What Unity Pharmacy does

Unity Pharmacy is a family-owned independent retail pharmacy operating in central Maine as a location under Savage's Drug, a chain founded in 2004 by John "Bud" Savage R.Ph. and his son Shane Savage R.Ph. The company operates three retail storefronts in Fairfield, Oakland, and Unity, Maine (with a fourth location also referenced in company history), serving individual walk-in consumers alongside institutional customers including Colby College students, regional summer camps, and assisted living, group, and nursing homes within a 25-mile delivery radius. The company's stated positioning is to deliver "all the services of the big box stores" with personalized small-town care and prescription fill times of 15 minutes or less.

The core technology stack is a prescription management system paired with the third-party RxLocal mobile app and online refill portal, enabling online refills, prescription transfers, and digital refill management. Differentiated service offerings include free Bubble Packing (individually sealed packets labeled with patient name, drug, dose, and administration time, targeted at multi-medication patients and residential care facilities), free Time My Meds (monthly medication synchronization with pharmacist review and monthly check-in calls), free same-day and next-day prescription delivery, on-site workplace flu shot clinics run by immunization-certified pharmacists, and a niche Browntail Moth Caterpillar topical remedy developed by the Oakland team. The company accepts all major insurance plans including Medicare Part D, MaineCare, and MaineRx Plus, supports a $4 generic prescription list, and offers competitor price matching.

Unity Pharmacy generates revenue primarily through prescription drug dispensing on a transaction-fee basis reimbursed via insurance networks, supplemented by OTC product sales (Nature's Truth supplements, cough and cold, first aid, greeting cards), vaccination service fees billed to insurance or paid out of pocket by uninsured customers, and prescription delivery as a no-charge feature designed to drive dispensing volume. The customer base is structurally weighted toward long-tail individual consumers and a smaller set of B2B institutional accounts. The company is privately held, has no outside investors or parent company, and operates with a headcount of approximately 51 employees.

Name

Unity Pharmacy

Legal name

Savage's Drug

Website

https://unitypharmacy.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Unity Pharmacy is a family-owned independent retail pharmacy in central Maine, operating under Savage's Drug, that dispenses prescriptions and provides bubble packing, medication synchronization, delivery, and workplace vaccination services to individual consumers, Colby College students, summer camps, and care facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), 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-Led Health & Wellness Discount Retail (CRAEAHAD), Discount Drugstores with Clinics (Retail Health Clinics) (CRAEAHAE), Health & Pharmacy Omnichannel (CRAFAEAK)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Prescription dispensing
• Medication management
• Vaccination services
• Prescription delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prescription Drug Dispensing: Core revenue stream from dispensing prescription medications. Accepts all major insurance plans including Medicare Part D, MaineCare, and MaineRx Plus. Offers $4 prescription list and price matching against competitors.
2. Over-the-Counter Products: Sale of OTC products including Nature's Truth Vitamins and Supplements, cough and cold medications, first-aid items, and greeting cards (50% off retail).
3. Vaccination Services: On-site workplace flu shot clinics administered by certified pharmacists. Bills health insurance plans for vaccine and administration. Competitive out-of-pocket pricing for uninsured customers.
4. Prescription Delivery: Same-day and next-day prescription delivery at no additional charge. Also delivers to Colby College and local summer camps.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Unity Pharmacy is a family-owned retail pharmacy dispensing prescription medications and over-the-counter products (Nature's Truth Vitamins and Supplements, cough and cold medication, first-aid items, 50%-off greeting cards) to consumers in Unity, Maine. It supplements dispensing with free medication synchronization (Time My Meds), free bubble packing for multi-medication patients, free same-day/next-day prescription delivery, and pharmacist-administered vaccinations including on-site workplace flu clinics.

