Medice Arzneimittel

What Medice Arzneimittel does

Medice Arzneimittel is a privately held, family-owned pharmaceutical company founded in 1949 and headquartered in Iserlohn, Germany, operating under the legal entity MEDICE Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co. KG. The company is positioned as a multimodal health solutions provider, integrating three product pillars: pharmaceutical drug therapies (Arzneimitteltherapien), evidence-based digital treatments (Digitale Behandlungen), and nutrition concepts (Ernährungskonzepte), organized around three health dimensions — physical/mental, social, and ecological health.

The company serves patients across all phases of illness, with doctors/physicians (Ärzte) and pharmacists/PTA (Apotheker und PTA) functioning as the primary prescribing and dispensing channels. Its go-to-market combines a traditional B2B pharmacy distribution model for prescription and OTC pharmaceutical products with a direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel — the Health Family Shop — which sells sustainable, bio-quality consumer health products via a multi-payment-method storefront. Global reach is communicated through a multi-language, multi-country website platform, though specific operating geographies and headcount are not disclosed in available materials. Revenue mechanics are anchored in regulated pharmaceutical product sales, supplemented by DTC e-commerce; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is subject to German/EU pharmaceutical pricing regulations.

Name

Medice Arzneimittel

Legal name

MEDICE Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://medice.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Medice Arzneimittel is a German family-owned pharmaceutical company, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Iserlohn, providing multimodal health solutions that combine drug therapies, evidence-based digital treatments, and nutrition concepts for patients, physicians, and pharmacists across global markets.

Ownership category

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Product category

Pharmaceuticals

NAICS

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (3254), Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Care & General Medicine Pharmaceuticals (HLAIAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Pharmacy & Medication Management Integration Platforms (HLALABAL), Medication Adherence & Therapy Management Platforms (refills, reminders, MTM) (HLALAIAG)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical products
• Drug therapies
• Digital health treatments
• Nutrition concepts
• Multimodal health solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Iserlohn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Products: Sale of pharmaceutical drug therapies through pharmacies and healthcare providers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MEDICE Arzneimittel develops, manufactures, and distributes pharmaceutical drug therapies as part of the MEDICE Health Family platform. Its core offering consists of multimodal health solutions combining pharmacological drug therapies, evidence-based digital treatments, and nutrition concepts, supported by a direct-to-consumer e-commerce shop for sustainable bio-quality health products.

Product overview

MEDICE Arzneimittel operates as a unified health platform called the MEDICE Health Family, offering multimodal health solutions that synergistically combine three core pillars: drug therapies (Arzneimitteltherapien), evidence-based digital treatments (Digitale Behandlungen), and nutrition concepts (Errnährungskonzepte). The company also operates a Health Family Shop for sustainable, bio-quality products. The platform is organized around three health dimensions: physical/mental health, ecological health, and social health, aiming to improve patient care at every stage of illness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MEDICE Health Family Platform

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Kaia Health: Digital therapeutics company offering evidence-based digital treatments for chronic conditions; relevant as a peer for Medice's 'Digitale Behandlungen' pillar and multimodal platform strategy.
• Shop Apotheke: European online pharmacy operating DTC e-commerce across multiple countries — relevant peer for Medice's Health Family Shop DTC strategy and consumer-facing pharmaceutical e-commerce expansion.

Direct peers

• Ratiopharm: Iconic German pharmaceutical brand (now part of Teva) historically focused on primary care and OTC medicines distributed via pharmacies; directly comparable on product mix, German-market focus, and pharmacy-led GTM.
• Dermapharm: German pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of branded generics and OTC products distributed via pharmacies and physicians; comparable on German-market focus, branded pharma model, and pharmacy-led GTM.
• Bionorica: German family-owned phytopharmaceutical company with global presence selling evidence-based plant-derived medicines through pharmacies; closely comparable given its evidence-based positioning and global, family-owned structure.
• Stada Arzneimittel: Major German generics and branded pharma company with a broad portfolio across primary care and specialty therapeutic areas, and a comparable B2B pharmacy distribution model — directly comparable as a large family/PE-influenced German pharma peer.
• Klosterfrau: German family-owned pharmaceutical company selling branded OTC and healthcare products through pharmacies — directly comparable as a German family-owned pharma peer with a similar B2B pharmacy channel.
• Heel: German pharmaceutical company (Biologische Heilmittel Heel) selling biological/herbal medicines globally through healthcare professionals; comparable on clinically validated, multimodal-adjacent positioning and international footprint.
• Schwabe (Dr. Willmar Schwabe): German family-owned pharmaceutical group known for clinically validated plant-based medicines, with global subsidiaries; directly comparable as a German family-owned pharma with strong evidence-based positioning.
• Wörwag Pharma: German family-owned pharma company focused on primary care therapeutics (notably metabolic and nervous system indications) with global distribution; comparable as a mid-sized German family-owned pharma with international reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/medice/?hl=de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

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