Ditt Apotek is a chain of 80 pharmacies

Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...

 owned and run by independent pharmacists on franchise

Franchising

Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....

 from Norsk Medisinaldepot

Norsk Medisinaldepot

Norsk Medisinaldepot AS is a pharmaceutics and healthcare products wholesaler in Norway. It also operates the pharmacy chains Vitusapotek and the franchise chain Ditt Apotek. NMD is part of the Celesio group and has a total of 220 pharmacies in Norway, including the 31 hospital pharmacies...

, a subsidiary of Celesio

Celesio

Celesio AG is a German healthcare and pharmaceutical company, represented in 14 countries, with a revenue of 21.5 billion euro and more than 46,000 employees...

. The chain is the fourth largest, and thus smallest, in Norway. The chain was established in 2001 after the deregulation of the pharmacy market in Norway. The sister company Vitusapotek

Vitusapotek

Vitusapotek is a chain of 140 pharmacies in Norway owned and run by Norsk Medisinaldepot, a subsidiary of the German company Celesio AG. The chain is based in Oslo, and is the second largest in Norway, after Apotek1....

 operates 133 pharmacies owned by the mother company.

Among the members are the four state owned pharmaceutical trusts that operate the pharmacies at the hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

s: Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust is a health trust owned by Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority that operates nineteen hospital pharmacies...

, Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust is a health trust owned by Western Norway Regional Health Authority that operates four hospital pharmacies at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Stavanger Hospital, Haugesund Hospital and Førde Hospital. The pharmacies are part of the Ditt Apotek chain and...

, Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust is a health trust owned by Central Norway Regional Health Authority that operates four hospital pharmacies at St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Kristiansund Hospital, Molde Hospital and Ålesund Hospital. The pharmacies are part of the Ditt Apotek chain and use...

 and Northern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Northern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust

Hospital Pharmacy of North Norway Trust is a health trust owned by Northern Norway Regional Health Authority that operates six hospital pharmacies...

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