Hodgson's Pharmacy

What Hodgson's Pharmacy does

Hodgson's Pharmacy is a single-location independent retail pharmacy headquartered at 1260 S. Milledge Ave., Suite F-1, Athens, GA 30605, in continuous operation since 1956. The company serves the local Athens, Georgia community with prescription dispensing, routine and travel immunizations (flu, pneumococcal, shingles, COVID-19, and yellow fever), over-the-counter products, and a retail assortment that includes gift items, children's toys, and ice cream. Its core differentiator is a Yellow Fever Certified Travel Clinic, designated by the Georgia Department of Public Health, approved by the World Health Organization, and recognized by the CDC, which provides destination-specific travel health consultations and vaccinations to international travelers — a service few community pharmacies in the area are authorized to deliver.

The underlying technology footprint is modest and conventional for an independent community pharmacy: participation in regional Health Information Exchanges for electronic PHI sharing, the RxLocal-branded mobile application and online patient portal (patient.rxlocal.com) for remote prescription refill requests, and a HIPAA-compliant privacy framework effective since July 11, 2016. The travel clinic is supported by coordination with patients' primary care physicians, while back-office functions such as billing and transcription are handled through contracted third-party business associates.

Hodgson's operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model with revenue derived from prescription reimbursement (transaction-fee model), vaccine and immunization administration fees (professional services), travel clinic consultation fees ($100 comprehensive plan; $40 single-shot administration; free initial consultation), OTC and retail merchandise sales, and free home delivery — a service that functions as a recurring-touchpoint channel despite not being formally subscription-priced. The company has no parent organization, no institutional funding, no M&A activity, and serves exclusively a domestic, single-trade-area customer base, positioning it as a stable legacy community pharmacy rather than a scaling enterprise.

Name

Hodgson's Pharmacy

Legal name

Hodgsons Pharmacy

Website

https://hodgsonsrx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hodgson's Pharmacy is a single-location independent community pharmacy in Athens, Georgia, operating since 1956. It dispenses prescriptions, administers routine and travel immunizations through a WHO-approved Yellow Fever Certified Travel Clinic, and offers OTC retail and free home delivery to local customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent) (HLAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pharmacy-Led Health & Wellness Discount Retail (CRAEAHAD)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Prescription dispensing
• Travel health clinic
• Vaccines and immunizations
• Home delivery pharmacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prescription Medications: Traditional prescription dispensing services for medications prescribed by physicians. Revenue generated through pharmacy reimbursement from insurance plans and patient co-pays.
2. Vaccines and Immunizations: Administration of vaccines including seasonal flu, pneumococcal, shingles, COVID-19, and travel vaccines. Services include consultation fees and vaccine administration fees.
3. Travel Health Clinic Services: Comprehensive travel health consultations ($100 fee) for developing personalized travel health plans, coordination with physicians, and vaccine administration. Initial consultation is free; experienced travelers pay $40 administration fee for shots.
4. OTC Products and Retail Merchandise: Sale of over-the-counter products, gift items, children's toys, personal care items, and ice cream. Products offered alongside pharmacy services for customer convenience.
5. Home Delivery: Free home delivery service for prescriptions and products, increasing customer convenience and accessibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hodgson's Pharmacy is a single-location independent community pharmacy in Athens, Georgia that dispenses prescription medications, administers routine and travel vaccines, and runs a Yellow Fever certified Travel Health Clinic offering destination-specific immunization planning. It complements these clinical services with free home delivery, OTC product ordering, and a small retail assortment of gift items, children's toys, personal care products, and ice cream.

