Consumers wary of waiting in packed drugstores have turned to digital pharmacy services like Capsule, a New York-based company that's seen a surge of new customers during the pandemic. Capsule CEO Eric Kinariwala says COVID-19 has sped up a shift away from retail pharmacies that the industry was already ripe for.
Is Capsule a compounding pharmacy?
Basically, a compounding pharmacy—or compound pharmacy—is a pharmacy that makes certain medications from scratch, says Lars Brichta, Pharm. But, liquids, creams, ointments, lozenges, suppositories, and often capsules are compounded.
What does Capsule company do?
Accelerating Healthcare Innovation With over 2,700 hospital sites and 20 million patients connected annually, Capsule is the de facto standard for medical device integration and is expanding the boundaries of system interoperability, patient monitoring, and clinical surveillance.
How do you use a capsule pharmacy?
How does Capsule work? Capsule gets your new prescriptions from your doctor or your refills from your old pharmacy. We fill your prescriptions in our pharmacy and then text you to schedule your free delivery. You never worry about your meds again.
Do you have to pay for Capsule?
Capsule is always free and your copay will not change. When your doctor asks “What's your pharmacy”? just say, “Capsule”.
What kind of pharmacy is Capsule?
digital pharmacy
Does Capsule cost more?
Capsule provides free same-day delivery and the service costs no more than what you already pay for your medications. If you are currently set up to use a different pharmacy and want to change to Capsule, the pharmacists can transfer everything in the same day so you get your meds delivered when you need them.
Can you send a prescription to a pharmacy?
Call or visit the new pharmacy to request an Rx transfer. Give the new pharmacy the names of all the medications you want to transfer, along with dosage and Rx numbers. The new pharmacy will contact your old pharmacy and take care of most of the process.
Is Capsule in New Jersey?
CAPSULE PHARMACY is a pharmacy in New Providence, New Jersey and is open 5 days per week.
What cities does Capsule deliver?
Where is Capsule delivery available? Capsule is available to Oscar members in New York (New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Bronx , Westchester and Rockland counties only) and Houston (Fort Bend, Harris, and Montgomery counties only).
Does Capsule deliver everywhere?
Capsule. Capsule provides free same-day delivery and the service costs no more than what you already pay for your medications. The catch is that it's not available everywhere, yet.