Quick Rx Drugs

What Quick Rx Drugs does

Quick Rx Drugs is an independent community pharmacy chain founded in 1987 by Ron and Janice Stephens and currently operating six retail locations plus one closed-door institutional pharmacy across two counties in the Coastal Empire region of Georgia. The retail footprint spans Savannah, Pooler, Rincon, Springfield, Garden City, and Tybee Island, with the Garden City site functioning as the dedicated institutional hub serving assisted living facilities, ICF/ID-DD group homes, mental health providers, and hospice clients. The company delivers prescription dispensing, medication therapy management (MTM), medication synchronization, multi-dose adherence packaging via Dispill® and Medicine-On-Time®, immunizations, durable medical equipment (DME), specialty compounding at the Savannah location, home delivery, and community wellness education classes. The current owner and CEO is Karen Stephens Brown, who assumed leadership in January 2017, representing a second-generation family handoff.

The technology stack centers on the Digital Pharmacist SaaS platform for online prescription refills and patient communication, a branded iOS/Android mobile app for refills and reminders, and third-party packaging systems that drive adherence for both retail and long-term care patients. The institutional pharmacy delivers packaged medications and electronic Medication Administration Records (eMARs) to facility clients. There is no disclosed proprietary software or AI/ML component; technology is consumed rather than built.

The business model is multi-stream: third-party insurance billing (including Medicare Part D and Medicaid) for prescription revenue, OTC and front-of-store retail sales, professional services fees for MTM and immunizations, managed long-term care service contracts with facility operators, DME hardware sales, and specialty compounding. Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer through physical storefronts (including drive-thru), community wellness programming, content marketing, and digital refill channels. The business is privately held with no disclosed institutional capital, no VC/PE sponsorship, and headcount in the 11–50 employee range.

Name

Quick Rx Drugs

Legal name

Quick Rx Drugs

Website

https://quickrxdrugs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quick Rx Drugs is an independent community pharmacy chain operating six retail locations and one closed-door institutional pharmacy across Georgia's Coastal Empire, serving individual patients and long-term care facilities with prescription dispensing, adherence packaging, and clinical pharmacy services since 1987.

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

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) & Clinical Pharmacy Services Tools (HLACAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Reconciliation & Skilled Medication Administration (Clinical) (HSABACAH), Compounding & Customized Medication Management Support (HSABALAL), Specialty Pharmacy & Complex Therapy Management Platforms (HLACAKAG)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Long-term care pharmacy
• Medication therapy management
• Durable medical equipment
• Specialty compounding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Prescription Medications: Traditional prescription dispensing through 6 retail pharmacy locations and 1 institutional pharmacy. Accepts most third-party insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare Part D.
2. Over-the-Counter Products: Wide range of OTC products including pain medication, cold and allergy medication, vitamins and supplements, oral health products, feminine hygiene products, first aid items, cosmetics, and infant care products.
3. Immunizations: Vaccination services including flu vaccines, school-required vaccines, pneumonia vaccines, and shingles vaccines administered by qualified staff.
4. Long Term Care Pharmacy Services: Closed-door institutional pharmacy services for intermediate care facilities, ID/DD group homes, assisted living facilities, mental health, respite, and hospice. Includes medication packaging, delivery, and monthly pharmacist reviews.
5. Medication Therapy Management (MTM): Program to help patients manage medications and health conditions, ensuring maximum benefit from medications.
6. Durable Medical Equipment: Medical equipment and supplies including walking aids, bathroom equipment, orthopedic supplies, and nebulizers. Billing handled through Medicare and most insurance companies.
7. Specialty Compounding: Specialty compounding services available at Savannah location.
8. Home Delivery: Prescription delivery services to patients, with $4 delivery fee for patients within 5 miles of Springfield pharmacy.
9. Gifts and Retail Products: Cards, gifts, office supplies, greeting cards, baby and wedding gifts, candles, jewelry, home decor, and seasonal items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Quick Rx Drugs is an independent community pharmacy chain operating six retail locations and one institutional pharmacy in Georgia's Coastal Empire since 1987. The company dispenses prescription medications and provides complementary clinical and retail services including immunizations, specialty compounding, medication therapy management (MTM), durable medical equipment (DME), multi-dose adherence packaging, and long-term care pharmacy services to assisted living, ICF, hospice, and personal care facilities.

