HRVATSKA LJEKARNIČKA KOMORA

What HRVATSKA LJEKARNIČKA KOMORA does

Hrvatska ljekarni\u010dka komora (Croatian Chamber of Pharmacists, HLJK) is the statutory professional chamber for pharmacists in Croatia, founded in 1994 and headquartered at Petrovaradinska ulica 1, Zagreb, with a 6-person staff. The Chamber operates as the exclusive regulatory and licensing authority for the profession, maintaining the public Register of Pharmacists (over 1,000 listed) and the Register of Pharmacies (over 200 locations across 300+ cities and towns), and issuing independent-practice permits, certificates, and credentials for Croatian pharmacists and foreign-qualified applicants seeking recognition.

The Chamber's core digital asset is the PharmUP e-learning platform, launched in 2025 to mark its 30th anniversary, which delivers CME-accredited e-courses (e-tečajevi) and electronic professional gatherings (e-stručni skupovi) with 5\u20138 CME credits per module and 24-hour CME point tracking. Adjacent products include the PILK outpatient treatment outcome tracking system (16 modules spanning asthma, COPD, hypertension, diabetes, medication adherence, and adverse event reporting), the Ministry of Health-co-developed Jedinična terapija (Unit Dose Therapy) e-course for hospital pharmacy software systems, and specialized courses such as the multidisciplinary approach to resistant hypertension. Distribution runs through the public website (www.hljk.hr), the closed member portal (clanovi.hljk.hr), the PharmUP LMS at hljk.elearning.hr, Facebook, LinkedIn, and email newsletters, with an affiliated wellness portal Lakše kroz život extending reach to the wider public.

HLJK is funded primarily through mandatory annual membership fees (članarina), one-time enrolment fees (upisnina), and certificate issuance charges across its mandatory member base; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Strategic partners include the Ministry of Health of Croatia, HALMED (the national medicines agency), PGEU (where HLJK representative Ana Soldo was elected Vice President in 2026), the University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, and the PILK project consortium. Revenue, valuation, headcount trends, and M&A activity are not disclosed.

Name

HRVATSKA LJEKARNIČKA KOMORA

Legal name

HRVATSKA LJEKARNIČKA KOMORA

Website

https://hljk.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hrvatska ljekarni\u010dka komora is the statutory Croatian professional chamber for pharmacists, regulating licensing, continuing education, and practice standards for 1,000+ registered pharmacists and 200+ pharmacies nationwide, operating the PharmUP e-learning platform and PILK outcome tracking system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Chamber Services

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Professional Standards & Scope-of-Practice Regulators (HLAJACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC), Controlled Substances & Pharmacy Regulation Authorities (HLAJACAI)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical regulation
• Professional licensing
• Continuing education
• Pharmacist registry
• Pharmacy chamber

Headquarters

HQ city

Zagreb

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (članarina): Annual membership fees charged to registered pharmacists for Chamber membership, covering professional services, regulatory support, and access to member benefits.
2. Enrolment fees (upisnina): One-time enrolment fees charged to new members upon initial registration with the Chamber.
3. Certificate issuance (izdavanje potvrda): Fees charged for issuing certificates and confirmations for members, including permits for independent practice (odobrenje za samostalan rad).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HLJK serves as the statutory professional chamber for pharmacists in Croatia, providing regulatory oversight, professional licensing, mandatory continuing professional development through the PharmUP e-learning platform, public registries of pharmacies and pharmacists, pharmacovigilance and adverse event reporting support, foreign qualification recognition, and mentorship and specialization programs for pharmacy professionals across community, hospital, and county pharmacy settings.

Product overview

Hrvatska ljekarnička komora (Croatian Chamber of Pharmacists) operates as a professional regulatory organization for pharmacists in Croatia, offering the PharmUP e-learning platform as its primary digital product along with the PILK treatment outcome monitoring system. The organization maintains official registries of pharmacists and pharmacies, and provides educational courses including unit therapy training (developed with the Ministry of Health) and specialized courses on conditions such as resistant hypertension. The portfolio operates as a unified professional services ecosystem supporting pharmacist certification, continuing education, and practice management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PharmUP: Educational platform for pharmacist professional development and continuing education, launched in 2025.

