Chem Rx Pharmacy Services

What Chem Rx Pharmacy Services does

Chem Rx Pharmacy Services operates as a subsidiary of PharMerica Corporation, delivering pharmacy services and prescription-management technology to healthcare facilities across the United States. The company targets nursing homes and post-acute care providers, assisted living and independent living communities, behavioral health and IDD facilities, hospitals, home infusion patients, specialty pharmacy patients, hospice providers, and transitional care settings. Its core differentiator is a registered, branded suite of client technology products: ChemLink, Chem Plus, ViewMasterRx, and the Chem Rx Refill App, deployed alongside PharMerica's pharmacy fulfillment network to manage the end-to-end medication lifecycle at the facility level.

The technology stack is centered on four products with distinct use cases but shared institutional identity. ChemLink is a web-based client portal that generates drug usage and category reports, supports online refill ordering, exposes real-time prescription tracking from pharmacy to delivery, manages resident profile review, and includes a drug price calculator and patient discharge capability. Chem Plus is a web-based electronic ordering system with EPCS certification and two-factor authentication via hard or soft tokens that prevents non-formulary ordering, supports customizable non-drug categories, and auto-transmits prescriptions to Chem Rx. ViewMasterRx is a web- and mobile-friendly interface covering online refills, return processing, e-prescribing, real-time order status, delivery alerts, on-demand reporting, and invoice management. The Chem Rx Refill App extends the same workflow to iOS and Android with barcode scanning, refill history, 48-hour duplicate-scan notifications, and document photo upload. All four products carry registered trademarks and operate within PharMerica's multi-vertical institutional pharmacy footprint.

Chem Rx is incorporated and operated under PharMerica Corporation, headquartered at 805 N. Whittington Pkwy, Louisville, Kentucky. Its revenue model is described as subscription-recurring pharmacy services with quote-based pricing rather than publicly disclosed rates. Distribution is delivered through three parallel channels — self-serve web portals, dedicated mobile applications, and direct enterprise sales engagement via the parent's sales organization — with marketing augmented by the Illuminate content platform (webinars, newsletter, podcast, trade shows). The company serves approximately ten vertical customer segments, with primary emphasis on long-term and post-acute care, senior and independent living, and behavioral health and IDD facilities; no revenue figures, funding history, headcount data, or named customer logos were disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Chem Rx Pharmacy Services

Legal name

PharMerica Corporation

Website

https://chemrx.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chem Rx Pharmacy Services, a subsidiary of PharMerica Corporation, provides pharmacy services and proprietary web and mobile portals (ChemLink, Chem Plus, ViewMasterRx, and the Chem Rx Refill App) to long-term care, senior living, behavioral health, hospital, home infusion, specialty, and hospice facilities across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Pharmacy Services

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Reconciliation & Skilled Medication Administration (Clinical) (HSABACAH), Injectables & Specialty Medication Support (e.g., insulin, biologics) (HSABALAG), In-Home Infusion Pharmacy Support & Coordination (HSABALAH), PBM Technology Platforms (ePA/eRx/Real-Time Benefit Tools) (HLAEAKAL)

Keywords

• Long-term care pharmacy
• Institutional pharmacy services
• Assisted living pharmacy
• Behavioral health pharmacy
• Specialty pharmacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pharmacy Services Revenue: Pharmacy services provided to healthcare facilities including long-term care, behavioral health, senior living, hospitals, home infusion, specialty pharmacy, hospice, and transitional care. Revenue generated through prescription fulfillment, medication management, and related pharmaceutical services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chem Rx Pharmacy Services provides pharmaceutical products and pharmacy management services to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential agencies, and other institutional healthcare providers. Its offering centers on prescription fulfillment, medication management, and refill processing supported by a proprietary suite of web-based client portals (ChemLink, Chem Plus, ViewMasterRx) and a mobile refill application. The company operates as a subsidiary of PharMerica Corporation, serving long-term care, senior living, behavioral health, hospital, home infusion, specialty, hospice, and transitional care clients.

