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Pharmacy2U

1 Hawthorn Park, Coal Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 1PQ, United Kingdom

Overview

Pharmacy2U is a UK NHS online pharmacy that operates a repeat prescription and medication-delivery service, led by CEO Mark Livingstone. Patients register and order medication through Pharmacy2U, which arranges prescriptions with their GP, handles dispensing and delivery, and sends reorder reminders. The service is capable of dispensing one million prescription items each month. Pharmacy2U also offers a private online doctor service with registered GPs and operates sister company ChemistDirect.co.uk for over-the-counter medicines and healthcare products. The company secured a further £40m in funding and intends to use the proceeds to grow its online service. Pharmacy2u is a Leeds, UK-based NHS-approved online-only pharmacy that offers a home delivery repeat prescription service for NHS patients. It provides clinical advice and medication-management assistance from qualified pharmacists. Its dispensing hub is capable of handling up to 700,000 prescription items a month. Ten months earlier the business received a £10m growth capital investment from BGF to support its merger with ChemistDirect.co.uk, creating a business with the UK’s largest customer base. The company intends to use the newly raised funds to accelerate its marketing strategy and deliver long-term growth. Pharmacy2u is led by CEO Mark Livingstone, CFO Gary Dannatt and COO Daniel Lee.

Total raised
$66M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Apr 2018

Industries

  • Health Care
  • mHealth
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Service Industry
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Apr 2018

    $57M

  2. Equity

    May 2017

    $9M

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