What Medifilm does

Medifilm AG is a Swiss pharmaceutical services company founded in 2007 in Oensingen by a pharmacist and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Galenica Gruppe. The company specializes in individualized medication blistering (Verblisterung), producing personalized Medifilm® pouches — continuous film strips of labeled sachets, each printed with date, time, and medication contents, enabling patients with three or more weekly medications to follow complex regimens with tablet-level accuracy. The Medifilm® Dispenser accessory stores the roll at home; the firm handles more than 2,000 different medications and serves over 13,000 patients across Switzerland.

The technology stack consists of automated blister packaging machinery and an internet-based ordering portal (login.medifilm.ch) that pharmacies use to place orders, update therapy changes, and track deliveries. Operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified and Swissmedic-authorized for medication manufacturing, wholesale, and handling of controlled substances (narcotics), with data systems designed to comply with Swiss data protection law. The workforce exceeds 60 employees, all based at the Oensingen production facility.

Commercially, Medifilm operates a B2B2C model: services are ordered exclusively through Swiss pharmacies, which bill a CHF 21.60 weekly compliance fee to health insurers for eligible patients (end users incur no direct cost). Distribution is routed through pharmaceutical wholesalers back to pharmacies for final patient hand-off. Direct relationships also exist with care homes and public institutions, though hospitals and care home-served populations fall outside insurance billing. Geographic scope is constrained to Switzerland by regulatory requirements (only Swiss-registered medications may be packaged).

Name

Medifilm

Legal name

Medifilm AG

Website

https://medifilm.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Medifilm AG is a Swiss pharmaceutical services company that produces personalized medication blister packs for patients on multiple medications, serving 13,000+ patients across Switzerland exclusively through the Swiss pharmacy network as a subsidiary of Galenica Gruppe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Packaging Services

NAICS

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412)

SIC

Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Medication Adherence, Packaging & Fulfillment Services (Blister/Unit-Dose) (HLAFALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unit-Dose & Compliance Packaging (Sachets, Strip Packs, Pill Organizers) (IMALAIAH), Medical & Pharmaceutical Thermoformed Packaging (IMANAHAB), Pharmaceutical Labels & Patient Information Packaging (Labels, IFUs, Booklets) (IMALAIAK), Medication Setup & Organization (Pill Boxes/Dispill/Packaging) (HSABALAB)

Keywords

• Medication blistering services
• Weekly dosage systems
• Compliance packaging
• Pharmaceutical packaging services
• Personalized medication pouches

Headquarters

HQ city

Oensingen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Compliance Fee / Weekly Dosage System: Medifilm generates revenue through a compliance fee of CHF 21.60 per week, which pharmacies bill to health insurance providers for patients with medical prescriptions taking at least three different medications weekly. The service is free for end users as costs are covered by health insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Medifilm specializes in personalized medication blistering, packaging a patient's multiple oral medications into individually labeled pouches attached to a continuous film strip with exact dosage information printed on each pouch. The service is ordered by Swiss pharmacies through an internet-based online software, and finished Medifilm® rolls are delivered back through pharmaceutical wholesalers to the pharmacy, care home, or end patient. The core compliance solution is offered as a weekly dosage system supported by a high-quality Medifilm® Dispenser for at-home storage.

Product overview

Medifilm is a medication compliance platform that organizes multiple medications into individually labeled pouches sealed to a continuous film strip. The core product is the Medifilm® system, which includes a high-quality dispenser box for home storage and portable pouches for travel. Pharmacies access the service through Medifilm's online software to order and manage blister packaging for their patients. The system supports over 2,000 different medications and serves more than 13,000 patients in Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medifilm® weekly dosage system Personalized medication compliance solution in which multiple oral medications are sorted to the tablet level and sealed into individually labeled pouches attached to a continuous film strip; each pouch shows date, intake time, and medication contents. Designed for patients on three or more weekly medications and ordered by pharmacies on their behalf.
• Medifilm® Dispenser High-quality storage box that holds the personalized Medifilm® roll at home, keeping medications organized and easily accessible for patients.
• Medifilm® Online-Software (internet-based pharmacy portal) Online platform that allows Swiss pharmacies to order Medifilm blistering services, update therapy changes, manage patient details, and coordinate deliveries through the wholesale distribution network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 13,000 patients trust Medifilm's services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Galenica GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedifilm AG is a subsidiary of the Galenica Gruppe, one of Switzerland's leading healthcare companies. This parent-subsidiary relationship provides Medifilm with the backing of a major healthcare group, access to broader pharmacy networks, and integration within a established healthcare ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PHOENIX Group: PHOENIX Group is a leading European pharmaceutical wholesale and retail pharmacy group headquartered in Germany and operating across DACH markets. As a pan-European pharma distributor with growing pharmacy services, it represents the type of broader incumbent Medifilm could face if it ever expanded beyond Switzerland.
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD): BD's Medical / Pharmaceutical Systems segment produces unit-dose packaging, prefillable syringes, and drug-delivery packaging components. While broader in scope than Medifilm, BD serves the same downstream customers (pharmacies, hospitals) and competes in unit-dose packaging formats.
• McKesson: McKesson is one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers globally and offers Compliance Packaging Services (including unit-dose blister cards) through its US pharmacy network. It is a broad incumbent in pharmaceutical distribution with adjacent adherence-packaging offerings.

Direct peers

• DocMorris: DocMorris (formerly Zur Rose) operates mail-order and online pharmacy services in Switzerland and is exploring adherence and chronic-condition services. It competes for the same polypharmacy patient wallet through an alternative (digital) delivery channel, and its scale pressures traditional pharmacy-based blister services like Medifilm.
• Swisslog Healthcare: Swisslog Healthcare (part of KUKA Group) provides hospital and pharmacy automation including unit-dose packaging systems that compete with Medifilm's automated blistering service in the institutional and hospital pharmacy segment across Europe.
• Galexis: Galexis is the pharmaceutical wholesaler and sister company of Medifilm within the Galenica Gruppe. It handles the physical distribution of Medifilm's finished blister rolls back to Swiss pharmacies, making it both a critical operational partner and a closely intertwined business inside the same group.
• Omnicell: Omnicell is a US-listed medication adherence and pharmacy automation vendor offering unit-dose packaging, blister card systems, and adherence packaging for retail and long-term care pharmacies — directly overlapping with Medifilm's automated weekly blister film value proposition.
• Willach Pharmacy Solutions: Willach (Germany) manufactures automated blister-packaging machines (CONSIS, PENNY) used by European pharmacies and blister centers to perform in-house unit-dose packaging — making it a direct competitor by enabling pharmacies to substitute Medifilm's service with their own automated packaging.

Emerging players

• Mediplast: Mediplast (Germany) provides medical and pharmaceutical packaging services including blister and unit-dose packaging for drug manufacturers and pharmacies across Europe. It overlaps with Medifilm's pharmaceutical packaging manufacturing layer and could serve as a comparable DACH-region service provider.
• DoseSystem: DoseSystem (Denmark) offers a comparable automated medication blister service for European care homes and home-care patients using a pharmacy-fulfilment model analogous to Medifilm's weekly compliance packaging. It is the closest cross-border analogue in scope and target customer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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