About Us

Our Vision

Simplifying Medication Management through Trusted, Quality Relationships.

Our Mission

Improving therapeutic outcomes in Rhode Island and beyond through the delivery of customized pharmaceutical services while driving improved behavioral health care via a community based profit-sharing model.

Our Story

Horizon Pharmacy was established to address the complex and demanding medication needs of clinics, health home teams, and other congregate care facilities. Its founding vision centered on enabling its non-profit behavioral health organizations to participate in a socially responsible enterprise while enhancing medication delivery within their own institutions.

The creation of Horizon Pharmacy aimed to provide specialized pharmaceutical services and streamline medication management through multi-dose packaging systems designed to increase patient adherence and improve health outcomes.

Since 2014, Horizon Pharmacy—a board-certified, nationally recognized, full-service for-profit pharmacy—has served healthcare providers across Rhode Island. All profits are distributed to its non-profit owners—Newport Mental Health, Thrive Behavioral Health, and Community Care Alliance—to support essential community mental health programs benefiting low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals throughout the Rhode Island.

Our Timeline

Since 2014, the core mission of Horizon Pharmacy has been to provide quality pharmacy services and care while improving the lives of the surrounding community.

2014

We hired our first team member and filled our first prescription

2016

Begin delivery of free care via distribution of profits to owner partners and the resulting care delivered to behavior health clients

2018

First non-owner facility, assisted living

2019

Achieved a new level of care for patients with the deployment of our SynMed packaging robot (aka "Fill-O-Mena)

2020

Due to the profits generated by Horizon Pharmacy, over 1,000 people receive free and subsidized care from Horizon's owners.

2021

Began serving first (of four) substance abuse facilities in Rhode Island.

2022

Began serving first youth intervention-focused facility

2023

Achieved NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) Accreditation in May 2023

2024

Added vaccine administration

2025

Expand services to include Pouch Packaging offering

2026

Planned expansion of services – Syringe filling (IDD - Intensive Developmental Delays) and home delivery

2027

Planned expansion to Massachusetts and Connecticut

Our Team

Jason Dana Costa, MBA

President and CEO

Jason Dana Costa has more than 25 years experience in nonprofits throughout New England and Mid Atlantic. He brings a mission focus, intellectual curiosity and exceptional business acumen to Horizon Pharmacy social enterprise. Mr. Costa received his Bachelor’s and MBA degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Most recently completing Harvard Business Schools distinguished program – Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. For the past 5 years, he served as the Chief Finance and Administrative Officer of Newport Mental Health, before joining Horizon Pharmacy in 2023.

Megan McCaskill, RPh

Vice President of Compliance and Strategy

Megan McCaskill has over 20 years’ experience in retail pharmacy and has been the Pharmacist-in-Charge since its opening. Mrs. McCaskill received her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science from the University of Rhode Island. Since graduating she has worked in many different areas of pharmacy including retail pharmacy as well as emergency and disaster planning at the local and state level. Mrs. McCaskill started with Horizon Pharmacy with a strong managerial background and long history of customer service. She has built a cohesive, positive, and energetic staff at Horizon Pharmacy. In addition, she is a leader in emergency and disaster planning at the local, state, and national level, beginning with her time volunteering in New Orleans dispensing medication in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina.

Justin Gharavi, PharmD, Rph

Pharmacy Manager

With nearly 10 years’ experience, Dr. Gharavi brings strong clinical research, teaching, and community pharmacy experience to Horizon Pharmacy. His leadership, collaboration, and educational experience challenges and broadens our teams’ skills everyday. Justin holds his doctorate in pharmacy from Mass College of Pharmacy and his master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Rhode Island.