scotland county pharmacy

What scotland county pharmacy does

Scotland County Pharmacy is a single-location, family-owned independent community pharmacy founded in 2004 in Memphis, Missouri, by Matt McKee and his father Neill McKee. The business generates the majority of its revenue from prescription dispensing, medication therapy management, compounding (including bioidentical hormone replacement), vaccinations (COVID-19, Shingrix, flu, Tdap), durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, canes), long-term care prescription packaging, and Medicare billing/reconciliation. It serves the rural tri-county area of Scotland, Knox, and Schuyler counties, with a stated customer base of local community residents and a secondary segment of LTC/Medicare patients.

The pharmacy operates a multi-channel distribution model: a retail storefront with drive-thru at 445 E Grand Ave, free local delivery within three counties, free nationwide mail-order, and the third-party RX365 mobile application (iOS/Android, built by Liberty Software) for digital refills and auto-refills. Ancillary revenue streams include an on-site café sub-brand (Apothecafé, M-F 11am-2pm, with weekly rotating specials at $7.50-$10/meal), a full-service Ice Cream Bar, Red Rooster Coffee, Lotus Energy Drinks, and a digital photo printing kiosk — collectively functioning as a community hub that drives foot traffic beyond prescription capture.

Ownership remains within the McKee family with no external investors or parent company; Justin McKee, a third-generation pharmacist, joined in 2023 after earning his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Iowa, establishing generational succession. Headcount is 1-10, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, a Medicare/LTC specialist, and a delivery driver. No revenue, funding, or M&A data is publicly disclosed.

Name

scotland county pharmacy

Legal name

Scotland County Pharmacy

Website

http://scotlandcountypharmacy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scotland County Pharmacy is a family-owned independent community pharmacy in Memphis, Missouri, dispensing prescriptions, providing vaccinations and compounding, and serving LTC and Medicare patients across three rural counties, with an on-site café and ice cream bar.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Pharmacy

NAICS

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

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Mail-Order & Home Delivery Pharmacies (HLAFALAD), Long-Term Care (LTC) & Skilled Nursing Facility Pharmacies (HLAFALAF)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Prescription dispensing
• Medication compounding
• Durable medical equipment
• Community pharmacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

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

Revenue model

1. Prescription and Pharmacy Services: Retail pharmacy generating revenue through prescription medications (likely insurance/Medicare billing), DME supplies (wheelchairs, walkers, canes), food service at Apothecafé, ice cream sales, and photo printing services.
2. DME Supplies: One-time sales of durable medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, and canes.
3. Apothecafé Food Service: Food service revenue from Apothecafé sandwiches, wraps, salads, sides, and desserts. Sandwich meals priced at $7.50-$10.00.
4. Ice Cream Bar: Ice cream sales including shakes, malts, sundaes, floats, and cones.
5. Photo Kiosk: Digital photo printing services via in-house photo kiosk.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Scotland County Pharmacy is an independent community pharmacy providing prescription dispensing, medication therapy management, custom compounding (including bioidentical hormone replacement), vaccinations (flu, Shingrix, Tdap, COVID-19), and durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, canes). It serves customers through a Memphis, MO storefront with drive-thru, free local delivery to three counties, free nationwide mailing, and an on-site Apothecafé plus Ice Cream Bar.

Product overview

Scotland County Pharmacy is a traditional community pharmacy offering a unified set of healthcare and retail services centered around prescription pharmacy operations. The core pharmacy provides medication dispensing, therapy management, compounding, and vaccinations. Adjacent services include an on-site Apothecafé (food service) and Ice Cream Bar, differentiating the business as a community gathering space. A proprietary mobile app (Rx365) enables customer self-service for refills. The company operates as a single-location independent pharmacy established in 2004, with no modular platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Apothecafé: Food service café offering sandwiches, wraps, salads, and weekly specials at the pharmacy location. Open M-F 11am-2pm.
• Ice Cream Bar

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving community since 2004 (20+ years of operation)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Walgreens: One of the largest U.S. retail pharmacy chains offering prescription dispensing, drive-thru, and vaccinations nationally. Operates broadly across all pharmacy categories and competes for the same rural and suburban prescription customers as Scotland County Pharmacy, but with vastly greater scale and PBM leverage.
• CVS Pharmacy: National retail pharmacy chain with MinuteClinic walk-in care, vaccinations, and a major LTC pharmacy subsidiary (Omnicare). Closely comparable service mix to Scotland County Pharmacy including LTC packaging, retail dispensing, and vaccinations, but operates at national scale rather than independent-community scale.
• Amazon Pharmacy: Mail-order home delivery pharmacy offering nationwide prescription fulfillment. Directly competes with Scotland County Pharmacy's nationwide free mailing service for mail-order patients, leveraging Prime logistics for convenience and price advantages that a single independent cannot match.
• PharMerica: Leading U.S. institutional/LTC pharmacy serving skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Scotland County Pharmacy's LTC packaging service for local care centers competes for the same long-term care contract opportunities that PharMerica pursues, but at hyper-local rather than national scale.

Emerging players

• Capsule: Digital-first pharmacy offering free same-day prescription delivery and a coordinated app experience. Overlaps with Scotland County Pharmacy's delivery and mobile refill capabilities but focuses on dense urban markets rather than rural service areas.
• Alto Pharmacy: Tech-enabled mail-order pharmacy with free same-day delivery and provider-coordinated medication management. Comparable to Scotland County Pharmacy's nationwide mailing and compounding offerings but with deeper technology and app integration for chronic care patients.

Regional players

• Thrifty White Pharmacy: Employee-owned regional pharmacy chain concentrated in the Upper Midwest with compounding, LTC, vaccinations, and free delivery. Closely comparable business model to Scotland County Pharmacy including compounding, LTC, and drive-thru services, but at multi-state regional scale rather than single storefront.

Others

• GoodRx: Consumer drug-price comparison and discount platform that redirects prescription demand toward participating pharmacies. Functions as an adjacent ecosystem player that influences patient choice and could either drive or divert script volume to community pharmacies like Scotland County Pharmacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Scotland-County-Pharmacy-110196679044777
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scotland-county-pharmacy

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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