G 47.73 · G 47.74 · G 47.78
Community pharmacies, orthopaedic and medical supply shops (bandagisten), opticians and hearing centres: for pharmaceutical wholesalers, suppliers of medical devices, software and shop fittings who want to reach healthcare retail outlets by post.
Our Belgian database holds 779,149 records (as of 5 November 2026); they are not yet assigned to industries. The quote states the size available for this industry.
Export of the whole industry: €379 (excluding VAT). Selections by province, municipality or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 5,349 businesses in Belgium according to Eurostat, Structural Business Statistics (sbs_ovw_act), number of enterprises (reference year 2024, Eurostat update of 30 September 2026, retrieved on 4 November 2026). Classes 47.73 dispensing chemists (4,544) and 47.74 medical and orthopaedic goods, i.e. the bandagisten (805), combined. Opticians and hearing centres are not included: the statistics only show them together with the rest of class 47.78 (6,184). This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
The industry combines three retail classes: pharmacies (47.73), medical and orthopaedic goods (47.74) and, within the broader class 47.78, opticians and hearing centres. The official figure on this page counts only 47.73 and 47.74, because the statistics do not show opticians separately.
Hospital pharmacies are not included: they are part of the hospital and listed under Healthcare, social care and wellness. Pharmaceutical wholesalers (46.46) are under Wholesale and trade agents.
| NACE-BEL 2008 | Official title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 47.73 | Dispensing chemist in specialised stores | community pharmacies; not hospital pharmacies |
| 47.74 | Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores | orthopaedic suppliers, orthopaedic footwear, home-care shops |
| 47.78 | Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores | opticians and hearing centres are here, together with other specialist shops; selection by name and category |
For pharmacists and other healthcare professions, the authorities and the professional order keep their own lists. They serve supervision, not as an address file.
These 14 columns are included.
A pharmacy is run by a company (often a BV/SRL) or by a self-employed pharmacist. For a self-employed person the data are personal data. Under the Royal Decree of 4 April 2003, an email without consent may only go to an impersonal address of a legal entity, with an offer intended for legal entities; for a pharmacist trading in their own name, a letter is the right channel.
Pharmacy chains and cooperative pharmacies have many establishments under one number. The export shows each pharmacy with its own address. If you only want independent pharmacies, say so in your request; we will check what the name and the source allow.
We supply pharmacy fittings and are looking for community pharmacies (47.73) in the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant and in Brussels, with address and website, for a brochure by post. Please exclude hospital pharmacies and wholesalers.
Use cases
Divide pharmacies by province for the field sales team.
Write to orthopaedic suppliers and home-care shops with a product catalogue.
Select independent pharmacies with a website for a demo.
Invite opticians and hearing centres in one region to a trade fair.
Questions
The statistics count opticians and hearing centres together with other specialist shops in class 47.78. That class is much broader than optics, so we leave it out of the figure. In the export we select opticians and hearing centres by name and category in the source.
Telephone prospecting to businesses is allowed if you first check the numbers against the Do Not Call Me list. Bear in mind that a pharmacy’s number often also serves patients. More: telemarketing and the Do Not Call Me list.
Yes, through the selection by province and region. For Brussels, where both Dutch and French are used, we recommend a bilingual letter.
5,349 businesses in Belgium according to Eurostat, Structural Business Statistics (sbs_ovw_act), number of enterprises (reference year 2024, Eurostat update of 30 September 2026, retrieved on 4 November 2026). Classes 47.73 dispensing chemists (4,544) and 47.74 medical and orthopaedic goods, i.e. the bandagisten (805), combined. Opticians and hearing centres are not included: the statistics only show them together with the rest of class 47.78 (6,184). This is a figure from official statistics, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and the rules for email and phone marketing in Belgium: questions about all industries.
