OTC Pharma Vertriebs GmbH

About OTC Pharma

OTC Pharma Vertriebs GmbH is a distribution company serving pharmacies nationwide across Germany, founded in 1984 with sales operations starting on 1 June 1985. The company distributes brands from pharmaceutical, cosmetic and medical device manufacturers to German pharmacies. With more than 30 employees, 22 of them in the field sales force, around 40,000 pharmacy contacts are made annually at approximately 12,000 visited pharmacies. The services include distribution to pharmacies, marketing concepts, sales promotion, market research in the pharmacy sales channel, and logistics services such as referral business, warehousing, shipping, invoicing and collection. In addition, the company offers field sales steering and control, product training, and key account management for mail-order pharmacies and cooperatives. Since 2017, the company has belonged to Dr. B. Scheffler Nachfolger GmbH in Bergisch Gladbach and is part of the Krüger Group. The manufacture of components does not take place; an entry in the industrial component sector is therefore not documented.

Site

Bergisch Gladbach

Processes

Distribution to pharmacies, Marketing concepts, Sales promotion, Market research in the pharmacy sales channel, Logistics (referral business, warehousing, shipping, invoicing, collection), Field sales steering & control, Product training, Key account management (mail-order pharmacies, cooperatives)

Founded

1984

Employees

+30

Industries

Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Medical technology, Self-medication/OTC, Dietary supplements

1. 01

   Distribution to pharmacies

2. 02

   Marketing and sales promotion

3. 03

   Market research

4. 04

   Logistics (referral business, warehousing, shipping, invoicing, collection)

5. 05

   Field sales steering and control

Locations

Inside the production

History

1. 1984

   Founded; the oldest pharmacy distribution company operating nationwide across Germany

2. 1985

   Sales operations started on 1 June 1985

3. 2017

   Acquired by Dr. B. Scheffler Nachfolger GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach; part of the Krüger Group