1. Pursuit Wellnessisanewdivisionof ClinicalCare Pharmacyof Owasso,Inc.dba MedicapPharmacy
locatedat 130 S. Main St. inOwasso,Oklahoma.MedicapPharmacyprovidesthe communityof Owasso
traditional servicestypicallyprovidedbyyourlocal independentpharmacy. These servicesandproducts
include prescriptionprocessing,customizedmedicationthroughcompounding,medical equipment,
local delivery,compressiontherapy,woundcare,ostomycare,andnutritional support.Medicap
Pharmacyhas beenservingthe Owassocommunitysince 2001. Pursuit Wellnessisthe innovative
approach to communityhealth. PursuitWellnesshasbeencreatedbasedonthe conceptthathealthisa
context.The businessmodel isone of providing health assessment,evaluation,education,planning,and
supporttothe individual,family,business,andthe communityinordertocreate a contextor culture,if
youwill,of health.Informationandknowledge,while important,will notcreate orsustainhealth.We
collaborate,educat,andsupportthe individual inbeingthe captainof theirhealthteam, the firststepto
creatinga true culture of health.Currently,thisjourneybeginswithprivate consultationsand
communityhealthseminarsleadbyourclinical communitypharmacists. Healthassessmentcould
include traditionallaboratory,bodymassanalysis,salivarytesting,food/environmentsensitivities,and
geneticprofiletesting. Educationincludesbasichealthliteracy,healthmeaintenanceeducation,
medicationmanagementanddiseaseself-managementtraining.We are nationallyaccreditedbyAADE
inDiabetesSelf-ManagementTraining. Planningecompassesanindividuallydesigned,multip-pronged
approach to implementationof healthcorrection.Eachunique planwilltake intoconsiderationcurrent
medical conditions,socio-economicfactors,nutritionalstatusandpersonal goalsforhealth. Support
representsthe ongoingstructure neededtoestablishandmaintainapersonal culture of health.Weekly
contact, supportgroups,educational seminars,socialmediaupdatesare partsof our ongoingsupport
plan.
Our customerscurrentlyincludeindividuals,families,andbusinesseswithinthe OwassoandTulsa,
Oklahomametropolitanarea.We alsopartnerwithareahealthpractitionersinfacilitatingoptimal
healthoutcomesfortheirpatients.
While the competitive encironmentforpharmacyisa greatchallenge (ie.Large chains,mail order,
Canadianinternet,etc.) the environmentforPursuitWellness’s healthpromotionandmaintenance is
much more attractive.Several practitionerspromote piecesof health,butlackthe integrationthatis
available withourprogram.Forthisreason,we feel there isagreat opportunityforthisbusinessmodel
to be successful andmake a tremendousandlastingimpactonthe health of ourcommunity.
Entrepreneurshiphasprovidedme the ultimate tool kitneededtocreativelysolve problems.Myability
to servingmypatientsandcommunityoftenwaslimitedbythe resourcesandvisionof myemployers.
As an entrepreneur,myabilityto serve ismuchgreaterand oftenonlylimitedbymyownimagination
and energy.Mygreatestjoyand mygreatestachievementisbeingapart of people livinggreatlives,be
it helpinganinfertilecouple have theirfirstchild,supportingchildrenof aging parents,orhelping
2. individualsmanage chronicdisease.The greatestchallenge isthe inherentconflictbetweenservingthe
publicgoodand the necessityof financingthe business.Ihave come torealize aboutmyselfthatwhile I
am not moneymotivated,I am moneyresponsible.
PursuitWellness/MedicapPharmacyisgreatlyinvlolvedinthe community.Oursponsorshipof the
communityactivitiesinclude local scouts,the highschool bandandsportsteams,SeniorCitizensgroups,
communitytheater,local free medical clinic(Aruba) aswell asparticipationinthe local Chamberof
Commerce.We employ15 individualswithinthe communitywithanannual payroll inexcessof
$600,000 annually.We are alsoan experientialpractice site forSouthwestOklahomaState Collegeof
Oharmacyand Universityof OklahomaCollege of Pharmacy.We contribute tothe trainingof future
pharmacyprofessionals.Withthe adventof mail orderpharmacy,we oftenprovide the missing
professionalcare andinformationforthose patientsforcedtosource theirpharmaceuticalsfromnon-
local sources.Medicationsmis-managementleadstosevere andoftendeadlyconsequences.Itis
importantforindividualstohave accessto a medicationexpertinordertooptimize outcomesand
optimize health.We provide thattoour patientsandcommunity.