El Ezaby Pharmacy

What El Ezaby Pharmacy does

El Ezaby Pharmacy is Egypt's largest pharmaceutical retail chain, founded in 1975 by Dr. Ahmed El Ezaby in Heliopolis, Cairo, and operating for over 50 years. The company runs approximately 90 branches nationwide, employs between 1,001 and 5,000 staff, and sells prescription medications, authentic pharmaceuticals, global skincare products, wellness essentials, and personal care items to individual consumers and families. The company self-identifies as Egypt's "uncontested leading provider" of health and personal care products and positions around reliable 24/7 access for Egyptian households.

The business operates a multi-channel direct-to-consumer model centered on physical retail storefronts, supplemented by the Elezaby mobile application (iOS and Android), a phone hotline (19600) for orders, and 24/7 home delivery from many branches. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time retail transactions, with no subscription, licensing, or B2B revenue streams disclosed. The company partners with multiple insurance providers to enable prescription insurance coverage, broadening accessibility. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The underlying technology platform is minimal: no public or partner-facing API is documented, the company's website does not process purchases, and no proprietary technology stack is disclosed.

Beyond core retail pharmacy, El Ezaby has launched ancillary service modules including the One Minute Clinic (2025, offering basic health checks such as blood pressure and blood glucose testing), the Elezaby Training Academy (2025, for internal staff development), and purpose-built warehousing and logistics operations supporting the supply chain. The company is privately held and founder-led, with Dr. Ahmed El Ezaby serving as CEO. Strategic ambitions articulated by the company include expansion to become the MENA region's leading healthcare provider, though no specific geographic expansion timeline, institutional investment, or M&A activity is disclosed in available materials.

Name

El Ezaby Pharmacy

Legal name

El Ezaby Pharmacy

Website

https://elezabypharmacy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

El Ezaby Pharmacy is Egypt's leading pharmaceutical retail chain, operating approximately 90 branches nationwide since 1975. The company sells prescription medications, wellness, and personal care products to consumers across Egypt via physical stores, mobile app, and 24/7 home delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912), Retail-Convenience Stores (5412)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy-Led Health & Wellness Discount Retail (CRAEAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Discount Drugstores with Clinics (Retail Health Clinics) (CRAEAHAE), Pharmacy & Health Essentials Delivery (CRAFAFAI), Health, Wellness & Pharmacy Online Retailers (CRAFADAG)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy
• Prescription medications
• Personal care products
• Health and wellness
• Pharmaceutical retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pharmacy Retail Sales: Revenue is generated through the sale of prescription medications, authentic pharmaceuticals, global skincare products, wellness essentials, and personal care items across 90 physical branches. Additional revenue streams include app-based sales and phone orders with home delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

El Ezaby Pharmacy is a retail pharmaceutical chain that sells authentic prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, global skincare products, wellness essentials, medical supplies, and personal care items through approximately 90 physical branches across Egypt. It complements product sales with quick health-check services (One Minute Clinic), an own mobile app for ordering and delivery, 24/7 home delivery from many branches, and a phone hotline (19600) for orders and professional advice.

Product overview

El Ezaby Pharmacy operates as a single unified pharmacy retail platform offering pharmaceutical products and healthcare services across Egypt. The core offering is the pharmacy chain itself (El Ezaby Pharmacy / Elezaby), which provides authentic medications, global skincare, wellness essentials, medical supplies, and personal care products through 90+ branches nationwide with 24/7 home delivery. This core platform is complemented by several integrated service modules: the One Minute Clinic for quick health checks (blood pressure, blood glucose), the Elezaby Mobile App for digital ordering and delivery, Warehousing and Logistics for supply chain management, and the Elezaby Training Academy for staff professional development. The company was established in 1975 and serves as Egypt's leading pharmaceutical chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• El Ezaby Pharmacy retail chain Egypt's largest pharmaceutical retail chain, offering authentic prescription medications, global skincare, wellness essentials, medical supplies, and personal care products across approximately 90 physical branches nationwide with 24/7 home delivery at many branches, targeted at individual consumers and families across Egypt.
• One Minute Clinic In-pharmacy quick health-check service available at select Elezaby branches, offering blood pressure monitoring, blood glucose testing, and basic wellness advice from trained healthcare professionals, aimed at busy customers seeking fast basic checks without clinic queues.
• Elezaby Mobile App Mobile application (iOS and Android) allowing customers to order pharmacy products and request fast, reliable delivery with one-tap ordering functionality, targeted at Egyptian consumers seeking convenience.
• Elezaby Warehousing and Logistics Vertical supply-chain infrastructure for El Ezaby Pharmacy, comprising purpose-built warehouses, controlled temperature storage, integrated inventory management, efficient distribution, reliable transportation, and continuous quality monitoring to preserve product integrity from source to final destination.
• Elezaby Training Academy In-house professional development program for El Ezaby staff covering pharmacy best practices, customer care excellence, personalized healthcare consultations, and basic first-aid skills, designed to maintain consistent service quality across the branch network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quick health checks completed in under a minute at One Minute Clinic

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Insurance Partners (Multiple)moderateOthersThe company partners with multiple insurance providers to accept insurance for prescriptions and healthcare products, enabling broader customer accessibility to pharmaceutical services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Seif Pharmacy: One of Egypt's largest pharmacy chains operating multi-branch retail pharmacies with OTC, prescription, and personal care assortments; directly comparable as a domestic multi-branch competitor to El Ezaby.
• Cleopatra Pharmacies: Egyptian pharmacy retail chain offering prescription and OTC dispensing across multiple branches; competes for the same Egyptian consumer wallet and supplier relationships as El Ezaby.

Broad incumbents

• Nahdi Pharmacy: Saudi Arabia's largest pharmacy retail chain with hundreds of branches and an integrated mobile app; relevant as a MENA pharmacy-retail benchmark and aspirational regional peer for El Ezaby's stated MENA expansion.
• Aster Pharmacy: Major GCC pharmacy retail chain under Aster DM Healthcare, combining pharmacy with clinic and telehealth services; directly comparable to El Ezaby's pharmacy-plus-One Minute Clinic model.
• Life Pharmacy: Large UAE-based pharmacy chain blending retail pharmacy with beauty, wellness, and clinic services; comparable multi-category health-and-personal-care retail positioning.
• CVS Health: Global pharmacy-retail benchmark integrating retail pharmacy with in-store MinuteClinic primary care; relevant as the structural archetype El Ezaby's One Minute Clinic aspires to scale toward.
• Walgreens Boots Alliance: Global pharmacy chain operator combining dispensing with beauty/wellness retail; relevant as an international pharmacy-retail benchmark for multi-category expansion.

Regional players

• Al-Dawaa Pharmacies: Major Saudi pharmacy chain with extensive branch network and loyalty programme; comparable as a regional MENA pharmacy-retail peer focused on a national footprint.

Emerging players

• Vezeeta: Egyptian-founded digital health platform with teleconsultation and prescription services; emerging competitive threat that could disintermediate pharmacy retail by routing scripts directly to consumers.
• Doctoor (Altibbi-aligned): MENA digital health / online pharmacy and consultation platform; relevant as a digital-first disruptor whose growth pace signals whether El Ezaby's app-led strategy is well-timed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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