Pharmacy — regulatory sandbox
Automated pharmacy, supervised by a licensed pharmacist.
Pharaas Pharmacy extends the platform to over-the-counter and prescription medicines, with a remote licensed pharmacist providing real-time supervision via video.
Operating model
How dispense is supervised.
01
Customer selects
On-screen catalogue with pharmacist-approved profiles for OTC items.
02
Prescription review
Scheduled items trigger a video link to the supervising pharmacist.
03
Dispense authorised
Pharmacist authorises from the console. Unit dispenses to customer bay.
04
Audit logged
Video, prescription, dispense record stored against a unique transaction ID.
Precedent
Operating commercially in Europe since 2023.
Grab2Go operates automated pharmacy dispense across Estonia. A licensed pharmacist supervises six to eight units via video; the pilot launched with the Benu pharmacy chain in Rapla in March 2023.
The regulatory framework is Accelerate Estonia — a government programme permitting startups to operate alongside the regulator on activities current law doesn't yet address.
Pharaas is in active conversation with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and the Ministry of Health on a comparable sandbox for Kenya.
Accelerate Estonia case studyPharmacy questions
For operators and regulators.
Pharmacy pilot
Join the pilot conversation.
Pharmacy operators and regulatory stakeholders in the conversation now will be included early following sandbox approval.