German pharmacies offering new services: Statistical Yearbook 2026 out now30.9.2026 11:42:45 EEST | ABDA – Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists | Press release
Berlin / Germany, 30 September 2026 – ABDA – Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists has published its Statistical Yearbook “German Pharmacies: Figures, Data, Facts 2026”. The 132-page publication provides a comprehensive overview of the most important facts and statistics of the pharmacy market as well as information on the latest trends in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors in Germany and beyond. For instance, demand for new pharmaceutical services has increased considerably since their introduction in 2022. In 2025, more than 9,000 pharmacies provided more than 900,000 such services to patients. Demand was particularly high for standardised instruction on inhalation technique (440,000 applications), extended medication advice for polymedication (300,000 applications) and standardised risk identification for high blood pressure (160,000 applications). Following a comprehensive reform of the pharmacy sector, pharmacies will be able to offer further services from 202