A distance selling pharmacy is a purely online pharmacy which operates within the United Kingdom. Often these types of businesses are seen as a secure investment as their main client is the NHS which is essentially the UK government, as such they are often sold even though they can be readily set up.
We can help you find a distance selling pharmacy (DSP) for sale, these often change hands for between £10,000 and £200,000 dependent on a few parameters, these include:
- NHS contract / license – some DSPs are only registered with the GPhC (the pharmacy regulator in the UK) and not the NHS, this means only private prescriptions can be dispensed thus limited revenues, thus reduced price.
- Location – all DSPs must be operated from a physical location. In our decade of experience, we have worked with DSPs location from restaurants to dedicated office space in central London. The price differential would depend on whether there is a freehold or lease. If there is a lease, how long does the lease last for?
- Overheads – the DSP you are looking to purchase may already be operating and thus have overheads. This could range from staff costs to website management. The more expensive DSP would have a large NHS list size, on average this is around 7,000 so a pharmacy doing 50,000 items would need to employ multiple staff members and have sufficient space.
If you would like us to help you find a distance selling pharmacy for sale or would like a no obligation book a time to speak to one of our advisors here.
