C.R. Pharmacy Service connects customers and healthcare providers with people, products and answers - when and where they need them. Our four business groups make us a complete health resource and include:

 

• Pharmacy: Connects you with clinical expertise, helpful consultations and the personal touch of a community pharmacy.

 

As a leader in patient-centered care, we focus on building relationships with our customers — not just filling prescriptions. 

 

Through our services, we get to know your individual needs so we can provide the right products and answers.

 

When those answers involve specialized medication, CarePro Compounding creates custom-formulated prescriptions in our specially equipped lab, each delivered with expert guidance for safe use.

 

With three locations in Cedar Rapids, community pharmacies in Mt. Vernon, North Liberty and Tipton and an online pharmacy, CarePro delivers dedicated local service and professional care, no matter where you live. You can also shop our online store for supplements and gluten-free products – delivered right to your door! 

 

• Home Medical: Connects you with the medical products you need and the professional support you deserve.

 

More than just products, CarePro Home Medical delivers peace of mind. We provide exceptional care to people of all ages with services that help make life easier. For example, our reimbursement specialists can help verify insurance benefits for you ahead of time, giving you one less thing to worry about.

 

We're a leading provider of oxygen and related equipment such as CPAP/BiPAPs and oxygen therapy. We also carry a wide array of home medical products, from bath aids to specialized wheel chairs. Learn more about our products and services.

 

Locations in Cedar Rapids and Coralville mean professional advice and personal attention is always close at hand. Check us out on Facebook to learn about more ways to save on your home medical supplies.

 

Contact us. We'd be happy to discuss your home medical equipment needs.

 

• Home Care: Connects you with professional care delivered with a compassionate touch.

 

At CarePro Home Care, we know there's no place like home. You have your favorite chair, comfortable bed and the morning sun through the kitchen window. Without a doubt, your home is the very best place to heal and to recover. So, when caring for your health or the health of a loved one is more than you can handle on your own, CarePro Home Care takes the worry out of home care decisions. 

 

Planning your home health care doesn't have to be stressful or complicated. Our experience and knowledge in home care services means you receive the level of care you deserve, delivered by professionals who never forget that they're being welcomed into your home. 

 

Whether it's skilled nursing care for an illness or injury, at home IV therapy that's delivered to your door or help with housework, we're available around the clock to help.

 

• Healthy Living: Connects you with information and guidance to help you achieve a healthier lifestyle.

 

Compassionate care, honest answers and expert guidance are central the CarePro experience. And our commitment to innovation means we continually seek better answers. 

 

As an employee-owned company, we take each ownership in keeping our promises - to customers and to the community. Learn more about our history.

 

Building on the collective expertise of our clinical staff, we empower you with the knowledge and tools to take charge of your health. We also work with businesses to promote the health of their most important asset, their employees.

 

Our integrative approach complements traditional healthcare solutions with nutritional supplements, herbs and other natural therapies. By collaborating with your primary healthcare provider, we can provide safe, effective answers created just for you.

 

CarePro Healthy Living offers comprehensive diabetes education. Our team of certified diabetes educators helps you to successfully manage diabetes. We also offer individual consultations and health coaching for other concerns from hormone support to dietary needs.

 

Contact us today to see how we can help you achieve a healthier lifestyle. Visit our online store to find a full selection of our products, available to be delivered right to your door.

 

CarePro History

1971

Ray Buser, R.Ph, buys Claxton Pharmacy and founds C.R. Pharmacy Service, Inc.

 

1973

Fifth Avenue Pharmacy opens as a full-service community pharmacy and later develops compounding, medical supply (ostomy) and equipment, and nursing home pharmacy.

 

1980

Shutts Pharmacy is purchased and renamed Shepley Pharmacy. It operates as a full-service community pharmacy.

 

1984

C.R. IV Service, Inc. begins as Claxton's Home IV Service, providing alternate-site infusion therapy services, supplies and nursing.

 

1986

Claxton's Home IV Service joins the national network of Option Care offices, changing its name to Claxton's Option Care.

 

1989

Liberty Pharmacy in North Liberty opens as a full-service community pharmacy.

 

1990

Company purchases Paramount Pharmacies.

 

1991

Claxton Pharmacy conducts one of the first national studies on a new concept in pharmacy known as Pharmaceutical Care - providing patient-centered pharmacy services.

 

1992

Claxton's Option Care expands into Central Iowa, relocates to 402 10th Street SE and undergoes another name change, becoming Option Care of East & Central Iowa.

 

Nursing home pharmacy business consolidates to form Pharmacy Care Associates and locates next to Claxton Pharmacy.

 

1997

Paramount Pharmacy East and Claxton Pharmacy merge to form A Avenue Pharmacy.

 

Fifth Avenue Medical separates from Fifth Avenue Pharmacy and relocates to its current location.

 

1998

Tipton Pharmacy is purchased and operates as a full-service community pharmacy.

 

Option Home Health opens, providing Medicare-Medicaid-certified home care services and private duty nursing services.

 

The name CarePro Health Services is adopted to build a stronger one-company identity. It still consists of two corporations: C.R. Pharmacy Service, Inc. and C.R. IV Service, Inc.

 

The same year Liberty Pharmacy and Shepley Pharmacy collaborate to form, along with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, the first accredited multi-site community care residency in the country.

 

1999

Pharmacy Care Associates, a pharmacy providing services to 1,700 nursing home beds in Eastern Iowa, is sold to Omnicare.

 

2000

Advance Health opens, providing natural health consultative services, preventive screenings, vitamin and herbal supplements, natural skin care products, and organic and specialty foods.

 

2003

Health Risk Management is developed as one of the early programs in the country offering pharmacist directed corporate wellness.

 

2004

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is implemented. Ownership of CarePro Health Services is transitioned to its eligible employees.

 

2006

Fifth Avenue Medical and the five retail pharmacies become accredited to provide durable medical equipment. The pharmacies were among the very earliest pharmacies to be accredited in the state of Iowa.

 

2007

Fifth Avenue Medical changes its name to CarePro Home Medical and invests in a customized wheelchair business based in Belmond & Dubuque.

 

2008

Fifth Avenue Pharmacy provides pharmacy services for Linn Community Care.

 

The CarePro complex at 402 10th St. SE is remodeled, providing state-of-the-art facilities for preparing specialized forms of medications. Other sections of the complex provide space for the various functions of the business in addition to a remodeled Advance Health.

 

The company formalizes the Care Management Program, whereby certified health professionals - generally nurses - provide coordination of patients' health care.

 

CarePro Home Medical opens a Coralville location.

 

2009

CarePro website is redesigned.