In Denmark, pharmacies have exclusive rights to sell prescription-only medicines to consumers. Likewise, a great number of over-the-counter medicines are only permitted for sale in pharmacies.
Pharmacies and pharmacy staff
A Danish pharmacy is run by a private individual the proprietary pharmacist who has been licensed by the Danish state to run a pharmacy at a specific location.
The staff working in Danish pharmacies are pharmacists and pharmaconomists. Apart from selling medicine, pharmacies can therefore help people find the answers to most questions about medicine and the use of medicine.
Number of pharmacies in Denmark
As of 10 August 2010, there are 248 pharmacies in Denmark, 18 of which are supplementary units. In addition, there are 68 branch pharmacies, 126 pharmacy outlets, 646 over-the-counter outlets and 201 medicine delivery facilities, all of which are affiliated with one of the pharmacies.
The pharmacies' operations and annual accounts
You can find information about the operation of Danish pharmacies in the annual publication Undersøgelse over apotekernes driftsforhold ('Study of Danish pharmacies' operational conditions' in Danish only).
The study is based on reports from the Danish pharmacies' annual accounts.
