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QS/1 and the Trouble With Being Essential
For decades, QS/1 helped pharmacies turn prescriptions into an orderly business. With NRx scheduled to sunset in 2027, its next test is helping customers move the machinery they have come to depend on.
Cegedim Rx wants to give the pharmacy its time back
The British pharmacy software company is connecting the work behind the counter, from barcode checks to clinical claims. Its proposition starts at £350 a month - and depends on changing habits as well as screens.
HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions
HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions is an Austin, Texas company that gives independent community pharmacies a single ecosystem for capital, purchasing, and advisory support. Through direct lending (HealthGrowth Capital and PharmLine credit lines), a fast-growing group purchasing organization (HGRxGenesis), health-benefit programs (HGRxPreferred), bookkeeping, valuation, and buy/sell services (HealthGrowth Transitions), the firm helps owner-operated pharmacies improve margins, access working capital, and navigate programs like 340B and LTC@Home so they can compete against national chains.
Karl Kipke
Karl Kipke is the founder and CEO of HealthGrowth Pharmacy Solutions, an Austin, Texas company that gives independent and community pharmacies a single ecosystem of lending, advisory, group purchasing, and transition services. A former Wall Street banker who spent 11 years at Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns before turning to venture investing, Kipke built HealthGrowth Capital into a direct lender for pharmacies and closed a $16.8 million debt-and-equity financing package in April 2020 to expand its reach to independent pharmacy owners across the United States.