LEKARNE PTUJ

What LEKARNE PTUJ does

Lekarne Ptuj (legal name: Javni zavod Lekarne Ptuj) is a Slovenian public pharmacy institution (Javni zavod) founded in 1958 and headquartered in Ptuj, in the Podravska region of northeastern Slovenia. It operates a network of nine pharmacy branches spanning Ptuj and surrounding municipalities — Breg, Budina-Brstje, Destrnik, Gorišnica, Kidričevo, Majšperk, Markovci, and Videm pri Ptuju — providing prescription dispensing, OTC medications, blood pressure measurement, homeopathic medicines, and pharmacist-led health consultations. The flagship Lekarna Ptuj offers extended weekday hours (07:00–20:00), Saturday service, and an on-call (dežurna) pharmacy function for weekends and public holidays.

The organization is governed under the Slovenian Pharmacy Activity Act and operates in accordance with Good Pharmacy Practice rules and the Pharmacy Code of Ethics. It holds ISO 9001:2015 quality certification (obtained 2010) and carries recognized teaching-institution status, training pharmacy technicians and magisters of pharmacy. Its core technology is described as a standard pharmacy operations and healthcare services delivery system with no disclosed proprietary features, APIs, integrations, or digital platforms beyond a website, Facebook, and Instagram presence used for health-education content marketing.

As a public institution rather than a privately held company, Lekarne Ptuj has no disclosed shareholders, parent company, funding rounds, or investor reporting. Its revenue model is implicit in retail pharmacy economics: third-party reimbursement from the Slovenian national health insurer (ZZZS) for prescription dispensing, plus OTC and out-of-pocket payments for non-prescription products and ancillary services such as blood pressure measurement. No pricing, revenue, or ARR figures are publicly disclosed. The customer base is the general population of the Spodnje Podravje region, served through walk-in retail and emergency on-call channels, with no B2B or enterprise customer relationships disclosed.

Name

LEKARNE PTUJ

Legal name

Javni zavod Lekarne Ptuj

Website

https://lekarne-ptuj.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lekarne Ptuj is a Slovenian public pharmacy institution operating nine community pharmacy branches across the Spodnje Podravje region since 1958, providing prescription dispensing, OTC medications, health consultations, blood pressure measurement, and on-call emergency pharmacy services to local residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ptuj

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lekarne Ptuj is a Slovenian public-institution pharmacy network that dispenses prescription and OTC medications, homeopathic remedies, and other pharmaceutical products across 9 branches in the Spodnje Podravje region. It also provides pharmacist health consultations, blood pressure measurement services, and operates an on-call emergency pharmacy service for medication access outside regular business hours, weekends, and holidays.

