Where community pharmacies make the biggest difference.
We focus on three areas where the patients a study needs are already at the pharmacy counter, and where pharmacists already do much of the work a study asks for: chronic medicines refilled every month, vaccines given every day, and infections seen within hours of the first symptoms.
The patients are already refilling their prescriptions with us.
Diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease are managed largely with medicines patients pick up every month. Pharmacists know who is on which therapy and see them often, which makes pharmacies a natural place to find participants and to keep them in long studies.
Studies we support
- Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes
- Obesity and weight management, including incretin (GLP-1) based therapies
- Hypertension and lipid disorders
- Cardiovascular and kidney outcomes studies
- Fatty liver disease (MASH) and other metabolic conditions
What our pharmacy sites bring
- Likely candidates found from refill history, reviewed by the study doctor before anyone is contacted
- Vital signs, weight and point-of-care tests such as A1c, where the protocol allows
- Study drug stored, dispensed and checked for adherence at every visit
- Follow-up close to home, which helps keep participants in multi-year outcomes studies
Pharmacies already vaccinate America, every day.
Community pharmacies are one of the main places adults get vaccinated. Pharmacists are trained and authorized to immunize, keep vaccines in monitored cold storage as a matter of routine, and handle high volumes at the start of every respiratory season. Those are the same skills a vaccine study depends on.
Seasonal studies move fast. Our sites are qualified and trained before the season starts, so enrollment can begin as soon as a study opens.
Studies we support
- Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines
- Pneumococcal, shingles and other adult vaccines
- Immunogenicity, booster and lot-consistency studies
- Studies in older adults and other priority groups
What our pharmacy sites bring
- Pharmacist immunizers already trained in giving vaccines and managing reactions
- Temperature-monitored storage, with logs and excursion handling
- Capacity to enroll quickly when a season begins
- Reaction diaries and follow-up by app, phone or a return visit
Reach patients in the first hours of an infection.
Studies of new treatments for acute infections need participants within days, sometimes hours, of their first symptoms. People with a cough, sore throat or flu-like illness often go to their pharmacy first, for advice, a test or a prescription, so the pharmacy sees them at exactly the moment a study needs them.
Fast eligibility, light follow-up. The study doctor reviews eligibility the same day, and follow-up visits can happen by phone or video where the protocol allows.
Studies we support
- Treatment studies for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV
- Urinary tract and other common bacterial infections
- Antiviral and antibiotic studies that need early treatment
- Point-of-care testing and diagnostic studies
What our pharmacy sites bring
- Screening when patients arrive with symptoms, with on-site testing at pharmacies that hold a CLIA waiver
- Same-day review by the study doctor
- Study drug dispensed on the spot, with the first dose on time
- Evening and weekend hours that many community pharmacies already keep
Our team has run studies in these areas before.
Our leadership has worked on sponsor studies across all three areas, at research sites and in industry. Meet the team.
- CardiometabolicPhase II–IV studies in obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular outcomes, hypertension and fatty liver disease.
- VaccinesCOVID-19, RSV and other vaccine studies, from early-phase dose-finding to large Phase III efficacy trials.
- Infectious diseaseInfectious disease studies at an academic research unit, and treatment studies for respiratory viral infection.
Working in another therapeutic area?
These are our focus areas, not our limits. Many studies in respiratory disease, women’s health and other conditions treated with regular medicines suit pharmacy sites too. Tell us about your protocol and we’ll tell you plainly whether it fits.
Sources: 1. CDC, National Diabetes Statistics Report. 2. CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Obesity Prevalence in Adults, 2021–2023. 3. CDC, Leading Causes of Death.