Product overview

Hodgson's Pharmacy is a single-location independent pharmacy serving Athens, Georgia since 1956. The pharmacy operates as a traditional retail pharmacy offering prescription services and immunizations as its core offerings, complemented by a Yellow Fever certified Travel Health Clinic for international travelers. Additional services include free home delivery, special OTC ordering, and retail products including personal care items and ice cream. Prescription management is facilitated through an online refill portal and mobile app. The pharmacy does not operate as a platform with modular components but rather provides a bundled set of traditional pharmacy services centered around medication dispensing, immunizations, and travel health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vaccines & Immunizations Daily administration of routine and seasonal immunizations including seasonal flu, pneumococcal, shingles, and COVID-19 vaccines by trained pharmacy staff, available to local Athens, GA residents.
• Travel Health Clinic Yellow Fever certified travel clinic providing destination-specific immunizations, medications, and personalized travel health reports for international travelers, with free initial consultation, $100 comprehensive consultation, and $40 administration fee for experienced travelers.
• Prescription Dispensing Traditional retail dispensing of prescription medications ordered by physicians, fulfilled at the Athens storefront with refills available in-store, online via patient.rxlocal.com, or through the RxLocal mobile app.
• Free Home Delivery Free local delivery of prescriptions and other products to customers in the Athens, GA area as a convenience service.
• Special OTC Ordering Service enabling customers to special-order over-the-counter health and wellness products beyond the pharmacy's standard inventory.
• Ice Cream Service In-store sale of ice cream alongside pharmacy and retail offerings, available 1-5pm Monday through Friday at the Athens location.
• Health & Wellness Retail Products Sale of an eclectic assortment of gift items, children's toys, and personal care products at the Athens storefront.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Primary Care PhysiciansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates with patients' primary care physicians to acquire recommended vaccines and prescriptions for travel health services. Works with physicians to fill all travel health needs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Amazon Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy offers mail-order prescription fulfillment with Prime-integrated experience. Comparable as a prescription and OTC channel competing for Hodgson's customers, though lacking in-store service, immunizations, and travel clinic capabilities.
• Alto Pharmacy: Alto is a digital pharmacy providing free same-day delivery and care coordination, often via app. Comparable to Hodgson's on dispensing, delivery, and digital refill, but operates at city scale without the in-store retail and travel clinic components.
• Capsule Pharmacy: Capsule is a digital-first independent pharmacy offering free same-day delivery and personalized service in major U.S. cities. Comparable to Hodgson's independent positioning and delivery offering, but competing on convenience and digital UX rather than community-rooted service.

Regional players

• Publix Pharmacy: Publix is a Southeast U.S. grocery chain with in-store pharmacies offering prescriptions, vaccines, and free antibiotic programs. Comparable regional competitor to Hodgson's within Georgia given overlapping geography, with similar community-service positioning though at greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• Walmart Pharmacy: Walmart operates in-store pharmacies at thousands of U.S. locations with low-cost dispensing and a growing immunization menu. Overlaps with Hodgson's on basic pharmacy and vaccine services, though lacks the travel clinic and community boutique offering.
• CVS Pharmacy: CVS is the largest U.S. retail pharmacy chain, offering prescriptions, immunizations, and MinuteClinic services. Overlaps with Hodgson's core pharmacy and vaccine offerings but at vastly greater scale and with broader service lines (clinics, insurance, retail).
• Rite Aid: Rite Aid operates a national chain of retail pharmacies offering prescriptions, vaccines, and wellness products. Comparable to Hodgson's core dispensing and immunization services but serves a much broader footprint with different operating economics.
• Walgreens: Walgreens is a national retail pharmacy chain providing prescriptions, flu and travel vaccines, and home delivery. Overlaps with Hodgson's across dispensing, immunization, and delivery, though at much larger scale and without the independent community pharmacy positioning.

Direct peers

• Passport Health: Passport Health is the largest U.S. network of travel health clinics, offering destination-specific immunizations and consultations. Most directly comparable to Hodgson's certified travel clinic, with a similar regulatory certification profile and travel-medicine service mix.
• Travel Clinics of America: Travel Clinics of America is a network providing destination-specific travel health consultations and vaccinations. Comparable to Hodgson's travel clinic on service offering and certification model, though operating through a multi-location franchise rather than an independent storefront.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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