PharmacyOnline

Name

PharmacyOnline

Legal name

Express Healthcare Ltd

Website

https://pharmacyonline.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Mail-Order & Home Delivery Pharmacies (HLAFALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pharmacy Fulfillment & Mail-Order Enablement for Telehealth (dispensing, shipping, tracking) (HLALAIAE), Pharmacy & Health Essentials Delivery (CRAFAFAI)

Keywords

• Online pharmacy services
• Prescription medications
• Online doctor consultations
• Pharmacy retail
• OTC medicines

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct retail sales of over-the-counter medicines, pharmacy products, and prescription medications to consumers through the e-commerce platform. Revenue is generated through per-transaction product sales at listed prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PharmacyOnline is a UK-registered online pharmacy that sells over-the-counter and prescription medicines directly to consumers through an e-commerce platform. The company also offers an Online Clinic service providing digital health assessments connected to UK-registered prescribers, with prescriptions issued within 24 hours and next-day delivery across UK mainland. Treatments span pain relief, gastrointestinal health, threadworm, eye care, hair loss, weight loss, erectile dysfunction, asthma, and period delay.

Product overview

PharmacyOnline is a UK-registered online pharmacy (GPhC registration 9011378) operating as an e-commerce platform combined with an online clinic service. The company offers a comprehensive range of over-the-counter and prescription medicines across therapeutic categories including pain management (Solpadeine, Syndol, Ibuprofen, Paracetamol, Co-codamol, Nurofen), gastrointestinal health (Laxido, Dulcolax, Senna, Lactulose, Loperamide, Gaviscon), threadworm treatments (Ovex tablets and suspension), eye care (Chloramphenicol ointment, Optrex drops), and hair loss treatments (Regaine, Propecia). The integrated Online Clinic Service enables patients to complete digital health assessments and receive prescriptions from UK-registered prescribers. Products are delivered discreetly with next-day delivery available for UK mainland orders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Assessment completed in approximately 5 minutes with treatment delivered within 24 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pharmacy2U: UK's largest online pharmacy offering NHS and private prescription delivery plus a broad OTC catalog. Closely comparable to PharmacyOnline in DTC pharmacy model, prescription fulfillment, and UK mainland delivery footprint.
• Simple Online Pharmacy: UK-registered online pharmacy offering weight loss, ED, hair loss, and other prescription treatments with home delivery. Closely comparable mid-sized DTC competitor.
• Zava: UK and EU online doctor and pharmacy service providing remote consultations, prescriptions, and home-delivered medications. Comparable telehealth-plus-pharmacy DTC model.
• The Independent Pharmacy: UK-registered online pharmacy and online doctor service providing prescription and OTC medicines with nationwide delivery. Operates in the same DTC channel with comparable regulatory setup.
• LloydsDirect (formerly Echo by Lloyds): Online repeat-prescription delivery service from LloydsPharmacy, focused on NHS chronic-condition prescriptions. Comparable digital pharmacy + delivery model targeting UK consumers.
• Chemist4U: UK-based online pharmacy and online doctor offering prescription and OTC medicines with home delivery. Direct competitor in the same DTC online pharmacy space.

Emerging players

• MedExpress: UK-focused online clinic and pharmacy offering prescription treatments for weight loss, ED, hair loss, and other conditions. Direct overlap with PharmacyOnline's high-margin categories.
• Push Doctor: UK online GP consultation platform with prescription issuance and pharmacy partnerships. Adjacent telehealth model that overlaps on the consultation-prescribing component of PharmacyOnline's offering.

Broad incumbents

• Superdrug Online Doctor: Online prescribing and pharmacy service from Superdrug covering sensitive-condition treatments. Directly overlaps PharmacyOnline's category mix with the backing of a national high-street retailer.
• Boots Online Doctor: Digital prescribing service from Boots, the UK's largest pharmacy chain. Offers online consultations and prescription delivery across many of the same sensitive-condition categories PharmacyOnline serves, with significantly greater brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pharmacyonline
• Instagraminstagram.com/pharmacyonlineuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pharmacyonline-co-uk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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