Overview
Disapo was an online pharmacy based in Heerlen, the Netherlands, that sold over-the-counter medicines and pharmacy products mainly to customers in Germany. In September 2026 its operating companies were declared insolvent, and the shop at disapo.de is no longer taking orders. Brands should not treat Disapo as an active sales channel.
What happened to Disapo
Disapo was founded in 2004 by the pharmacist Franz Michael Peikert. Under its later owner Sebastian Kraus, it moved its base to Heerlen near the German border and grew to around 200 employees, with sales of about EUR 80 million in 2021. In 2022 the beauty retailer Douglas bought Disapo to enter the online pharmacy market and planned to sell its over-the-counter medicines on the Douglas marketplace. After Douglas changed its strategy to focus on premium beauty, it sold Disapo to the Amsterdam-based MYA Health in August 2024. In mid-September 2026, a Dutch court declared disapo.de Apotheke B.V. insolvent, followed by a second Disapo company. The website remains online, but products are listed as unavailable, and the administrator is looking for investors for the Heerlen logistics site.
The German online pharmacy market
Disapo's failure does not mean German online pharmacy is shrinking. In 2025, mail-order pharmacies accounted for about 23.6% of sales of pharmacy-only and freely available medicines in Germany, and large players such as Shop Apotheke and DocMorris kept growing, helped by electronic prescriptions.
What this means for brands
Brands that sold through Disapo should review any open orders or receivables with the insolvency administrator. For brands looking for German online pharmacy channels, the larger, established players are the better options. See our Shop Apotheke and DocMorris pages.
How eBrands looks at Disapo
eBrands works with brands on marketplaces and retail channels across Europe and North America, including online pharmacies. If you want to find the right pharmacy channels for your health or wellness brand in Germany, we are happy to talk it through.
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