Fees for retail distributors of medicines
Companies applying for an authorisation to sell OTC medicines or smoking cessation products must pay a fee to the Danish Medicines Agency.
The different fees are listed below.
| Fees 2025 | Application fee | Annual fee |
| Over the counter medicines | DKK 941 | DKK 941 |
| Smoking cessation products (exclusively) | Calculated individually and based on the Danish Medicines Agency time consumption (per started half hour) and hourly fee DKK 1,018 | - |
| Medical gases | DKK 1,304 | DKK 1,304 |
| Medicines for production animals | DKK 54.104 | Administration fee amounts to 0.065 per cent of the retailers turnover of medicines for production animals |
Fees 2025
Fees for medicinal products and companies (laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk)
Application fee
The Danish Medicines Agency charges an application fee upon receipt of an application. The application fee/annual fee is usually adjusted on 1 January every year.
The application fee for new applications is not refunded when the retail authorisation has been granted.
Fee for change of address
When a shop moves to a new address, an administration fee equivalent to the application fee is charged. If a shop is authorised to sell OTC medicines outside pharmacies, the relevant fee listed above is charged if the shop moves to a new address.
Annual fee
An annual fee is charged as long as the authorisation is valid. The annual fee covers the expenses for supervision of companies or shops as well as administration. The annual fee is typically charged in February/March.
Note!
The annual fee is charged whether the authorisation is used or not.