Products and services

• PharmUP Educational Platform An e-learning platform for continuous professional development of pharmacists, hosting CME-accredited e-courses (e-tečajevi) and electronic professional gatherings (e-stručni skupovi), with integrated knowledge testing and point tracking. Each course awards 5-8 CME credits and points are visible in member records within 24 hours.
• PILK Patient Outcome Tracking System (Projekt praćenja ishoda liječenja) A system for monitoring treatment outcomes of outpatients with emphasis on chronic patients in public pharmacies. The project consists of 16 modules covering patient intake, medication history, adverse reaction reporting, adherence assessment, and management of chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, hypertension, and diabetes.
• Jedinična terapija u bolnicama RH (Unit Dose Therapy E-Course) An e-course developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Croatia, designed to familiarize hospital healthcare professionals with the modern model of organization and distribution of medicines under the unit therapy system. Includes software training modules for Athena, Calypso EASY, Calypso OS, and Pegasus systems.
• Rezistentna hipertenzija – multidisciplinarni pristup (Resistant Hypertension Course) A professional development course organized by the HLJK Committee for Young Pharmacists, aimed at improving knowledge and competencies of Master of Pharmacy professionals in recognizing, treating, and monitoring patients with resistant hypertension.
• Registar ljekarni (Pharmacy Registry) A public registry of pharmacies in Croatia containing information about pharmacy names, addresses, cities, postal codes, and contact details across all counties. Covers over 200 pharmacy locations across 300+ cities and towns.
• Registar ljekarnika (Pharmacist Registry) A comprehensive registry of pharmacists in Croatia containing names, titles, and professional credentials of licensed pharmacy professionals. Lists over 1,000 registered pharmacists (magistri farmacije).

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,721 adverse event reports received by HALMED in 2025, with pharmacists accounting for 14.1% of reports
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• PGEU (Pharmaceutical Group of European Union)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025HLJK is a member of PGEU, the European umbrella organization for pharmacists. Ana Soldo, a Croatian pharmacist and HLJK representative, was elected Vice President of PGEU at its General Assembly, with Mathias Arnold from Germany elected as President. This position enables HLJK to influence European pharmacy policy and represent Croatian pharmacists at the EU level.
• HALMED (Hrvatska agencija za lijekove i medicinske proizvode)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHALMED publishes annual adverse event reporting data and collaborates with the Chamber on pharmacovigilance. HLJK actively promotes adverse event reporting by pharmacists based on HALMED's annual reports showing pharmacists contributed 14.1% of all 3,721 reports in 2025.
• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia (Ministarstvo zdravstva RH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Health collaborated with HLJK to develop the 'Jedinična terapija' e-course on unit dose therapy, an initiative of the Ministry's healthcare modernization program. The e-course covers hospital medication organization and distribution systems.
• Farmaceutsko-biokemijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHLJK shares announcements about the English-language Pharmacy program at the Faculty, facilitating access to pharmacy education for prospective pharmacists and maintaining alignment between Chamber standards and academic training.
• PILK Project ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPILK (Sustav praćenja ishoda liječenja vanbolničkih pacijenata) is a multi-module project for tracking outpatient treatment outcomes in public pharmacies, led by HLJK with contributions from multiple pharmacists and IT specialists. It focuses on chronic patients in community pharmacies.
• Lakše kroz životminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAn external wellness and lifestyle portal affiliated with HLJK, accessible via the Chamber's website footer. Extends the Chamber's reach to a broader health-conscious audience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU): European umbrella organisation of which HLJK is a member. Comparable in scope to the Chamber but operating at continental level for policy representation rather than domestic licensing.

Direct peers

• Federazione Ordini Farmacisti Italiani (FOFI): Federation of Italian pharmacist orders. National-level coordinator of provincial pharmacist orders with parallel registry, licensing, and CPD oversight roles.
• Pharmaceutical Society of Australia: Australian professional organisation for pharmacists. Comparable for delivering continuing professional development, advocacy, and member credentialing services to licensed pharmacists.
• Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Farmacéuticos (Spain): General council of official pharmacy colleges in Spain. Umbrella body that, like HLJK, coordinates licensing, professional standards, and member services across regional pharmacy chambers.
• ABDA – Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbände: German federal union of pharmacists' associations. National umbrella body for pharmacy professionals with comparable advocacy, training, and standards functions.
• Canadian Pharmacists Association: National voice of pharmacists in Canada. Comparable in advocacy, continuing education, and member services to the licensed pharmacy workforce.
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): Largest US professional association of pharmacists. Comparable to HLJK in delivering continuing education, advocacy, and member services to licensed pharmacists, though it operates on voluntary membership.
• Conseil national de l'Ordre des pharmaciens (France): French national order of pharmacists. Statutory regulator with similar licensing, discipline, and continuing-education responsibilities to HLJK.
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society: Statutory professional body for pharmacists in Great Britain. Closest functional analogue to HLJK: licensing, professional standards, continuing professional development, and member registries.

Regional players

• Hrvatska liječnička komora (Croatian Medical Chamber): Croatian sister chamber for physicians. Closest domestic institutional analogue to HLJK: a statutory professional chamber delivering licensing, CPD, and standards oversight within the same national legal framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hljk.hr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hrvatska-ljekarni%C4%8Dka-komora

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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