McBain Family Pharmacy

What McBain Family Pharmacy does

McBain Family Pharmacy is an independent, privately held community pharmacy founded in 2013 by Lacey Gilde, PharmD, operating two retail locations in McBain, Michigan (119 N. Roland St.) and Lake City, Michigan (57 Morey Rd, doing business as LC Family Pharmacy since 2015). Its legal entity name is Foothills Pharmacy, and the business has no parent company, no institutional funding, and no subsidiaries. The company sells prescription dispensing, immunizations (flu, pneumonia, shingles, Tdap, hepatitis A & B, COVID-19), point-of-care rapid testing for influenza, strep, and COVID-19 with results in approximately 20 minutes, a structured Weight Loss Program with private consultations, and the free Kid's Vitamin Club for children ages 12 and under.

The core technology stack is the RxLocal pharmacy management and patient-facing mobile application, which supports online prescription refills, transfers, reminders, secure information storage, and staff messaging. Differentiated service workflows include PharmPaks multi-dose packaging (easy-to-tear packs with labeled regimens) and med synchronization that aligns all prescription refill dates to a single monthly pick-up day. Distribution is omnichannel within a tight geographic radius: walk-in retail at both locations, a drive-thru at McBain, scheduled local delivery (McBain on Wednesdays and Fridays; LC Family Pharmacy on Tuesdays and Thursdays), and online refill/transfer portals.

Revenue mechanics are dominated by transaction-fee prescription dispensing billed through insurance, Medicare Part D, and pharmacy benefit managers, supplemented by transactional fees for immunizations and point-of-care testing and professional-services fees for weight loss consultations. Marketing is primarily content-driven through a health blog and the company website. The customer base is local Michigan residents in and around McBain and Lake City, with named persona segments including general patients, families with young children, and weight-management patients; no enterprise, institutional, or B2B customers are disclosed, and revenue, headcount, and payor mix are not disclosed in the source data.

Name

McBain Family Pharmacy

Legal name

Foothills Pharmacy

Website

https://mcbainfamilypharmacy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

McBain Family Pharmacy is an independent community pharmacy operating two locations in McBain and Lake City, Michigan, serving local patients with prescription dispensing, immunizations, point-of-care testing, multi-dose packaging, weight management, and delivery services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Pharmacy & Health Essentials Delivery (CRAFAFAI), Prescription Pickup & Pharmacy Runs (HSACAIAF)

Keywords

• Community pharmacy services
• Prescription dispensing
• Immunization services
• Medication management
• Point-of-care testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mc Bain

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prescription Dispensing: Traditional pharmacy prescription dispensing services billed to insurance or paid out-of-pocket
2. Immunization Services: Vaccination services including Flu, Pneumonia, Shingles, Tdap, Hepatitis A & B, and COVID-19
3. Weight Loss Consultations: Private consultations with pharmacy professionals for personalized weight management plans
4. Point of Care Testing: Rapid testing for influenza, strep throat, and COVID-19 with results within 20 minutes
5. Insurance Billing: Billing through insurance payors, Medicare Part D, and pharmacy benefits managers for prescription and healthcare services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

McBain Family Pharmacy is an independent community pharmacy that dispenses prescriptions and delivers clinical and convenience pharmacy services to local patients. Its core offerings include prescription dispensing supported by PharmPaks multi-dose packaging and medication synchronization, immunizations, rapid point-of-care testing (influenza, strep, COVID-19), a clinically informed weight loss program, local prescription delivery, drive-thru pickup, a free Kid's Vitamin Club for children 12 and under, and a free RxLocal mobile app for refill management.

