The mail-order pharmacy Apo-Discounter is meanwhile the third in the alliance, which offers products and approximately 200 pharmacy-requiring, but not prescription drugs with automatic reordering in the selected delivery interval like Amazon and Shop-Apotheke. At Apo-discounter.de you can find a wide range of non-prescription drugs and favourite products such as cosmetics, which are then automatically sent to you after a certain period of time in a savings subscription. The mail-order pharmacy promises favourable prices and discount actions of five per cent on articles of the current selling price as well as 2.50 euro discount for purchases of goods with a value of 25 euro. On closer inspection of the discounts, it shows up however frequently that this is not necessarily always favourable and advantageous for the patient, particularly since other discounts and discount actions are excluded like those of the Apoprimo bonus program. In addition, the delivery intervals are based on the recommended dosage of the preparation and not on the individual wishes of the customer, who may wish to reduce the dosage. However, such changes are not provided for in the mail-order pharmacy’s savings plan and therefore cannot be implemented. Pharmacists also criticize the fact that over-the-counter sedatives and painkillers for external use (e.g. Sedariston with the ingredients from St. John’s wort and valerian as well as Voltaren) are offered in relatively large quantities, which cannot be individually adapted. In the case of Voltaren pain gel with the anti-inflammatory and analgesic active ingredient diclofenac, for example, two packs of 180 g each are provided every two months. Smaller units are therefore not sent. However, the drugs are sent free of charge. The customer can cancel the subscription up to one day before the planned shipping date; Apo-Discounter also has the right to cancel the subscription at any time. A wide range of products is on offer, including products from numerous cosmetic brands, vitamin and mineral preparations, eye drops, sedatives available in pharmacies, blood circulation-enhancing drugs and much more.
