Ludgeri

What Ludgeri does

Ludgeri-Apotheke is an independent community pharmacy operating as a sole proprietorship (e.K.) under owner H. Günter Idelmann, located at Schmiedestraße 15, 48727 Billerbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The business dispenses prescription medications (Kassenrezept and Privatrezept) and OTC products to local residents, with additional services including pharmaceutical consultations, medication reviews, Botendienst home delivery, and Notdienst emergency-pharmacy coverage. It serves three customer segments: the general local public in the 48727 catchment, patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes requiring specialized supplies, and families with children needing pediatric medications and vaccinations guidance.

The technical infrastructure relies on the apotheken.de platform for online medication reservation and e-prescription processing, the ApothekenApp mobile application for iOS and Android, and a chat integration provided by DAN Netzwerk Deutscher Apotheker GmbH for pre-orders and consultations. Data handling is conducted under TLS/RSA/AES/SHA encryption with full GDPR (DS-GVO) compliance, supervised by Apothekerkammer Westfalen-Lippe and Kreis Coesfeld. The pharmacy differentiates through a skin-care advisory specialty (Dermasence, Eucerin, Roche-Posay, Widmer) and digital service layers atop a traditional retail counter.

Revenue is generated through regulated per-transaction prescription dispensing under the Lauer-Taxe pricing system, OTC retail margins, fee-based pharmaceutical services (Pharmazeutische Dienstleistungen), and delivery transactions. Pricing for prescription medications is fixed by German pharmacy regulations, while OTC pricing has modest flexibility. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via in-person counter service, supplemented by online reservation for in-store pickup and home delivery — no B2B, institutional, or franchise channels are present.

Name

Ludgeri

Legal name

Ludgeri-Apotheke, H. Günter Idelmann e.K.

Website

https://ludgeri-apotheke-billerbeck.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ludgeri-Apotheke is a single-location independent community pharmacy in Billerbeck, Germany, dispensing prescription and OTC medications, e-prescriptions, pharmaceutical consultations, and home delivery to local residents in the 48727 postal code area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456), Local Messengers and Local Delivery (49221)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Discount Drugstores (Value-Focused Chain Pharmacies) (CRAEAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Discount Drugstores with Beauty & Personal Care Focus (Value Beauty) (CRAEAHAH), Pharmacy & Health Essentials Delivery (CRAFAFAI)

Keywords

• Community pharmacy
• Prescription dispensing
• Over-the-counter medications
• Pharmaceutical services
• Medication delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Billerbeck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prescription Medication Sales: Core revenue from dispensing prescription medications (Kassenrezept/Privatrezept) to patients. Pricing follows Lauer-Taxe standard German pharmacy pricing. Revenue from statutory and private health insurance reimbursements plus patient co-payments.
2. Over-the-Counter (OTC) Products: Sales of non-prescription medications and health products including cosmetics (Dermasence, Eucerin, Roche-Posay, Widmer brands), dietary supplements, homeopathic products, Schuessler salts, and travel medications.
3. Pharmaceutical Services: Fee-based pharmaceutical services (Pharmazeutische Dienstleistungen) including medication reviews, health consultations, and specialized advisory services.
4. Botendienst (Delivery Service): Delivery service for customers who cannot visit the pharmacy in person, potentially generating delivery fees or facilitating additional sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ludgeri-Apotheke is a German community retail pharmacy dispensing prescription and OTC medications, providing pharmaceutical consultations, e-prescription processing via the apotheken.de reservation platform, and a home delivery service (Botendienst). The pharmacy also offers a mobile app (ApothekenApp), an emergency pharmacy duty (Notdienst), and specialized skin care advisory featuring Dermasence, Eucerin, Roche-Posay, and Widmer brands.

