Alternative pharmacies pop up in Nashville

Getting prescription medications in-person at a pharmacy is often met with roadblocks — processing insurance and coupons, navigating prescription stock and sometimes paying still-high prices. Alternative pharmacy companies look to offer a more seamless alternative. 

Capsule, a pharmacy with a same-day delivery model, moved in next to Warby Parker in Edgehill Village in spring 2021, while a Vanderbilt University Medical Center fellow is steering her patients toward Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, which mails prescriptions to patients for a flat fee.