Product overview

Lekarne Ptuj operates a network of 9 pharmacy locations across the Spodnje Podravje region, consisting of one main pharmacy (Lekarna Ptuj), five branch pharmacies, and three pharmacy branches. The organization provides pharmaceutical products, dispensing services, blood pressure measurement, and homeopathic medicines. All pharmacies are certified according to pharmaceutical practice standards. Established in 1958, the public institution also serves as an educational facility for pharmacy students and technicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Lekarna Ptuj (Main Pharmacy) The main Lekarne Ptuj pharmacy located at Trstenjakova ulica 9, Ptuj, operating extended weekday hours (7:00-20:00) and Saturday service, with on-call emergency coverage on Sundays and public holidays. It is managed by Marjetka Korpar, mag. farm. spec.
• Lekarna Breg Pharmacy branch located at Zadružni trg 12c, Ptuj, offering pharmaceutical dispensing and pharmacist consultations. Operated by pharmacy manager Nataša Kirbiš Sitar, mag. farm.
• Lekarna Budina-Brstje Pharmacy branch at Ormoška cesta 15, Ptuj, with extended operating hours including Saturday service (Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00, Sat 08:00-14:00). Managed by Nataša Koltak Ferčič, mag. farm.
• Lekarna Gorišnica Pharmacy location in Gorišnica serving the surrounding area with weekday and limited Saturday hours. Managed by Simona Fridl, mag. farm.
• Lekarna Kidričevo Pharmacy in Kidričevo offering pharmaceutical services to the local community. Managed by Alenka Žirovnik, mag. farm.
• Lekarna Majšperk Pharmacy in Majšperk offering pharmaceutical services to the local community. Managed by Milanka Furek Aubel, mag. farm.
• Lekarniška podružnica Destrnik Branch pharmacy location in Destrnik serving the local community with limited hours. Managed by Bojan Potrč, mag. farm. spec.
• Lekarniška podružnica Markovci Branch pharmacy location in Markovci serving the local community. Managed by Milena Cvetko, mag. farm.
• Lekarniška podružnica Videm pri Ptuju Branch pharmacy location in Videm pri Ptuju serving the local community. Managed by Tatjana Ules Kozoderc, mag. farm.
• Dežurna lekarna (On-call/emergency pharmacy) Emergency on-call pharmacy service providing access to medications outside regular hours, on weekends and public holidays.
• Merjenje krvnega tlaka (Blood pressure measurement) Blood pressure measurement service available at pharmacy locations for monitoring cardiovascular health.
• Homeopatska zdravila (Homeopathic medicines) Homeopathic medicinal products offered as part of the pharmacy's pharmaceutical product range, including remedies for conditions such as the common cold.
• Zdravstveni nasveti (Health advice and pharmacist consultations) Pharmacist-provided health tips and professional advice published on the website covering nutrition, disease prevention, GLP-1 agonists, childhood nutrition, and other wellness topics.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pomurske lekarne: Pomurske lekarne is a public pharmacy institution operating in the Pomurje region of northeastern Slovenia, adjacent to Lekarne Ptuj's Spodnje Podravje catchment. It is directly comparable as a Javni zavod network with branch pharmacies dispensing prescriptions and OTC medications under the same Slovenian regulatory framework.
• Lekarne Ljubljana: Lekarne Ljubljana is the largest public pharmacy network in Slovenia, operating a similar multi-branch model under the Javni zavod structure. Both are government-established public pharmacy institutions dispensing prescription and OTC medications with on-call services, making them the most directly comparable peer in the same country and regulatory framework.
• Mariborske lekarne: Mariborske lekarne is the public pharmacy institution serving the Maribor area, operating multiple branches across northeastern Slovenia. It shares the same Javni zavod legal form, regional multi-branch model, and dispensing/advisory services mix as Lekarne Ptuj, making it a directly comparable peer in an adjacent Slovenian region.
• Koroške lekarne: Koroške lekarne operates as a public pharmacy network in the Koroška region of Slovenia under the Javni zavod structure. It is directly comparable to Lekarne Ptuj through its multi-branch community pharmacy model, prescription dispensing, and adherence to Slovenian pharmacy regulations.
• Farmacentrum: Farmacentrum is a private pharmacy chain operating in Slovenia with multiple retail locations dispensing prescription and OTC products. It competes directly with Lekarne Ptuj in the Slovenian pharmacy retail market but operates under private-sector rather than Javni zavod governance, providing a useful comparison point on commercial versus public pharmacy models.
• Celjske lekarne: Celjske lekarne is a Slovenian public pharmacy network serving the Celje region with multiple branches. It operates under the same Javni zavod governance, delivers the same prescription and OTC dispensing services, and serves as a directly comparable peer within Slovenia's public pharmacy system.

Broad incumbents

• Apoteket AB: Apoteket AB is the Swedish state-owned pharmacy chain operating a national network of retail pharmacies dispensing prescription and OTC medications. While far larger and operating in a different country, it is comparable to Lekarne Ptuj as a publicly governed pharmacy retail network offering dispensing, advisory, and on-call services.
• CVS Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy is one of the largest pharmacy retail chains in the United States, dispensing prescriptions and OTC products at thousands of locations. It is comparable to Lekarne Ptuj as a multi-branch pharmacy retailer but operates at vastly greater scale and includes additional health services beyond dispensing.
• Walgreens Boots Alliance: Walgreens Boots Alliance operates one of the largest global pharmacy retail footprints, including the Boots chain in Europe. It is comparable to Lekarne Ptuj as a multi-branch community pharmacy operator dispensing prescriptions and health products, though at materially larger scale and with broader healthcare services.

Emerging players

• DocMorris: DocMorris is a leading European online pharmacy and telehealth platform operating across Germany, Switzerland, and other markets. It is comparable to Lekarne Ptuj as a pharmacy retail competitor but represents an emerging digital distribution model that contrasts with Lekarne Ptuj's purely physical branch network and could pressure traditional community pharmacies over time.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lekarna.ptuj
• Instagraminstagram.com/lekarnaptuj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lekarne-ptuj

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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