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A ShelfPay rep visits your pharmacy in person. There's no software to learn and nothing to install.
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Pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplace by RxHealing
Not open yetFounding waitlist open
Shelf sold.
Your shelves should be paying you.
Turn the surplus brand medications sitting on your shelf into cash. A ShelfPay rep comes to your pharmacy and shows your team how to scan surplus into your store. You set your own prices and get paid when it sells.
No setup fee. No monthly fee. 8% only when you sell. Free and non-binding to join.
8%
seller fee, only when you sell. Most marketplaces charge about 10%.
$0
setup fee and no monthly fee. Buyers never pay a fee.
Next day
payout, the business day after delivery is confirmed.
In person
A local rep shows your team how to scan and list surplus.
- 8% seller fee
- Buyers pay no fee
- A local rep trains your team
Illustration only. ShelfPay is not open yet, so no trades are taking place. Tap the map to list a package.
Built forIndependent pharmaciesMulti-store ownersLong-term careSpecialty
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Other marketplaces give you a website. We show up.
Most pharmacy marketplaces leave the listing work to your staff. ShelfPay does it for you.
| What you get | ShelfPay | Typical marketplace |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | A local rep comes to your store | Sign up and set up online yourself |
| Getting inventory listed | We train your team in person, and your staff scan with a phone | Your staff enters, scans or uploads it |
| Seller fee | 8% of each sale | About 10% |
| Buyer fee | Free | Usually free |
| Shipping | Choose UPS, FedEx or USPS and a pickup time at checkout | One carrier's prepaid label |
| When sellers get paid | Next business day after delivery, or instantly | About 2 to 5 business days |
| If something goes wrong | The ShelfPay Guarantee refunds you | Usually worked out between buyer and seller |
| PBM audit file | An audit packet with every purchase | Not offered |
| Short-dated stock | Flagged from the expiration date we scan | Tracked by you |
"Typical marketplace" reflects publicly listed terms of leading pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplaces as of October 2026. Fees and features vary and change over time.
Seller fee
2% adds up.
Especially for an independent pharmacy, where every dollar counts. On $50,000 of surplus sales, that's $1,000 more in your pocket every year.
Buyers pay nothing. No setup fee. No monthly fee.
Most marketplaces10%seller fee
ShelfPay8%seller fee
Your pharmacy portal
No sales call. See it for yourself.
You shouldn't need your hand held to try our software. Buy, sell, scan and get paid from one portal that works on your computer and your phone. No sign-up needed for the demo.
No sign-up. No sales rep. Just click around.
Tap a screen to preview it, or open the live demo and click around yourself
Search by drug or NDC, compare every seller on a real US map, make offers or buy in bulk.
Screens from the ShelfPay portal demo with sample data. Example only, not actual data. Click any screen to try it live.
The #1 question we get
How ShelfPay is designed around the rules.
Federal law allows pharmacy-to-pharmacy sales only in limited cases, such as filling a specific patient's prescription. ShelfPay is designed around those limits, and it opens state by state, only after legal review.
SBefore a state opens
- Our attorneys review that state's rules, and ShelfPay obtains any license the state requires
- Trading stays off in a state until that review is done
- License numbers will be posted at shelfpay.com/licenses as they're issued
RxYour pharmacy needs
- An active pharmacy license in good standing. We verify it nightly.
- A real patient need. Enter the Rx number at checkout.
- Occasional sales only, within your state's limits. The portal is designed to track this.
- We'll tell you before your state opens if your pharmacy needs anything more.
Allowed
- Non-controlled Rx drugs
- Sealed manufacturer packages
- In-date stock with enough dating left
Not allowed
- Controlled substances
- Compounded drugs and isotretinoin (iPLEDGE)
- Recalled, withdrawn or expired product
- 340B stock and samples
- Opened or returned items
- Buying to restock or resell
- Trades between your own locations
PBM audit packetProof of where every purchased package came from: DSCSA records, both licenses and your Rx attestation.
State rules at checkoutA trade only goes through when both pharmacies' states allow it.
No self-dealingSame-owner locations can't trade, and items can't be resold for 90 days.
Suspicious-pattern reviewUnusual volumes and circular trades are held for review.
This describes how ShelfPay is designed. It isn't legal advice. State rules vary, and ShelfPay is not yet open for trading in any state.
Free weekly clinic · not a sales call
Ask a PharmD: Whiteboard Wednesday with Hai Thai
Every Wednesday at 3 pm ET, Hai Thai, PharmD, RxHealing's full-time Chief Clinical Officer, runs a live clinic for pharmacy owners and pharmacists. Bring your clinical questions, plus anything about surplus drug sales, remote care, credentialing and insurance protection. Up to an hour, and it ends early if the questions run out.
