shopify online boutique and serves B2B clients with on-site workplace vaccine clinics and group COVID-19 testing.

Product overview

Tarrytown Pharmacy operates a multi-service community pharmacy in Austin, Texas (established 1941) structured as a single storefront with distinct service lines rather than a SaaS platform. Its core offering is retail prescription dispensing and in-store patient care, complemented by specialty service modules: Compounding (custom non-sterile medications), Immunizations (in-store vaccines plus Mobile Vaccination Clinics), Travel Vaccination Consults (including Yellow Fever), and Rapid Testing (COVID-19 RT-PCR, Rapid Antigen, Molecular NAAT, Strep, Flu, and RSV). Pharmacy operations modules include Medication Synchronization, Austin Prescription Delivery and Shipping, Online Prescription Refill (powered by the third-party RXLocal/RedSail patient portal), In-House Charge Accounts, and a Transitions of Care (Hospital Discharge Consult) service. Adjunct clinical modules include Mental Health Resources, In-Store Health Screenings (blood pressure, blood glucose, A1C, lipid panel), and Business/Group/Event COVID-19 testing. The store also operates a Boutique (candles, bath, greeting cards, stationery, toys, supplements, OTC medications). Together these modules form an integrated "innovative care, timeless service" community pharmacy portfolio serving Austin and shipping compounded medications beyond the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail & Prescription Services
• Custom Compounding Pharmacy
• In-Store Immunizations
• Mobile Vaccination Clinics
• Travel Vaccination Services
• Rapid COVID-19, Flu, Strep, and RSV Testing
• Business, Group, and Special Event COVID-19 Rapid Testing
• COVID-19 Vaccines & Boosters
• Medication Synchronization
• Austin Prescription Delivery and Shipping
• Online Prescription Refill (RXLocal Patient Portal)
• In-House Charge Accounts
• Transitions of Care (Hospital Discharge Consults)
• In-Store Health Screenings
• Tarrytown Pharmacy Boutique

Quantifiable outcome

• Tested ~400 employees in a single same-day engagement for one business client.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RXLocal (RedSail Technologies)coreTechnology or IntegrationRedSail's RXLocal platform powers Tarrytown Pharmacy's online patient portal, used for prescription refills, profile access, and medication management. Patients authenticate via auth.redsailapp.com and access a dedicated Tarrytown pharmacy instance. Mobile apps available on iOS App Store and Google Play, enabling refill, transfer, and account management functionality.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationShopify powers the company's e-commerce storefront, online ordering, product catalog, blog, cart, account, and checkout. The site footer discloses 'Powered by Shopify' and uses Shopify-hosted CDN assets for images and PDFs.
• JotformcoreTechnology or IntegrationJotform (including HIPAA-compliant forms) is used for booking vaccine appointments, COVID rapid tests, mobile vaccination clinic requests, UT student onboarding, in-house charge account applications, business and group testing inquiries, vaccine records requests, and travel vaccine consults. Form IDs span multiple dedicated use cases.
• PfizercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirect coordination with Pfizer to administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines; the pharmacy invested in an ultra-low freezer (-89°C) specifically to store Pfizer's vaccine, which requires -94°F storage. Pfizer-branded and partner product offered across pediatric (5-11) and adult (12+) populations.
• ModernacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerModerna COVID-19 vaccine supplied to Tarrytown Pharmacy for administration to pediatric (3-11 years) and adult (12+) patients, with same-day availability through federal PREP Act provisions.
• NovavaxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNovavax (Nuvaxovid) non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine stocked and administered by Tarrytown Pharmacy for patients 12 years and older.
• Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas DSHS designated Tarrytown Pharmacy as a COVID-19 vaccine provider; the pharmacy also works with Austin Public Health on community education and large-scale vaccination logistics.
• Abbott (ID NOW)coreTechnology or IntegrationAbbott IDNOW molecular NAAT platform deployed for rapid molecular COVID-19 testing, leveraging isothermal technology, proprietary enzymes, and constant temperature control to achieve fastest-available RNA amplification.
• University of Texas at AustincoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFollowing the closure of the on-campus 40 Acres Pharmacy in August 2021, Tarrytown Pharmacy positioned itself as a delivery partner serving UT students on the 40 Acres campus, dorms, fraternity/sorority houses, and off-campus residences. A dedicated Jotform streamlines new UT student patient onboarding.
• University of Texas College of PharmacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMark Newberry served on the UT College of Pharmacy admissions committee (2005-2010) and on the Dean's Advisory Council (2010, then Chair 2013-2015); pharmacists serve as UT student preceptors and Linh Nguyen continues to serve as a preceptor.
• Alliance of Independent PharmacistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMark Newberry serves as President of the Alliance of Independent Pharmacists, an industry association representing independent pharmacy operators.
• Cardinal Health (Cardinal Regional Advisory Board)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMark Newberry sits on the Cardinal Regional Advisory Board, providing strategic input to one of the largest pharmaceutical distributors.
• McKesson Drug CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmaceutical distribution partner that awarded Tarrytown Pharmacy the 'South Region Pharmacy of the Year' award in 2008 in recognition of patient commitment and community service.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Amazon Pharmacy: Digital-first mail-order pharmacy with home delivery and Prime-integrated experience — competes on commodity prescription fulfillment and convenience, pressuring independent refill economics.
• Alto Pharmacy: Digital pharmacy offering same-day delivery and pharmacist consultations — represents the digital-native model competing for refill and chronic medication share that independents like Tarrytown historically retained.
• Capsule Pharmacy: Digital-first pharmacy with same-day local delivery and concierge service — competing model targeting the same convenience- and service-oriented Austin consumer segment that Tarrytown serves.

Broad incumbents

• CVS Pharmacy: Largest U.S. retail pharmacy chain with Pharmacy and MinuteClinic services, walk-in vaccinations, and prescription delivery — directly competitive on immunizations, testing, and prescription fulfillment in the Austin market.
• Walgreens: Nationally scaled retail pharmacy chain with in-store immunizations, drive-through testing, and medication management — competes with Tarrytown across all primary service lines but lacks the compounding depth and family-owned service model.
• Costco Pharmacy: Membership-warehouse pharmacy offering low-margin prescription fulfillment and immunizations — competes on price for high-volume maintenance prescriptions in the same Austin consumer base.

Direct peers

• Innovation Compounding: Independent compounding pharmacy offering customized non-sterile preparations with multi-state reach — directly comparable specialty compounding franchise that competes for prescriber-referred compounded prescriptions.
• Peoples Pharmacy: Long-established independent community pharmacy also based in Austin, TX, offering compounding, immunizations, and personalized service with a comparable multi-generational customer base in the same metro market.

Others

• RedSail Technologies: Pharmacy technology vendor whose RXLocal patient portal powers Tarrytown's online refill and mobile apps — adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but a critical dependency for digital patient engagement.

Regional players

• H-E-B Pharmacy: Texas-headquartered grocery chain pharmacy with deep Austin and Central Texas footprint, in-store immunizations, and competitive generic pricing — primary regional competitor for prescription volume and walk-in vaccines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TarrytownRx
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtrkkSvt9qodowFT17gBJ1Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/TarrytownPharmacy
• Instagraminstagram.com/tarrytownpharmacy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tarrytown-pharmacy-inc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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