Product overview

Quick Rx Drugs operates as an independent community pharmacy chain with 6 retail locations and 1 institutional pharmacy serving The Coastal Empire region of Georgia since 1987. The core offering is pharmacy services including prescription dispensing, backed by complementary add-on modules: Dispill® Multi-Dose Packaging for medication organization, Medication Synchronization for refill coordination, Medication Therapy Management for clinical oversight, Long Term Care pharmacy services with Medicine-On-Time® packaging for facilities, Immunizations, Durable Medical Equipment, and Wellness Classes. The company also offers a mobile app for prescription refills and reminders, plus home delivery. Specialty compounding is available at the Savannah location. The pharmacy accepts most insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare Part D.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Pharmacy Services
• Long-Term Care Pharmacy Services
• Dispill Multi-Dose Packaging
• Medication Synchronization
• Medication Therapy Management
• Immunizations
• Specialty Compounding
• Durable Medical Equipment
• Home Delivery
• Over-the-Counter Products
• Mobile Refill App
• Wellness Classes

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% or more of medications for chronic conditions are not taken as prescribed, leading to worsening health conditions, hospitalizations and death

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Digital PharmacistcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital Pharmacist provides the prescription refill portal integrated into Quick Rx Drugs' website and operations. Patients use the portal (portal.digitalpharmacist.com) to refill prescriptions online.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Omnicare (CVS Health): National closed-door LTC pharmacy provider owned by CVS Health; competes for institutional contracts with assisted living and ICF facilities that Quick Rx currently serves in southeast Georgia.
• CVS Pharmacy: National pharmacy retail and PBM incumbent with extensive medication therapy management, immunization, and adherence offerings; competes directly for the same Coastal Empire patient population but with corporate pricing power.
• Walmart Pharmacy: Mass-merchant pharmacy with strong $4 generic pricing positioning and growing clinical services footprint; competes on convenience and price for OTC and maintenance prescriptions in the same Savannah-area trade area.
• Walgreens (Boots Alliance): Largest US retail pharmacy chain; competes head-on with Quick Rx on prescription dispensing, drive-thru, immunizations, and 7-day availability, but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary digital infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Hood's Pharmacy: Independent, family-owned community pharmacy chain in Georgia offering prescription dispensing, compounding, and long-term care services; directly comparable as a multi-location Southeast independent with a similar LTC + retail service mix.
• Balls Food Stores / Price Chopper Pharmacy: Independent regional grocery/pharmacy chain operating multiple pharmacy locations with MTM, immunizations, and adherence packaging; comparable as a multi-site independent pharmacy with similar clinical-services bundling.
• PharMerica: Leading institutional/long-term care pharmacy operator serving skilled nursing, assisted living, and ID/DD group homes nationally; directly comparable for Quick Rx's LTC pharmacy vertical using multi-dose packaging and facility delivery.

Regional players

• Lorraine's Pharmacy (and similar Savannah-area independents): Local independent pharmacy serving the Savannah/Chatham County market; regional peer competing for the same community patient base and offering compounding, DME, and immunizations in overlapping service areas.

Emerging players

• Capsule Pharmacy: Tech-forward digital pharmacy with proprietary app-driven refills, same-day delivery, and insurance handling; an emerging player testing the model of differentiated convenience that Quick Rx also tries to deliver locally.
• Amazon Pharmacy: National mail-order pharmacy leveraging Prime logistics; an emerging direct threat to Quick Rx's retail maintenance-script volume and home delivery service, particularly for chronic-condition patients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/QuickRxDrugs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quick-rx-drugs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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