Questions
Common questions.
Still wondering about something? Ask Hai Thai, PharmD, live on Wednesday, or request a call from a local rep.
Getting started
Who can join ShelfPay?
Any independent or multi-location pharmacy with an active state pharmacy license. We verify every license before your first trade and again before it renews.
What does it cost to join?
Nothing. There's no setup fee, no monthly fee and no charge for the setup visit. Sellers pay 8% of each completed sale. Buyers never pay a fee.
What happens at the setup visit?
Once ShelfPay opens in your state, a rep visits to set up your account and walk your pharmacist or tech through scanning surplus with a phone. Your staff handle and scan every package. ShelfPay reps never touch drugs. You set and approve every price before anything goes live.
Can my staff scan without a rep?
Yes. Your pharmacist or tech can sign in on a phone and scan any time. Scanned items land in your store as drafts for you to approve.
What do I need to get paid?
A business bank account in your pharmacy's legal name. Adding it is the one required step before your store goes live.
Which states can I trade in?
ShelfPay opens state by state, only after legal review and any license that state requires. The portal only shows sellers you're allowed to buy from and applies each state's rules at checkout.
Buying and selling
What can I sell?
Sealed, in-date, non-controlled prescription drugs in the original manufacturer packaging, with at least 30 days of dating left. Controlled substances, recalled lots, 340B inventory, samples, compounded drugs and expired product are blocked when they're scanned. Refrigerated items are welcome; see below.
Can I buy from another pharmacy?
Federal law allows it only in limited cases, such as filling a specific patient's prescription. ShelfPay is designed so you confirm that at checkout with an Rx number, and it's recorded in your audit packet. ShelfPay purchases can't be used to restock shelves for resale.
How should I price?
You set your own prices. ShelfPay shows the published reference price for each item as information only. It never sets, suggests or coordinates prices between pharmacies.
Can buyers make offers?
Yes. Buyers can buy at your price or make an offer. You have 48 hours to accept, counter or decline.
What if we dispense something that's listed?
Listed stock goes in a labeled bin so staff leave it alone. Every order also waits for your confirmation, so a buyer is never charged for something you no longer have.
Can I find a drug that isn't listed?
Add it to your want list with a top price and distance. We text you the moment it's listed.
Can I manage several locations?
Yes, from one login. Your own locations can't buy from or sell to each other.
Shipping and payments
How does shipping work?
The buyer picks UPS, FedEx or USPS at checkout. When you confirm, you choose a pickup time, print the prepaid label and pack the box. UPS, FedEx and USPS are built in. If FedEx offers same-day pickup and delivery in your area, you'll see it as an option too. ShelfPay doesn't run its own couriers.
Can I sell refrigerated items?
Yes. Refrigerated items like insulin and GLP-1 pens ship overnight, Monday to Thursday only. The selling pharmacy is responsible for packing them in a validated 2 to 8 °C cold-chain container with a temperature indicator, and the buyer inspects them on arrival.
Is my shipment insured?
Yes, every shipment is insured for the full order value.
When am I charged as a buyer?
Only after the seller confirms your order.
When do sellers get paid?
The business day after delivery is confirmed, minus the 8% fee. Instant payout is available for a 1% fee.
Protection and records
What if an order arrives wrong, damaged or warm?
Report it within 3 business days. Under the ShelfPay Guarantee we refund you, then sort it out with the seller.
What records come with each purchase?
Every purchase comes with an audit packet: DSCSA transaction records, the seller's verified license, the invoice, your Rx attestation and serial-number verification.
What DSCSA paperwork do I get?
Transaction information, history and statement are created automatically for every trade and kept for you.
How do you know other pharmacies are legitimate?
We verify licenses at sign-up and renewal, check package serial numbers against manufacturer data, show every seller's name and city, and hold suspiciously cheap listings for review.
What happens when a drug is recalled?
Our nightly safety sweep pulls recalled lots off the market, and we alert any pharmacy that bought an affected lot.
Get on the list
Join the founding waitlist.
Not open yetFounding waitlist open
ShelfPay plans to open once 1,000 pharmacies join, state by state. Joining takes about 2 minutes: watch the 30-second walkthrough and add your pharmacy. It's free and non-binding.
- No setup fee and no monthly fee
- 8% seller fee, only when you sell
- Your rep sets up your store when ShelfPay opens in your state