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Prescription service

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This is how your prescription reaches us – simply and free of charge. We take care of everything else.

How to send us your prescription

Send us a photo of your prescription (Rezept, form Muster 16) in advance – then we can speak to your statutory health insurance fund (Krankenkasse) straight away. Choose the way that suits you best:

Secure upload Encrypted · stored in the EU Upload a photo or PDF, straight from your phone camera if you like – no app needed. Transferred encrypted and stored in the EU; only our customer service team sees your documents. The upload page is in German. Upload prescription (in German)
By WhatsApp Send the photo to 0800 74 222 73. If you use WhatsApp, you have already agreed to the service’s terms of use and privacy policy yourself. WhatsApp belongs to the Meta group. Send by WhatsApp
By Signal Signal is a free messaging app run by a non-profit foundation: end-to-end encrypted and very data-sparing. Our Signal username: pharmacare.01 Send by Signal
QR code: open PharmaCare prescription upload on your phone

Alternative: scan the code with your phone camera – the upload opens on your phone, and you can photograph the prescription right there.

QR code: open WhatsApp chat with PharmaCare on your phone

Alternative: scan the code with your phone camera – the chat with us opens straight in WhatsApp.

QR code: open PharmaCare Signal contact on your phone

Alternative: scan the code with your phone camera – our contact opens straight in Signal.

The original by post

To bill your health insurance fund, we need the original prescription. We pay the postage.

What happens next?

We arrange the approval with your health insurance fund, advise you on suitable products and deliver discreetly to your home. We take care of billing the fund.

More in our guide

All articles on prescriptions, insurance and your rights (in German)

Questions about your prescription?

Our qualified staff are happy to help – Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, by phone, WhatsApp or Signal. Call us on 0800 74 222 73 (free of charge within Germany).

Our phone service is in German. If you need English, just let us know – we will bring in a colleague who speaks English.

0800 74 222 73WhatsAppSignal

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