Product overview

Unity Pharmacy operates as a location under Savage's Drug, a family-owned Maine pharmacy chain founded in 2004. The offering is a unified pharmacy service model that combines prescription dispensing with complementary support services: Online Prescription Refills via RxLocal, Time My Meds for synchronized monthly refills, Prescription Delivery (same-day/next-day at no charge), Bubble Packing for multi-medication patients, Workplace Flu Shots via on-site clinics, and specialized Camp and Colby College medication programs. The core value proposition is fast, friendly, and accurate prescription services in 15 minutes or less, providing locally-owned pharmacy care with big-box-store capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Prescription Refills Online refill ordering via the RxLocal platform, accessible through web portal (patient.rxlocal.com) and iOS/Android mobile app, allowing customers to refill prescriptions for pickup at the local pharmacy or free delivery.
• Time My Meds (Smart Sync) Free medication synchronization service that coordinates all of a customer's prescriptions to be filled on a single designated day each month, including pharmacist review, drug interaction monitoring, and a monthly confirmation call.
• Prescription Delivery Free same-day delivery for orders called in before 10 a.m. and next-day delivery, with signature required upon receipt; also delivers to Colby College and local summer camps.
• Workplace Flu Shots On-site workplace flu vaccination clinics administered by certified pharmacists, with insurance billing and paperwork handled by the pharmacy and competitive out-of-pocket pricing for uninsured employees.
• Bubble Packing Free prescription bubble packaging service that provides individually sealed packets labeled with patient name, medication, dosage, and administration time, suited for customers on multiple medications or with memory challenges; includes free delivery to assisted living homes, group homes, and nursing homes within a 25-mile radius.
• Camp Medication Services Bulk medication dispensing and bubble-packing service for summer camps, covering prescription and OTC medications with physician authorization, shipped to the camp prior to camper arrival.
• Colby College Prescription Services Maintenance medication transfer, filling, and delivery services for Colby College students, with Monday-Friday delivery at 4 p.m. to the campus.
• Browntail Moth Caterpillar Remedy Kits Topical remedy grab-and-go kit and a stronger prescription-only formulation developed by the Oakland pharmacy to treat rashes caused by browntail moth caterpillar exposure, a regional Maine public-health concern from April to mid-June.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prescription services in 15 minutes or less
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Martin’s Point HealthcareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAll three Savage's Drug pharmacy locations are preferred pharmacies in the Martin's Point Preferred Pharmacy Network, allowing seamless insurance billing and customer access for Martin's Point members.
• RxLocalcoreTechnology or IntegrationRxLocal provides the mobile app and online prescription refill platform. Patients can download the app from iTunes or Google Play and search for Savage's Drug pharmacies by phone number to manage refills.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Walgreens: National retail pharmacy chain offering the same prescription, vaccination, and delivery services as Unity, with materially greater scale, technology investment, and brand recognition across Maine.
• CVS Pharmacy: National retail pharmacy chain with broad service offerings including prescription dispensing, vaccinations, and medication management — Unity's primary large-scale competitor for prescription volume and consumer mindshare.
• Walmart Pharmacy: Mass retailer pharmacy offering $4 generic prescriptions and competitive cash pricing — directly relevant given Unity's $4 list and price-matching defense strategy.

Direct peers

• Goodrich Family Pharmacy: Family-owned independent community pharmacy chain operating multiple locations across central and mid-coast Maine, directly comparable in scale, services, and customer base to Unity Pharmacy.
• Kinney Drugs: Independent community pharmacy chain headquartered in upstate New York with a strong presence across the Northeast, offering comparable prescription dispensing, free delivery, and immunization services — a useful comparison for Unity's scale-up trajectory.
• Hannaford Pharmacy: New England grocery-store pharmacy chain with locations throughout Maine, offering prescription dispensing, vaccinations, and the same insurance plans — directly competing with Unity for the same central-Maine customers.
• Osco Pharmacy: New England supermarket pharmacy chain operating in Maine through Shaw's stores, offering prescription dispensing and immunizations with similar convenience positioning to Unity.
• Bartle's Pharmacy: Long-established family-owned independent pharmacy in Bangor, Maine, with comparable compounding services and immunization offerings — directly comparable in operating model and customer demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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