About us
The import of pharmaceuticals from all over the world and export around the world is not only our daily business, but our passion and vocation.
Our quality is based on decades of experiences in pharmaceutical markets on all continents and the tremendous confidence our customers have in our expertise.
We capture every customer request very thoroughly and research our databases and networks until we have found the respective pharmaceutical.
For the benefit of our customers, we negotiate the best possible price – and our suppliers know that we can be pretty tough. If necessary, we will look for another supplier with better conditions. For our customers, this means excellent prices.
In many countries, we collaborate with logistics partners, many of whom we have known for years. In countries where we don’t have such a valuable partner, we will lookout for a logistics company we can trust and carefully review the offer before placing an order. Thus, we can be pretty sure that the goods will be carefully protected during transport and will arrive in Germany quickly.
Quality
Our claim is that you can fully and always rely on the quality of the products we deliver. Ensuring the quality of these products throughout the whole supply chain – from manufacturer to consumer – form the basis of our daily work.
Divisions
One division of our company is the individual import of pharmaceuticals (§ 73 III AMG), although the export of pharmaceuticals has gained greater importance in the past years. Lucien Ortscheit GmbH procures pharmaceuticals from Germany, the EU, as well as third countries and exports them to hospitals, pharmaceutical wholesalers, and other authorized recipients in numerous countries. Pharmaceutical companies requiring reference and study medication for clinical trials represent a major customer base.
However, we don’t package, transfer, or label pharmaceuticals.
Wholesale trade authorization, GDP certificate, Authorized Economic Operator
Our wholesale trade authorization pursuant to § 52a AMG was issued by the Saarland Ministry of Health (Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family) on 8 February 2008 and renewed in June 2020. Usually every five years, the Ministry of Health reviews all GDP-relevant aspects.
Our quality management system was last reviewed and approved by the Saarland Ministry of Health in June 2020. A GDP certificate was issued on 7 July 2020 which is valid for five years and we were listed in the Eudra-GMDP database.
Moreover, we are certified as “Authorized Economic Operator” (AEO) of the European Union for “customs simplification/security” (AEO-F).
Products
We at Lucien Ortscheit GmbH deal with all kinds of pharmaceuticals, such as cytostatics, antibiotics, hormones, vaccines, blood products, and veterinary pharmaceuticals – even temperature-sensitive products.
Cytostatics are packed and unpacked at designated workstations that are subject to specific safety requirements. They are stored separately and temperature-sensitive products are kept in a separate refrigerator.
Certificates

Economic Operators´ Registration and Identification
Economic Operators´ Registration and Identification
EORI means Economic Operators´ Registration and Identification. This number is required for customs clearance within the European Union and facilitates automated customs clearance.
The EORI number of Lucien Ortscheit GmbH is: DE243585960222786

Authorised European Operator
Authorised Economic Operator
The status of an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) enables companies to obtain authorization for customs procedures with economic impact and other simplified processes within the European Union. This status is awarded based on the fulfilment of extensive requirements with regard to reliability, financial solvency, previous record in meeting relevant legal regulations and – where appropriate – fulfilment of certain safety standards.
Lucien Ortscheit GmbH holds an AEO status. The AEO number is: DE AEOF 130872

Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
GDP certificate
Wholesale distributor of pharmaceuticals must have a Wholesale Distributor Authorization (WDA). Institutions that have successfully been assessed for GDP compliance by the authorities, also receive a GDP certificate.
GDP means “Good Distribution Practice”. The GDP certificate confirms that the company complies with all principles and guidelines of good distribution practice.
These certificates can be accessed in the EudraGMDP database.
Großhandelserlaubnis Lucien Ortscheit 2018 [DEU] Großhandelserlaubnis Lucien Ortscheit 2018 [Translation ENG] GDP-Certificate Lucien Ortscheit 2020 [DEU+ENG] CERTIFICATE OF GDP COMPLIANCE Lucien Ortscheit 2020 [ENG]
D&B D-U-N-S® Registered ™
D&B D-U-N-S® Registered ™
The D&B D-U-N-S® number (Data Universal Numbering System) is a unique series of numerals that identifies a business.
Our D-U-N-S® number is: 34-316-9117
Team
Here are some of our experienced employees who are always willing to provide support:
Expertise
Degree in Business Administration with extensive marketing and sales experiences in various German pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Several years of experience as managing director of a German pharmaceutical company in the US.
Languages
German, English
Expertise
Head of Quality Management (QM) and responsible person. Pharmacist and owner of a dispensary pharmacy for many years, previously pharmacist in the US.
Languages
German, English, French
Expertise
Management assistant, Export
Graduate diploma in Business Administration
Languages
German, English
Expertise
Key Account Manager SEA, Australia/Oceania, degree in Human and Molecular Biology and pharmacist, experiences as dispensary pharmacist.
Languages
German, English
Expertise
Key Account Manager Reference Products. Bachelor (B.A.) in International Business Administration, currently master’s degree studies in Clinical Trials Management, wholesale and import/export merchant
Languages
German, English, Spanish
Expertise
Key Account Manager Southern Europe, Latin America. Wholesale and import/export merchant, IHK-certified export manager
Languages
German, French, English, Italian, Spanish
Expertise
Key Account Manager Reference Products. Wholesale and import/export merchant,
Bachelor Professional of Business
Languages
German, Russian, English
Expertise
• Specialist for Warehouse Logistics
• B.A. Business Administration (Logistics)
• Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (IATA, ADR, IMDG)
• Support for customs matters
• Ortscheit exklusive brands
Languages
German, English
Expertise
Import Manager. Several years of experience in the import and international pharmaceutical wholesale business
Languages
German, French, English
Expertise
Import Manager. Several years of experience in the import and international pharmaceutical wholesale business
Languages
German, French, English
Expertise
Import Manager. Pharmaceutical commercial employee (PKA) with extensive experience in dispensary pharmacy and international pharmaceutical wholesale
Languages
German, English
Job opportunities
Seit über 50 Jahren beliefern wir als hoch spezialisierter Pharmagroßhandel Kunden weltweit mit deutschen und ausländischen Arzneimitteln. Zur Bewältigung unseres weiteren Wachstums suchen wir eine(n)
Key Account Manager International (m/w/x)
zur Betreuung unserer ausländischen Kunden. Sie werden direkt mit unserem Geschäftsführer zusammenarbeiten.
Wir bieten Ihnen
- einen krisensicheren Arbeitsplatz
- leistungsgerechte Entlohnung
- eigenverantwortliches Arbeiten und
- gute Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten.
Sie verfügen über
- ein abgeschlossenes Studium der Pharmazie
- gute Kenntnisse der MS Office Programme
- sehr gute englische Sprachkenntnisse
- eine selbstständige, verlässliche Arbeitsweise und
- die Bereitschaft zu gelegentlichen Auslandsreisen.
Von Vorteil, aber nicht Bedingung, sind Erfahrungen im Umgang mit AM-Datenbanken und weitere Sprachkenntnisse.
Ihre schriftliche Bewerbung richten Sie bitte an:
Lucien Ortscheit GmbH
Geschäftsführung
Stromstrasse 6-8
66115 Saarbrücken
oder per E-Mail an: personal@ortscheit.de
History
Lucien Ortscheit GmbH was founded in the 1950s in Saarbrücken by the French merchant Lucien Ortscheit. He came from a French family of pharmacists and had the idea to market and distribute French pharmaceuticals, supplements, and medical devices in Germany. Over the years, he became more and more successful.
In 1979, he changed his business form from a registered sole trader (e. K.) into a GmbH (limited liability company in Germany).
In the years when the company started its import business, many foreigners who lived in Germany couldn’t buy “their” pharmaceuticals in Germany, as these were not approved and thus not available here. Although individual imports for certain patients (today § 73 III AMG) were already possible for German pharmacists at the time, these imports were associated with major customs and logistics-related problems. With his experiences in the import business, Lucien Ortscheit was able to provide valuable support and advice and thus became a pioneer of individual imports.
In 2002, Kerstin and Kurt Kloos took over the company and have led it successfully since then.
As the business volume increased from year to year, the building in the Ursulinenstraße in Saarbrücken soon became too small so that the company moved to larger premises in the Stromstraße in 2008 in where it is still located today.
Today, Lucien Ortscheit GmbH is one of the leading German exporters of unlicensed medicines worldwide.