Ordre National Des Pharmaciens

What Ordre National Des Pharmaciens does

The Ordre National des Pharmaciens (Conseil national de l'Ordre des pharmaciens, CNOP) is the statutory professional regulatory body for pharmacists in France, established by law in 1945 under the Code de la santé publique. Headquartered in Paris with 501-1,000 employees and a network of 15 central sections plus regional councils, the CNOP serves the entire French pharmacy profession across seven practice sections: retail (officine), hospital, industry, wholesale distribution, adjunct pharmacists, overseas departments and territories, and medical biology. Its core functions are mandatory professional registration (Tableau de l'Ordre), professional card issuance, enforcement of the code of deontology, continuing education monitoring, and disciplinary proceedings through dedicated chambers.

The CNOP's technology footprint centers on the e-POP online services portal (administrative procedures, document exchange, vaccination activity declarations) and the Dossier Pharmaceutique (DP), a national electronic medication record system accessible across all French pharmacies and via the Dossier Pharma mobile application. Supporting platforms include Meddispar (professional reference), Cespharm (health prevention campaigns), Démarche Qualité Officine (quality certification for community pharmacies), and Les Métiers de la Pharmacie (career information). The Dossier Pharmaceutique is the most strategically significant digital asset, providing continuity of pharmaceutical care across retail, hospital, industry, and distribution settings.

The CNOP does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is a non-profit public professional order funded primarily through mandatory contributions from registered pharmacists and institutional support, with no publicly disclosed financials, funding rounds, or ownership events. It is not a commercial technology company and is not an investible equity; rather, it is a state-adjacent regulator whose strategic value is measured in regulatory authority, professional reach, and stewardship of national pharmaceutical data infrastructure rather than revenue or market cap.

Name

Ordre National Des Pharmaciens

Legal name

Conseil national de l'Ordre des pharmaciens (CNOP)

Website

https://ordre.pharmacien.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Ordre National des Pharmaciens (CNOP) is France's statutory regulatory body for the pharmacy profession, founded in 1945, serving all registered pharmacists across retail, hospital, industry, wholesale, and medical biology sectors through registration, deontology enforcement, and the national Dossier Pharmaceutique electronic medication record system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulatory Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Controlled Substances & Pharmacy Regulation Authorities (HLAJACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pharmacy Interoperability, Standards & Integration (FHIR/NCPDP) (HLACAKAO), Drug Regulators (Human Pharmaceuticals) (HLAJADAA), Regulatory Operations & Publishing (eCTD, RIM, Submission Management) (HLAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Pharmacy professional regulation
• Professional registration services
• Pharmaceutical record management
• Deontology enforcement
• Healthcare regulatory body

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ordre National des Pharmaciens (CNOP) is the official statutory regulatory body for the pharmacy profession in France, established by law in 1945. It maintains the Tableau de l'Ordre (registry of pharmacists), issues professional cards, enforces the Code of Ethics (deontology), monitors continuing education obligations, and disciplines members through disciplinary chambers. The organization also operates digital platforms including the e-POP online services portal and the Dossier Pharmaceutique electronic pharmaceutical record system to support pharmacist administrative procedures and medication safety across all pharmacy sectors (officine, hospital, industry, wholesale distribution, biology, and overseas).

Product overview

Ordre National des Pharmaciens (CNOP) operates a suite of digital platforms serving the French pharmacy profession. The core offering includes the main institutional website (ordre.pharmacien.fr) for regulatory information and professional resources, the e-POP online services portal enabling pharmacists to manage administrative procedures and access secure communications, and the Dossier Pharmaceutique (DP) electronic health record system for medication safety. Supporting sub-brands include Les Métiers de la Pharmacie (career information), Démarche Qualité Officine (quality certification), Meddispar (professional reference), Cespharm (health education), and Art & Patrimoine Pharmaceutique (heritage preservation). The organization is a regulatory body, not a commercial technology company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dossier Pharmaceutique (DP): Electronic pharmaceutical record system allowing pharmacists to access patient's medication history for better care coordination
• e-POP

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Santé publique FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the réserve sanitaire (health reserve) program. Santé publique France manages the reserve of over 3,000 volunteer health professionals, including pharmacists, who can be mobilized for exceptional health situations to reinforce health structures and assist Regional Health Agencies (ARS).
• Ministère des Armées / Service de Santé des Armées (SSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the réserve opérationnelle (operational reserve) program. The SSA integrates reservists including approximately 130 operational pharmacist reservists who support military medical units, hospital instruction, NBC risk management, and pharmaceutical logistics.
• Miprof (Mission interministérielle pour la protection des femmes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership to combat gender-based and sexual violence. The Order works with Miprof to protect pharmacists and raise awareness about violence prevention.
• ANSM (Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on medication safety, supply chain issues, and pharmaceutical product monitoring. ANSM informs the Order about medication shortages and safety alerts.
• Assurance MaladiecoreTechnology or IntegrationJoint studies on medication usage, including the Perimed study on unused medications, to improve public health outcomes and reduce waste.
• European Commission (for European Professional Card)coreTechnology or IntegrationEU Login platform integration for the European Professional Card (CPE) procedure, enabling pharmacists to have their qualifications recognized across EU/EEA countries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ordre National des Sages-Femmes (France): National professional order for midwives in France. Same legal structure as CNOP with sections, disciplinary chambers, and statutory registration authority for its profession.
• Ordre National des Chirurgiens-Dentistes (France): National professional order for dental surgeons in France. Sister institution under the same public-health code framework, with analogous registration, discipline, and deontology functions.
• Ordre National des Infirmiers (France): National professional order for nurses in France. Established under the same public-health code, with identical institutional structure, disciplinary chambers, and registration mandate as CNOP.
• General Pharmaceutical Council (UK): The statutory regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Great Britain. Direct counterpart to CNOP with analogous registration, fitness-to-practise, and professional standards functions.
• Ordre National des Médecins (France): France's professional order for physicians, organized identically under public law with sections, disciplinary chambers, and a deontology code. Closest sister institution to CNOP in structure and mandate.
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP, US): US umbrella organization that supports state pharmacy boards with licensure, examinations, and the interoperable NABP e-Profile. Closest US analog to CNOP's role of coordinating pharmacy registration across jurisdictions.

Broad incumbents

• ANSM (Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament): France's national drug and health product safety agency. Complementary to CNOP — ANSM regulates medicinal products while CNOP regulates the pharmacists who dispense them; both coordinate on safety alerts and shortages.
• Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS): French independent public authority that promotes quality in healthcare. Operates in the same public-health regulatory ecosystem as CNOP and is a reference body for professional best practices and quality assessment.
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society (UK): Professional membership body for pharmacists in Great Britain. While the GPhC handles regulation, the RPS operates professional development, publications, and standards — adjacent to CNOP's continuing-education and publication functions.

Regional players

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland: Statutory regulator for pharmacists and pharmacies in Ireland. Performs functions analogous to CNOP including registration, fitness-to-practise, and standards enforcement, in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ordre_pharma
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/dircomonp2010
• Facebookfacebook.com/OrdrePharma
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ordre-national-des-pharmaciens

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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