Internet pharmacies are often much less expensive than brick-and-mortar ones – and can also deliver for free. This overview compares prices and shipping costs.
Medicine can be something valuable these days – be it either the pills you already need to take regularly and want to stock up, or be it some painkillers or anti-flu drugs that might soften your Corona experience.
Instead of going down to a crowded local pharmacy, you can also get your meds delivered home. I was amazed myself how cheap I could score various drugs – like Paracetamol for €0.79 at the Mediherz online pharmacy.
Another benefit is their much wider range of products – often reaching more 250,000 items! So you can be sure to find the meds that you need, and also their cheaper counterparts.
So I’ve checked many more of them – and here is the compared result.
Prescription? Free shipping!
They all share one feature: If your order contains at least one item that needs a prescription then the whole order is free of shipping costs!
For example, you may order an antibiotic that your doctor gave you a prescription for, and then add some painkillers to the order, and get the whole package with no added fee.
What you must know: They need the original prescription. So you need to mail it to them in a regular envelope, usually adding you customer or order number.
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Unfortunately, none of the online pharmacies has an English interface. 🙁 But that shouldn’t be too much of a problem: Simply fill your basket, add your address, pay and order.
I’m thinking about making an online video tutorial for ordering at one of the pharmacies – let me know in the comments which one you like most.
Comparison table
It certainly pays off to compare prices, as they can differ more than 50%. I’ve compared two popular meds: the painkiller Paracetamol, and the anti-allergen Mometahexal.
| Pharmacy | Example prices | Shipping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paracetamol 500 mg / 20 pcs | Mometahexal 18g | Free shipping from | if below & order contains only items without prescription | ||
| Docmorris | €2.19 | €11.99 | €19.00 | €2.95 | Go |
| Mediherz | €0.79 | €10.69 | €19.00 | €3.90 | Go |
| Shop-Apotheke* | €1.63 | €17.21 | €19.00 | 4.95 | Go* |
| Medpex* | €0.98 | €12.99 | €20.00 | €2.99 | Go* |
| Aliva | €1.59 | €10.99 | €20.00 | €4.95 | Go |
| Sanicare | €1.51 | €10.95 | €25.00 | (min order: 25€) | Go |
| Aponeo* | €5.99 | €19.97 | €29.00 | €3.95 | Go* |
| Besamex | €3.99 | €11.47 | €30.00 | €3.50 | Go |
| Delmed | €0.59 | €10.44 | €35.00 | €3.50 | Go |
| Eurapon | €1.46 | €17.59 | €40.00 | €3.95 | Go |
| Pharmeo* | €5.99 | €19.97 | €55.00 | €4.30 | Go* |
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