EMPIRE Pharmacy

What EMPIRE Pharmacy does

EMPIRE Pharmacy is a single-location, independently operated neighborhood pharmacy based in Riverside, California, serving patients across Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The company combines traditional retail pharmacy operations with specialty services in home infusion therapy and HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical care, generating revenue primarily through prescription fulfillment, recurring medication refills, and specialized home infusion services that include antibiotics, IVIG, Remicade, iron infusions, TPN, and pain management (PCA) therapies. Customer acquisition is driven by healthcare provider and case manager referrals, direct walk-in traffic, and a referral pathway for case managers that funnels patients into the pharmacy's dispensing workflow.

The pharmacy operates with a modest staff of 11-50 employees and supports its patient base through a combination of in-store visits, telephone, fax ordering, and regional home delivery. Its technology stack is conventional: a WordPress-based website designed by Proweaver (with a 2016-2026 copyright line), a bilingual (English/Spanish) patient refill portal, and downloadable medical order forms for various infusion treatments plus pump-specific instructional content for Curlin and Baxter 6201 devices. No proprietary technology, APIs, mobile applications, or AI-driven systems are evident from public materials, and no certifications, patents, or partnerships beyond a nursing affiliation link to promesahc.com are disclosed.

Revenue mechanics appear to be insurance-reimbursement-driven across both general prescriptions and specialty infusion services, with no public pricing transparency and no disclosed funding, ownership structure, parent company, or institutional investors. Operating hours are Monday-Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-2pm, closed Sundays and major holidays, and the company appears active with current contact information and functional referral forms. The business model is best characterized as a community-rooted specialty pharmacy whose differentiation rests on localized service, bilingual access, and home infusion clinical capability rather than technology, scale, or brand.

Name

EMPIRE Pharmacy

Legal name

EMPIRE Pharmacy

Website

https://empirepharmacy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EMPIRE Pharmacy is a single-location independent neighborhood pharmacy in Riverside, California, providing prescription refills, home infusion therapy, and HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical services to patients across Riverside and San Bernardino Counties via case-manager referrals and direct dispensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy (Specialty/Home Infusion)

NAICS

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

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Infusion & Home Infusion Pharmacy Services (HLAFALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent) (HLAFALAA), In-Home Infusion Pharmacy Support & Coordination (HSABALAH), Injectables & Specialty Medication Support (e.g., insulin, biologics) (HSABALAG)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Home infusion therapy
• Prescription refills
• Specialty HIV pharmacy
• Pharmacy delivery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Prescription Pharmacy Services: Revenue generated from prescription medications, refills, and pharmacy services to patients in Riverside and San Bernardino County.
2. Home Infusion Therapy: Specialized home infusion services including antibiotics, IVIG, and other infusion therapies prescribed by physicians.
3. HIV/AIDS Prescription Services: Specialized pharmaceutical services for HIV/AIDS patients including prescription management and delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EMPIRE Pharmacy is a neighborhood retail and specialty pharmacy in Riverside, California that dispenses prescription medications, delivers monthly refills, and provides home-based intravenous infusion therapies (antibiotics, IVIG, Remicade, iron, Reclast, Solu-Medrol, TPN, PCA pain management) along with specialized HIV/AIDS prescription services. Services are accessed in-store, by phone, fax, email, or a bilingual web-based patient refill portal, with home delivery across Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

Product overview

EMPIRE Pharmacy is a neighborhood pharmacy operating as a single-location retail and specialty pharmacy in Riverside, California. The pharmacy provides a unified set of healthcare services centered on prescription fulfillment and specialty home infusion therapy. Core offerings include prescription refills, new patient registration, and comprehensive home infusion services covering antibiotics, immune globulin, Remicade, and other IV medications. The pharmacy supports patients in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties through downloadable medical forms, pump equipment guidance (Curlin, Baxter), and referral services for case managers. All services are delivered through the physical pharmacy location with telephone and fax-based ordering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prescription Refills Standard pharmacy refill service allowing patients to refill prescription medications through the pharmacy's storefront, phone, fax, email, or bilingual refill portal.
• New Pharmacy Customer Registration Onboarding service for new patients to register with EMPIRE Pharmacy and become ongoing customers for prescription services.
• Home Infusion Therapy Services Home-based intravenous infusion therapy for patients requiring IV medications such as antibiotics, iron, Remicade, IVIG, Reclast, Solu-Medrol, and other physician-prescribed infusion treatments.
• HIV/AIDS Specialty Prescription Services Specialized prescription management and delivery services tailored to HIV/AIDS patients, supported by dedicated intake forms, language support, and confidential handling.
• Patient Refill Portal Online portal enabling patients to request prescription refills online with bilingual (English/Spanish) support.
• New Referral / Case Manager Services Referral intake service for healthcare case managers and providers to initiate patient treatment with EMPIRE Pharmacy, supported by printable medical order and referral forms.
• Home Medication Delivery Delivery of prescription medications and home infusion supplies to patients across Riverside and San Bernardino County.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Option Care Health: The largest independent provider of home and alternate-site infusion services in the U.S. Directly comparable to EMPIRE's home infusion business (antibiotics, IVIG, biologics, TPN) at a national scale, serving the same referral-based patient population.
• Soleo Health: Specialty infusion pharmacy providing home and alternate-site IV therapy (antibiotics, IVIG, biologics). Comparable to EMPIRE on infusion therapy mix, referral-driven GTM, and clinical complexity of patient caseload.
• Coram (CVS Health): National home infusion and specialty pharmacy division of CVS Health. Competes head-to-head with EMPIRE on home infusion referrals from case managers and providers, with significantly broader geographic coverage and payer contracts.
• Avita Pharmacy: Specialty pharmacy with a strong focus on HIV/AIDS and 340B-covered patient populations. Closely comparable to EMPIRE's dedicated HIV/AIDS prescription service line, with a similar niche-clinical model and adherence-focused workflow.
• BioTek reMEDys: Specialty infusion pharmacy focused on IVIG, biologics, and rare-disease therapies delivered to patients at home. Overlaps with EMPIRE on IVIG and Remicade services, with a similar specialty clinical model and provider-referral GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Apria Healthcare (now part of Owens & Minor): National provider of home medical equipment and home infusion services. Comparable to EMPIRE on the home infusion delivery model, including pump equipment, supplies, and case-manager-driven patient onboarding.
• CVS Specialty: National specialty pharmacy arm of CVS Health. Competes with EMPIRE on HIV, infusion, and chronic-disease specialty prescriptions, with substantially larger scale, accreditation, and payer contracting capability.
• Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy: Large incumbent offering specialty and home infusion services through its national retail footprint. Overlaps with EMPIRE across both standard prescriptions and specialty therapy, with significant payer and PBM leverage.

Emerging players

• PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy: Specialty pharmacy with deep focus on rare, HIV, and chronic disease therapies. Comparable to EMPIRE's HIV service line and the broader specialty/acuity mix, though operating at a national rather than regional scale.

Regional players

• Riverside Pharmacy & Compounding: Independent community pharmacy operating in the same Inland Empire region as EMPIRE, offering compounding and traditional dispensing. Comparable as a local competitor for retail and specialty prescription share in Riverside/San Bernardino County.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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