Virtue Technologies and VPLRx Partner to Streamline Logistics and Delivery for Specialty Medications

More than 60% of products in the drug development pipeline are expected to be delivered via infusion, and many are safe (and often preferred) to be administered in the patient’s home or in an ambulatory infusion center.

For specialty pharmacies dispensing and delivering these medications, they face a growing number of logistical challenges, including how they support patient populations in their immediate geographic area and across the country. For their highly skilled teams, that may mean they are spending too much time on complex, logistics-related tasks that take their time away from delivering and improving patient care.

That’s what motivated a new partnership between Virtue Technologies and VPLRx—to help make pharmacy operations smarter, more efficient, and more connected from the moment a medication leaves the pharmacy to the moment it reaches the patient.

Through this partnership, Virtue Technologies’ mobile-first workflow and logistics platform for courier deliveries, integrates directly with VPLRx’s carrier shipping, tracking, and triage technology. The result is a seamless ecosystem that closes critical gaps between pharmacy management systems, carrier shipping, courier optimization, and delivery visibility.

Together, the combined capabilities will help pharmacies:

• Eliminate manual work and redundant data entry through direct integrations and automation

• Streamline shipping operations by automating decisions and workflows across all carriers and couriers

• Realize meaningful savings on shipping costs for FedEx and UPS 

• Gain real-time visibility into carrier and courier activity and delivery performance

• Ensure faster, more transparent service with proactive notifications and electronic proof of delivery

• Improve audit efficiencies and reporting through automated billing triggers and on-demand dashboards

“Pharmacies have long had to piece together multiple solutions to manage their shipping needs—juggling carriers, couriers, and vendors that don’t always communicate or share data,” said Gibran Ameer, PharmD, CEO of Virtue Technologies. “Now, with VPLRx and Virtue working together, pharmacies can streamline both carrier and courier shipping, gain greater visibility across every delivery, and access comprehensive reporting—all within a connected, scalable solution.”

“VPL has been laser focused on helping specialty pharmacies make smarter, data-driven decisions when it comes to carrier shipping,” said Mark Longley, CEO of VPL. “Virtue brings deep expertise in courier optimization and workflow management. Together, we’re giving pharmacies an integrated solution that delivers meaningful savings, greater control, increased visibility, and improved patient experience across every mode of delivery.”

As demands and expectations around safely dispensing and delivering infused medications continue to increase, Virtue and VPLRx deliver exactly what specialty pharmacies need most: clarity, control, and confidence in every delivery.