Apothekerkammer Hamburg

What Apothekerkammer Hamburg does

Apothekerkammer Hamburg is a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (public law corporation) that serves as the statutory professional chamber for all licensed pharmacists practicing in Hamburg, Germany. Established under the Hamburgisches Kammergesetz für die Heilberufe, it operates under state supervision and performs governmental regulatory functions in self-administration, including professional licensing, continuing education certification, QMS accreditation, HBA and SMC-B card issuance, and coordination of the pharmacy emergency duty rotation across Hamburg's approximately 369 pharmacies. The chamber represents approximately 600-1,000 members, including pharmacists in public pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, industry, and training roles, alongside pharmacy students and interns.

The chamber delivers services through a portfolio of digital products including the CPK Kompetenz continuing education portal, the Notdienstportal (emergency pharmacy finder), the Stellenmarkt job portal, the QMS certification program with its eQMH (electronic Quality Management Hamburg) module, and the HBA/SMC-B application portal. Supporting technology is built on a TYPO3-based website hosted by Hetzner Online GmbH and developed/maintained by eWorks GmbH, with XML and HTML interfaces distributing emergency duty data. The chamber also operates public-facing properties including the Gesundheits-Schnack health blog and the Berufswelt Apotheke career outreach initiative across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

The business model is non-profit and financed exclusively through mandatory membership contributions from all pharmacists practicing in Hamburg; no commercial revenue streams, pricing tiers, or third-party customer relationships exist. Distribution relies on self-serve member portals, the physical office at Osterbekstraße 90c in Hamburg, and a public emergency pharmacy finder. Strategic partnerships center on ABDA for national policy coordination, BASGFI for state regulatory oversight, and APVN for pharmacist pension services. The chamber holds a coordination role in national professional initiatives including the Bundesapothekerkammer's first guideline on continuous medication management (effective 2026).

Name

Apothekerkammer Hamburg

Legal name

Apothekerkammer Hamburg K.d.ö.R.

Website

https://apothekerkammer-hamburg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Apothekerkammer Hamburg is the statutory public-law professional chamber for all licensed pharmacists in Hamburg, Germany, funded by mandatory membership contributions and providing licensing, continuing education, QMS certification, emergency pharmacy coordination, and HBA/SMC-B card issuance services to the city's ~369 pharmacies and pharmacist members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Chamber / Healthcare Regulation Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Controlled Substances & Pharmacy Regulation Authorities (HLAJACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Professional chamber services
• Pharmacist licensing
• Continuing pharmacy education
• Pharmacy regulation
• Pharmacy emergency services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: The work of Apothekerkammer Hamburg is financed exclusively from contributions paid by its members. These mandatory membership dues fund all chamber activities including professional representation, continuing education, quality management, and regulatory functions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Apothekerkammer Hamburg is a statutory public law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) that serves as the official professional chamber for all pharmacists in Hamburg, Germany. Its core offerings include mandatory continuing education and advanced training (CPK Kompetenz), pharmacy emergency duty coordination (Notdienstportal), quality management certification (QMS), professional licensing services, HBA/SMC-B card issuance, a job market for pharmacy positions, and regulatory oversight of pharmacy operations. All services are funded exclusively through mandatory membership contributions from licensed pharmacists in Hamburg.

Product overview

Apothekerkammer Hamburg operates as a professional chamber for pharmacists offering a unified platform of services centered on member support and public health. The core offerings include CPK Kompetenz for continuing education and advanced training, the Stellenmarkt job portal for the pharmacy job market, and the Notdienstportal for pharmacy emergency duty services. Supporting modules include QMS für Apotheken (quality management certification), the HBA/SMC-B card application portal, the Meldeportal for member registrations, and various public-facing portals like the Gesundheits-Schnack health blog and Berufswelt Apotheke career information site. The CPK-Portal serves as the digital hub for training participants and event organizers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CPK Kompetenz (Continuing Education and Advanced Training)
• Apotheken-Notdienstportal (Pharmacy Emergency Duty Portal)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABDA (Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbände)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABDA is the national federation of German pharmacist associations. Apothekerkammer Hamburg works with ABDA on national policy coordination, standards development (Bundesapothekerkammer), and collective bargaining representation through DAV.
• Apothekerversorgungswerk Niedersachsen, Hamburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (APVN)minorOthersPension and insurance fund for pharmacists in the APVN region covering Niedersachsen, Hamburg, and Sachsen-Anhalt. Linked as a connected organization for pharmacist welfare services.
• eWorks GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical service provider responsible for website development and maintenance. Located at Neue Börsenstraße 6, 60487 Frankfurt am Main. Handles technical operations of the chamber's web presence.
• Hetzner Online GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationHosting provider for the chamber's website infrastructure. Located in Gunzenhausen, Germany. Responsible for web hosting services.
• Behörde für Gesundheit, Soziales, Familie und Integration (BASGFI)coreOthersHamburg state authority exercising supervisory oversight over the chamber as required by the Hamburg Chamber Act for Health Professions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Apothekerkammer Berlin: Statutory pharmacist chamber for Berlin operating under the same KdöR framework with parallel regulatory, education, and member service functions. Most directly comparable peer given similar urban mandate and member base structure.
• Bayerische Landesapothekerkammer: Largest German state pharmacist chamber by member count, operating under identical KdöR public-law framework with comprehensive CPK, QMS, and professional representation services. Direct structural peer with broader geographic scope.
• Apothekerkammer Nordrhein: Pharmacist chamber for the Nordrhein region (Cologne, Düsseldorf area) with parallel continuing education (CPK), quality management, and emergency pharmacy coordination services. Highly comparable peer in both scope and urban character.
• Apothekerkammer Westfalen-Lippe: Regional pharmacist chamber for Westfalen-Lippe operating CPK continuing education, member services, and statutory regulatory functions under identical Heilberufekammergesetz framework.
• Apothekerkammer Schleswig-Holstein: Neighboring state pharmacist chamber serving Schleswig-Holstein pharmacists with the same KdöR mandate, continuing education, and regulatory functions. Closest geographic peer to Hamburg with shared northern German characteristics.
• Landesapothekerkammer Baden-Württemberg: State pharmacist chamber for Baden-Württemberg offering parallel CPK continuing education, QMS certification, and professional representation services under the same KdöR statutory framework.
• Apothekerkammer Hessen: Pharmacist chamber for the state of Hesse operating the same KdöR mandate with parallel continuing education, member portal, and quality management services for member pharmacists.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesapothekerkammer (BAK): National umbrella body of all 17 German state pharmacist chambers, responsible for nationwide standards, the recent medication management guideline, and federal coordination. Operates above the regional chambers as their consolidated industry voice.
• ABDA (Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbände): National federation of German pharmacist associations that partners with Apothekerkammer Hamburg on policy coordination and collective bargaining. Represents the broader pharmacist profession at federal level.
• Ärztekammer Hamburg: Parallel statutory chamber for physicians in Hamburg under the same Heilberufekammergesetz framework. Comparable KdöR structure, regulatory mandate, and member services—provides cross-profession benchmarking for chamber operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@berufsweltapotheke
• Facebookfacebook.com/ApothekerkammerHamburg
• Instagraminstagram.com/berufsweltapotheke
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apothekerkammern

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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