The digital pharmacy’s first move into the care home pharmacy sector is being seen as a natural extension to the firm’s growth. 

Pharmacy2U, Britain’s largest digital pharmacy, has acquired Care Quality Pharmacy. It is the company’s first move into the care home pharmacy sector. 

Financial terms have not been disclosed. 

Founded in 2013, Coventry-based Care Quality Pharmacy is one of the largest care home pharmacies in England. It provides prescription and NHS services to a wide range of independent and national care home groups, extra care services, and domiciliary care agencies.

Additional services include paper-based and electronic MAR charts (eMAR), care planning integrations, eLearning, as well as face-to-face training and support through compliance visits and audits.

“Care homes are responsible for an important portion of all prescription medications dispensed in the UK, predicated on service quality and reliability, making the market a natural extension for Pharmacy2U,” said Pharmacy2U chief executive Kevin Heath. 

“This acquisition is an important step in delivering [our] growth strategy and is fully aligned with our approach of partnering with high-quality businesses that leverage our scale and core competencies,” he added. 

In May last year, the digital pharmacy partnered with IT developer Healthcode to deliver prescriptions more efficiently by integrating secure electronic prescriptions and a next-day delivery service.