Look no further. The groundwork for owning and operating a retail pharmacy is established and waiting for you.
Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. (MSI) is dedicated to providing high-quality, results-driven business ownership opportunities in professional retail pharmacy.
"I'm trained as a pharmacist not a businessman. So, my exposure to business practices was very minimal. That's where Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. was a tremendous asset."
Ernie Moxey, R.Ph.
Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacy Owner
Sikeston, MO
- Achieve the "Gold Standard of Pharmacy" by leveraging the size, scale and data of a chain, while delivering the individual care and service of an independent
- Provide franchisees support in every discipline of pharmacy business
- Provide the best available pharmacy products, resources and services
- Provide your customers the products, information and personal service they need to care for their health and their family's health with confidence
- Convert an existing pharmacy into a Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
- Acquire an existing Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
- Open a brand new Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
Our turnkey approach to business provides you with all the services you need to launch and operate your Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy.
Select an area of business to learn more.
Store Development Services
Let the professionals help you with everything from site selection, securing financing, store design and construction.
- Site search and market analysis for new Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacies
- Financing opportunities
- Lease negotiation and management
- Store design and construction
- Developmental plans and business review
- Take a photo tour of one of our stores
Operations and Consulting Support
Your Franchise Business Consultant will advise you in operating your business efficiently and effectively.
- Ongoing assistance from your Franchise Business Consultant
- Sales growth analysis
- Asset management and expense control
- Gross-profit maximization
- Pharmacy Asset Management Solutions
- Human resources "toolkit"
Specialized Care Centers
MSI is developing turnkey solutions in four specialized areas to better serve the special needs of customers while helping franchisees continue to pursue profitable revenue streams.
- Diabetes Care
- Long Term Care
- Compounding
- Specialty Pharmacy
Marketing Services
Branded advertising and marketing campaigns that can be effectively executed at national and local levels are available to all franchisees.
- National brand-building programs including broadcast and print advertising materials
- Local marketing plans, including advertising, promotions and public relations
- Local store marketing consulting from Regional Marketing Managers
Technology Enablers
Franchisees have access to pharmacy systems for every aspect of business including prescriptions, point of sale, workflow – even telephone and broadband support for The Medicine Shoppe® Connect intranet site.
- Common platform pharmacy-management system
- Point-of-sale system
- Telephone interactive voice response (IVR) capability
- Work flow software
- Dial-up and Internet-based switching
- SureScripts (e-prescribing)
- eRx switch fee discount/editing
- Broadband access and store level Web site set up and maintenance
- The Medicine Shoppe Connect® intranet site
Managed Care
Managed Healthcare services are imperative to your business. We help you with support aiding you in Medicare, Medicaid and third-party issues.
- Managed health-care service
- Medicare and Medicaid support
- Third-party contracting, reimbursement, auditing and resolutions
- Auto Rx Program
Purchasing
Enjoy the buying power of a chain.
- Buying power through preferred vendor agreements
- Compounding and other pharmacy initiatives
- Generic contracts and purchasing rebates
Training/Thought Leadership
Pharmacy management training, certification programs and continuing-education courses are just a few of the training options available as a franchisee.
- Pharmacy Management Training School
- The Medicine Shoppe® Technician Certification Program
- Pharmacy staff training
- Continuing-education courses
- National and regional meetings
- HIPAA privacy and security programs and training
- Legislative/industry updates