Product overview

Ludgeri-Apotheke is a German retail pharmacy operated by H. Guenter Idelmann, offering a combination of in-store services and digital tools. The core offering centers on a medication reservation and e-prescription service (powered by apotheken.de), supplemented by a native mobile app (ApothekenApp) for iOS and Android. The pharmacy provides a broad product range organized across health categories (allergy, diabetes, homeopathy, cosmetics, travel medicine, etc.), with specialized skin care advisory services. Physical services include a delivery service (Botendienst), extended opening hours (Zusatzdienste), pharmaceutical consultation services, and emergency pharmacy duty (Notdienst). A health information portal (Ratgeber) provides editorial health content. The tech infrastructure relies on apotheken.de for the reservation/e-prescription platform, DAN for chat support, and integrations with Google Maps and YouTube.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medication Reservation Service (Rezeptreservierung) Online reservation service allowing customers to reserve prescription and non-prescription medications for in-store pickup at the Billerbeck pharmacy, with optional scheduled pickup.
• E-Prescription Service (E-Rezept) Electronic prescription handling service that accepts and processes e-Prescriptions digitally through the apotheken.de platform for patients with statutory or private prescriptions.
• Delivery Service (Botendienst) Home delivery service delivering medications directly to customers who cannot visit the pharmacy in person, accessible by calling 02543/376.
• ApothekenApp (Mobile Application) Native mobile app for iOS and Android enabling customers to reserve medications for pickup, manage prescriptions, and find emergency pharmacies; users select Ludgeri-Apotheke by entering postal code 48727.
• Pharmaceutical Services (Pharmazeutische Dienstleistungen) Advisory and consultation services including medication reviews, blood pressure checks, diabetes management support, and other clinical pharmacy services performed by pharmacists.
• Notdienst (Emergency Pharmacy Service) After-hours and emergency pharmacy service providing medication dispensing outside of regular business hours, with duty scheduling managed by DAN Netzwerk Deutscher Apotheker GmbH.
• Medication and Health Product Range Broad assortment of prescription and non-prescription medications, cosmetics (Dermasence, Eucerin, Roche-Posay, Widmer), dietary supplements, homeopathic products, Schuessler salts, and travel medications organized by health category.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DAN Netzwerk Deutscher Apotheker GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationDAN Netzwerk Deutscher Apotheker GmbH (Maybachstraße 8, 70469 Stuttgart) provides the pharmacy's chat functionality for customer communication, pre-order processing, and pharmaceutical consultations. They also generate the emergency pharmacy duty schedule (Notdienstplan). The pharmacy's data is processed in compliance with DAN's systems.
• apotheken.decoreTechnology or Integrationapotheken.de powers the pharmacy's online reservation system, enabling customers to reserve medications, upload prescriptions, and browse product catalog. The platform provides the technical infrastructure for the pharmacy's e-commerce functionality.
• Meta Platforms Ireland (Facebook/Instagram)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe pharmacy maintains public profiles on Facebook and Instagram for community engagement and marketing. Data processing in connection with these platforms involves joint responsibility with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (ATTN: Privacy Operations, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• DocMorris: Leading German mail-order/online pharmacy dispensing prescription and OTC medications with home delivery. Directly competes with Ludgeri-Apotheke for OTC sales, prescription delivery, and digital convenience — particularly with price-sensitive and mobility-limited customers in the same regulatory framework.
• Aponeo: Berlin-based German online pharmacy offering a broad OTC, prescription, and health-product assortment with nationwide delivery. Operates in the same regulated pharmacy environment and competes for mail-order prescription and OTC customers in Ludgeri-Apotheke's catchment.
• Apotal: German online pharmacy offering prescription fulfillment and OTC delivery. Operates in the same regulated German pharmacy framework and competes for OTC basket share and convenience-oriented prescription customers that Ludgeri-Apotheke also serves via Botendienst.
• Shop Apotheke (Redcare Pharmacy): Major European online pharmacy headquartered in the Netherlands/Germany offering prescription and OTC delivery. Comparable business model in mail-order pharmacy with broader assortment and subscription mechanics, directly competing for the same prescription and OTC customers.
• EasyApotheke: German pharmacy chain combining physical retail locations with online ordering and delivery. Operates at a larger scale than Ludgeri-Apotheke but shares the integrated brick-and-mortar plus digital pharmacy model, including e-prescription support and home delivery.
• Sanicare: German mail-order pharmacy with a focus on chronic-care patients and home delivery of prescriptions, OTC, and medical aids. Comparable in regulated German pharmacy dispensing and direct-to-patient delivery model, competing for the same chronic-condition patient segment.

Broad incumbents

• dm-drogerie markt: Germany's largest drugstore chain with hundreds of physical stores carrying a broad OTC, beauty, and personal-care assortment. Competes with Ludgeri-Apotheke for OTC and skin-care purchases but does not dispense prescriptions, making it an adjacent rather than fully overlapping competitor.
• Rossmann: Major German drugstore chain with a wide assortment of OTC, beauty, and personal-care products. Overlaps with Ludgeri-Apotheke's OTC and skin-care sales but does not offer prescription dispensing, positioning it as a broader retail incumbent.
• Müller Drogerie: German drugstore and household-goods chain with OTC, cosmetics, and health-related merchandise. Comparable retail category for OTC and beauty purchases but absent prescription dispensing, so competitive overlap is partial.

Regional players

• Linda Apotheken: German pharmacy marketing and service cooperative grouping independent community pharmacies under a shared brand. Comparable independent-pharmacy operating model and customer relationships, though distribution and digital tooling differ at the cooperative level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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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