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Dr. Max Group
TypePrivate
IndustryPharmacy, Healthcare
Founded2009
HeadquartersNa Florenci 2116/15, Nové Město (Prague 1),
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Key people
Revenue22,566,209,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
1,024,255,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
578,841,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
Total assets15,482,739,000 Czech koruna (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
Owner
Number of employees
  • 20 000+ (2025)
Websitewww.drmax.eu

The Dr. Max Group is a European pharmacy and healthcare holding headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. It is owned by the investment group Penta Investments and operates in the pharmaceutical, retail, wholesale, and manufacturing sectors.[1] The Group is led by Leonardo Ferrandino, who has served as Group CEO and President since 2016.[2]

While the Dr. Max pharmacy chain itself had been operating since 2009, the Dr. Max Group as a consolidated holding structure was created only later, in 2012, to integrate and oversee the network.[3] With approximately 529 branches, it is the largest pharmacy chain in the Czech Republic.[4] Penta Investments stated in 2024 public annual report that Dr. Max Group operated 3,030 pharmacies in 2024, making it Europe's second-largest pharmacy chain by number of locations.[5][6]

History

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It was founded in January 2009 and has branches in a total of 17 different European countries, mainly in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Italy.[7][8][9][10]

Dr. Max was established officially in 2004 by Penta Investments, following the acquisition of Česká lékárna holding. The company expanded to Slovakia and Poland in 2005, reaching 100 pharmacies by 2008.[11]

In 2011, it launched Dr. Max Pharma, a private label manufacturer. The brand began with nutritional supplements and expanded to over-the-counter products.[12][13]

Dr. Max acquired Lloyds Pharmacies and GEHE Pharma in 2012. This led to the creation of ViaPharma, a pharmaceutical distributor based in the Czech Republic.[14][15]

The company opened online pharmacy retail in 2014 with the launch of its e-commerce platform.[9]

Services

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In 2025, the company opened a standalone store under the brand name BJUT, which is intended for the premium cosmetics segment.[16]

Dr. Max launched a marketplace platform in Czech Republic in 2025.[17]

Czech branch introduced a robotic warehouse that makes dispensing medicines more efficient in Roudnice nad Labem. The source states that this technology has reduced warehouse operating costs by up to half and that the warehouse is one of the most modern in Europe.[18]

References

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  1. ↑ "Dr. Max - Penta Investments".
  2. ↑ -rkp (2016-09-10). "Leonardo Ferrandino bude od října holdingovým generálním ředitelem sítě lékáren Dr. Max". Hospodářské noviny (HN.cz) (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  3. ↑ Kurzy.cz. "Dr. Max BDC, s.r.o. , Praha IČO 29377650 - Obchodní rejstřík firem | Kurzy.cz". rejstrik-firem.kurzy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. ↑ Friedmannová, Silvie (2025-05-22). "Lékárny Dr. Max si sáhly na třicet miliard tržeb. Meziročně vyrostly o devět procent". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Penta Investments. 2024. p. 9.
  6. ↑ zdravezpravy (2025-05-23). "Obrat lékáren Dr. Max loni stoupl o 9 %. E-shop má i nový sklad". zdravezpravy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  7. ↑ "Řetězec Dr. Max dobývá Rumunsko. Koupil tam více než šest set lékáren". ct24.ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  8. ↑ Bernovici, Anca (2017-06-06). "Czech pharmacy chain Dr. Max to enter the Romanian market". The Romania Journal. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  9. 1 2 "Češi vybudovali druhou největší lékárnu Evropy - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznamzpravy.cz (in Czech). 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  10. ↑ "Skupina Penta si plní evropské ambice. Dr.Max koupil srbské lékárny Žalfija - Seznam Zprávy". www.seznamzpravy.cz (in Czech). 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  11. ↑ "Príbeh Dr.Max – zákazník na prvom mieste". Privatbanka.sk (in Slovak). 8 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Značka Dr.Max si připomíná deset let, je na šesti trzích". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  13. ↑ "Produkty Dr. Max slaví deset let. Na trhu jsou jich tisíce". Zdravé Zprávy (in Czech). 3 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Penta kupuje firmu Gehe Pharma a lékárny Lloyds". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 14 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Distributor léčiv se třemi velkými a moderními centry – ViaPharma". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). 9 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Friedmannová, Silvie (2024-12-11). "Ani lékárna, ani parfumerie. Dr. Max jde do byznysu s prémiovou kosmetikou". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  17. ↑ Friedmannová, Silvie (2024-12-18). "Rekordy Dr. Maxe. Spustil marketplace a zase roste". Forbes (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  18. ↑ "Dr. Max roste. V Brně má nejmodernější evropský velkosklad". Newstream (in Czech). 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
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