Pharmacies
Add paid research work to your pharmacy, with training, systems and a study team behind you.
- No upfront cost
- Training and certificates
- Your patients stay yours
Pharmacy-based clinical research
Bringing clinical research to your neighborhood pharmacy.
ZoraRx Trials turns community pharmacies into qualified research sites. Sponsors reach patients where they already fill their prescriptions, and patients join studies with a pharmacist they already trust.
No upfront cost for pharmacies. Every study is overseen by a physician investigator.
Site qualification
90%ready for a first study
Cold storage
GCP training
Private room
Equipment
SOPs & quality
Patient reach
HIPAA privacy
State license
Investigator agreementIn review
Your study team
Physician investigatorAssigned
Study coordinatorAssigned
Regulatory specialistAssigned
Your pharmacy runs the study visits. A physician oversees every study, and we handle the operations and regulatory work.
Product preview. Figures are examples.
60K+1retail pharmacies across the United States
89%2of Americans live within 5 miles of a community pharmacy
4B+3prescriptions filled in the US every year
$0upfront cost for a pharmacy to join the network
Sources: 1. NACDS Chain Pharmacy Industry Profile. 2. Berenbrok et al., Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2022. 3. IQVIA Institute, The Use of Medicines in the U.S.
Why pharmacies
Most trials are run far from where patients live. Their pharmacy isn’t.
Pharmacists see their patients often, know their medicines and already have their trust. That makes the community pharmacy one of the best places to find people for a study, and to run it.
Studies struggle to find enough patientsEligible patients are found among people the pharmacy already serves.
Research centers cluster in big citiesPharmacies reach suburbs, small towns and rural communities.
A call from a stranger gets ignoredThe invitation comes from a pharmacist the patient already knows.
Long trips for every study visitVisits at the pharmacy, a nearby clinic or by video.
Who we work with
One network, with a place for everyone in it.
Pharmacies run the study visits, physicians lead each study, sponsors bring the studies, and patients take part close to home.
Sponsors & CROs
Qualified pharmacy sites in the communities your study is missing, with the evidence behind each one.
- New patient pools
- Enrollment estimates
- One standard at every site
Physicians & clinics
Lead or support studies at pharmacies near your practice, or partner as a clinic hub.
- Principal and sub-investigators
- Coordinators do the day-to-day
- Paid under each study budget
Patients
Take part in a clinical study close to home, with a pharmacist you already know.
- Free to take part
- Visits close to home
- Stop at any time
How it works
From neighborhood pharmacy to qualified research site.
1
Qualify
Each pharmacy is checked against one detailed standard, and its team is trained in Good Clinical Practice.
2
Match
We put each study forward to the sites whose patients and setup fit it, with an enrollment estimate for each.
3
Run
A physician investigator leads every study. The pharmacy runs the visits, with our coordinators and regulatory team.
4
Report
Sponsors see enrollment and site performance as it happens, with inspection-ready records behind it.
Our team
Led by people who have run clinical research.
Our team brings experience from research sites, the FDA, the NIH and the pharmaceutical industry, together with years of running a community pharmacy, and a team of physician principal investigators who lead our studies.
- Cornelius Njoku, MBBS, MSFounder & Chief Executive Officer
- Tracy Fuentes, BS, CCRCHead of Clinical Trials Operations
- Eliana Rivera-BurkeHead of Business Development
- Michellore Dannug Aguilar, RMTLead Clinical Research Coordinator
- Christian Shenouda, MDAdvisor, Regulatory & Clinical Oversight
- Michael Rosol, PhDAdvisor, Scientific Strategy
Trust
Built to be inspected. Clear about what’s done.
Designed forFDA 21 CFR Part 11Audit trail, electronic signatures and validation evidence.
Safeguards in placeHIPAAEncrypted patient data, access limited to the site team.
SupportedICH GCPDelegation, training, deviations and safety reporting.
In preparationSOC 2 Type IIIndependent audit of our security controls.
Details in our trust center.
