Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Drugstores are a separate Swiss NOGA type (47.75.01), 339 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO; pharmacies (47.73) count 1,140.
NOGA 47.73 · 47.74 · 47.75.01 · 47.78.02
Pharmacies, drugstores, opticians, hearing aid specialists and medical supply retailers: for pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers, wholesalers, providers of POS and inventory systems and training providers.
Our Swiss database holds 1,005,992 records (as of 4 November 2026): the entities in the commercial register and places from Overture Maps without a match. They are not yet assigned to industries; the quotation states the size available for this industry, the reference date and the delivery date.
Export of the whole industry: CHF 349 (final price). Selections by canton, municipality, language region or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 2,662 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_105 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Types pharmacies (1,140), retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods (216), drugstores (339) and retail sale of spectacles and other visual aids (967) combined. Hearing aid specialists are classified either under medical goods or under other specialised retail, depending on their main activity. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
This industry combines four Swiss NOGA types in retail: pharmacies (1,140 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO), drugstores (339), retail sale of spectacles and visual aids (967) and retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods (216).
The Swiss “Drogerie” is a speciality: a specialist shop that may also dispense certain medicinal products. Large chains count as one business, even if they have many branches.
| NOGA 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 47.73 | Dispensing chemist in specialised stores | public pharmacies |
| 47.75.01 | Drugstores | Swiss type within 47.75 |
| 47.78.02 | Retail sale of spectacles and other visual aids | opticians |
| 47.74 | Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods | medical supply retail, depending on focus also hearing aids |
Anyone dispensing medicinal products needs a cantonal licence. The professionals are listed in federal registers.
These 16 columns are planned.
Many pharmacies belong to chains or purchasing groups. Head office decides on listings, the individual shop on training and merchandising. Clarify whom you want to reach before your request.
Advertising for medicinal products is subject to the Therapeutic Products Act. Advertising aimed at persons who dispense medicinal products is generally permitted (Art. 31 HMG); check content and form case by case.
We are a cosmetics manufacturer and are looking for drugstores (47.75.01) and pharmacies (47.73) in the cantons of Zurich, Aargau and Lucerne that have a phone number and a website.
Use
Select pharmacies and drugstores per canton for field sales and sample mailings.
Win specialist shops in a region as dealers.
Approach independent shops for product presentations.
Send courses for specialist staff to the right shops in a language region.
Questions
Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Drugstores are a separate Swiss NOGA type (47.75.01), 339 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO; pharmacies (47.73) count 1,140.
Yes, where their main activity is retail sale of medical goods (47.74). Some hearing aid specialists are classified under other specialised retail; we state in the quotation how complete the selection is.
Advertising for medicinal products to persons who dispense them is generally permitted (Art. 31 HMG); implementing provisions set out the details. Email advertising additionally requires consent (Art. 3 para. 1 let. o UWG).
2,662 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_105 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Types pharmacies (1,140), retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods (216), drugstores (339) and retail sale of spectacles and other visual aids (967) combined. Hearing aid specialists are classified either under medical goods or under other specialised retail, depending on their main activity. This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (UWG, asterisk marking): questions about all industries.