Product overview

McBain Family Pharmacy operates as an independent community pharmacy offering a coordinated suite of clinical and convenience services. The core offering includes prescription dispensing supported by PharmPaks (multi-dose packaging), med synchronization, and online/mobile prescription management via RxLocal. Clinical services encompass immunizations, point-of-care testing (influenza, strep, COVID-19), and a weight loss program. Convenience features include local delivery (scheduled by location), drive-thru service, and a free kid's vitamin club for children 12 and under. All services are delivered directly by the pharmacy without modular add-ons or platform extensions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PharmPaks Multi-Dose Medication Packaging Multi-dose medication packaging service that organizes a patient's prescriptions into easy-to-tear, easy-to-follow packs with clear dosage instructions, simplifying medication management for patients with complex regimens.
• Immunization Services Vaccination services offered to local patients including flu, pneumonia, shingles, Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis/whooping cough), hepatitis A & B, and COVID-19 vaccines administered by pharmacy staff.
• Point of Care Testing Rapid diagnostic testing for influenza, strep throat, and COVID-19 delivered at the pharmacy with results typically available within 20 minutes.
• Medication Synchronization Service that aligns all of a patient's prescription refill dates to a single monthly pickup day, eliminating multiple pharmacy trips and simplifying adherence.
• Local Prescription Delivery Prescription delivery service offered to local patients, with McBain Family Pharmacy delivering on Wednesdays and Fridays, and LC Family Pharmacy delivering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Weight Loss Program Clinically informed weight management service offering private consultations with pharmacy professionals, individualized care plans, routine follow-ups, and evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle guidance for adult patients.
• Kid's Vitamin Club Free program providing a 30-day supply of chewable multi-vitamins each month for children ages 12 and under, supporting pediatric nutritional supplementation.
• RxLocal Mobile App Free mobile application enabling patients to refill prescriptions, set medication reminders, securely store personal health information, and message pharmacy staff.
• Online Prescription Refill and Transfer Web-based services that allow patients to refill existing prescriptions and transfer prescriptions from other pharmacies to McBain Family Pharmacy or LC Family Pharmacy digitally.
• Drive-Thru Prescription Pickup Convenience drive-thru service available at the McBain Family Pharmacy location enabling prescription pickup without leaving the vehicle.
• Prescription Dispensing Core retail pharmacy service filling patient prescriptions and billing through insurance payors, Medicare Part D, and pharmacy benefits managers, or accepting out-of-pocket payment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-minute rapid test results

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Good Neighbor Pharmacy: An AmerisourceBergen-supported network of independent community pharmacies. Closely mirrors McBain's independent, locally owned pharmacy operating model with comparable dispensing, immunization, and adherence services.
• Health Mart: A McKesson-owned network of independent community pharmacies operating under a shared brand, services, and procurement umbrella. Highly comparable to McBain's model of locally owned independent retail pharmacies dispensing prescriptions and offering clinical services.

Broad incumbents

• CVS Pharmacy: Largest U.S. retail pharmacy chain, embedded in CVS Health's vertically integrated care model (PBM, insurance, MinuteClinic). Overlaps with McBain on prescription dispensing, immunizations, and front-shop assortment.
• Walmart Pharmacy: Mass-market pharmacy inside Walmart stores offering low-cost dispensing and immunizations. Competes on price-sensitive prescription volume that would otherwise go to independent pharmacies in rural Michigan.
• Walgreens: National retail pharmacy chain dispensing prescriptions and offering immunizations, testing, and delivery. Competes for the same McBain-area prescription and OTC demand, but at vastly greater scale and as part of a broader retail/health portfolio.

Emerging players

• Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company: Direct-to-consumer online pharmacy offering transparent, cost-plus pricing on generic prescriptions. Pressures independent pharmacy reimbursement economics by exposing the spread between acquisition cost and retail price.
• Amazon Pharmacy: Digital-first mail-order pharmacy with home delivery and Prime integration. Targets the maintenance-refill prescriptions most relevant to McBain's chronic patient base and represents a structural threat to community-pharmacy refill capture.
• Capsule Pharmacy: Digital pharmacy with same-day delivery and high-touch patient concierge service in major U.S. metros. Comparable convenience positioning to McBain's delivery and PharmPaks offerings, but executed through a digital-first model.

Others

• GoodRx: Consumer-facing prescription savings and telehealth platform. Not a pharmacy operator, but routes and prices prescription demand in ways that affect where McBain's patients choose to fill their scripts.

Regional players

• Meijer Pharmacy: Midwest regional grocery-and-pharmacy chain with strong presence in Michigan. Directly competes for prescription volume in McBain's broader catchment and is one of the most relevant local alternatives for patients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mcbainfamilypharmacy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mcbain-family-pharmacy-pllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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