Product overview

Chem Rx Pharmacy Services operates as a subsidiary of PharMerica Corporation, providing a portfolio of client-facing technology portals for pharmacy management. The product suite consists of four distinct client portals: ChemLink (web-based reporting and refill portal), Chem Plus (web-based electronic ordering system with EPCS certification), ViewMasterRx (web and mobile-friendly interface for order management and e-prescribing), and the Chem Rx Refill App (mobile application for on-the-go refill processing). These portals serve long-term care, post-acute care, senior living, behavioral health, and specialty pharmacy clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ChemLink Web-based client portal for healthcare facility administrators and care staff that generates drug usage and drug category reports with sorting capabilities, provides on-line refill ordering and order D/C capability, allows review of resident profiles, enables real-time prescription tracking from pharmacy to delivery, includes a drug price calculator for medication cost lookups, and supports patient discharge workflows.
• Chem Plus Web-based electronic ordering system entry software that enables medication selection, prevents non-formulary drug ordering, offers customizable non-drug categories, and automatically transmits prescriptions to Chem Rx. EPCS certified with two-factor identification using hard or soft tokens, accessible via smartphone, computer, or tablet.
• ViewMasterRx Web-based and mobile-friendly interface providing online refills, return processing, e-prescribing, real-time order status and delivery alerts, on-demand and customized reporting, and an easy-to-use invoice resource for healthcare facility clients.
• Chem Rx Refill Mobile App Mobile application for iOS and Android that enables barcode scanning for prescription refills using the device camera, records refill history, notifies users if a barcode was scanned within the past 48 hours to prevent duplicates, and allows easy upload of pictures of documents for healthcare facility staff.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Genoa Healthcare: Genoa operates on-site pharmacies serving behavioral health, IDD, and substance-use disorder treatment centers, mirroring a primary Chem Rx vertical. It is now part of Walgreens' U.S. Healthcare segment.
• AlixaRx: AlixaRx provides clinical and pharmacy services to skilled nursing and post-acute care facilities, with a focus on consultant pharmacist services and on-site dispensing — overlapping directly with Chem Rx's LTC and post-acute customer base.
• Guardian Pharmacy Services: Guardian is a leading LTC and senior living pharmacy company serving skilled nursing, assisted living, and behavioral health communities across 30+ states. It is one of the closest direct comparables in both customer base and tech-enabled dispensing model.
• Remedi SeniorCare: Remedi is a long-term care pharmacy operator with a focus on technology-enabled dispensing (including Paxit unit-dose packaging). It competes head-to-head with Chem Rx in the SNF and senior living dispensing market.
• Option Care Health: Option Care Health is the largest U.S. provider of home and alternate-site infusion services. It directly overlaps with Chem Rx's home infusion customer segment and competes for specialty and infusion pharmacy contracts.
• PharmaScript: PharmaScript is a long-term care pharmacy provider serving assisted living, skilled nursing, and behavioral health facilities in multiple U.S. regions. It competes with Chem Rx on dispensing, consulting, and tech-enabled medication management.

Broad incumbents

• Walgreens (U.S. Healthcare Segment): Walgreens operates VillageMD and Genoa, competing with Chem Rx in retail-adjacent LTC, behavioral health, and home infusion. Its scale and vertically integrated payer/provider assets make it a formidable broad incumbent.
• Omnicare (CVS Health): Omnicare is the largest U.S. long-term care and senior living pharmacy operator, now owned by CVS Health. It directly competes with Chem Rx/PharMerica across skilled nursing, assisted living, and behavioral health pharmacy fulfillment with a similar institutional sales model.
• CVS Health (Caremark and Oak Street):

Others

• McKesson (Specialty and LTC Distribution): McKesson is the largest U.S. pharmaceutical wholesaler with growing specialty and LTC distribution capabilities. It is an adjacent, enabling participant in the institutional pharmacy supply chain rather than a direct retail dispenser.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chemrxpharmacy
• Facebookfacebook.com/chem.rx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chem-rx

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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