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title: "Dis-Chem: Pharmacy Shopping and Life Insurance"
description: "Order medicines and wellness essentials online in South Africa with pickup or delivery, track orders, and add life cover up to R10m or funeral cover R125k."
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updated_at: "2026-10-06T15:13:10.300Z"
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# Dis-Chem: Pharmacy Shopping and Life Insurance

Order medicines and wellness essentials online in South Africa with pickup or delivery, track orders, and add life cover up to R10m or funeral cover R125k.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Health Tech](/categories/healthtech)
- [Dis-Chem](/dis-chem)

## Summary

Shop medicines and health essentials with delivery or pickup

An online retail pharmacy for South African shoppers to buy medication, health and wellness, baby, and personal care products with account-based checkout and order tracking.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.dischem.co.za/ |
| Tagline | Shop medicines and health essentials with delivery or pickup |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Web, Android, iOS |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

Dis-Chem is a South African retail pharmacy group, both online and in-store, selling **medication**, **health care products**, and everyday wellness essentials, alongside a growing set of insurance and health-financing products under **Dis-Chem Life**. Founded in **1978** by pharmacists **Ivan and Lynette Saltzman**, the company listed on the **Johannesburg Stock Exchange** in 2016 (ticker **DCP**), raising roughly **R4.4 billion** in what was then the JSE's second-largest IPO, and now operates **over 300 stores** across South Africa, with additional stores in **Namibia** and **Botswana**.

Key capabilities include:
- **Retail and e-commerce shopping** by department and promotion, with **regular vs special pricing**, stock status, and cart checkout in South African Rand, plus **collection or delivery** fulfilment including the **DeliverD** on-demand delivery trial.
- **Dis-Chem Life insurance products**, underwritten by **Guardrisk Life Limited** (FSP No. 76), including **life cover** (up to R10 million), **funeral cover** (up to R125,000, covering up to 21 family members), **critical illness**, **disability**, and **income protection** cover, plus niche add-ons like **Grocery Protector** and **Education Protector**.
- **In-store health services**, including pharmacy clinics, wound care, medicine blister packing (**Pack My Meds**), and a health content hub ("Better knowledge, better health").
- **Customer accounts and rewards**, with sign-in/registration, order tracking, and the **Better Rewards** loyalty programme offering discounts across 180+ brands plus a **Capitec** boost at checkout.

Available on **Web** and via **Android** and **iOS** apps (with a redesigned app reported for mid-2026). Targeted at **B2C shoppers** in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana who want pharmacy retail, wellness products, and affordable life, funeral, and health-related cover in one place.

## Features

- [Health Tech](/categories/healthtech): Category
- [Insurtech](/categories/insurtech): Category
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Insurance](/tags/insurance): Product feature or technology
- [Order Management](/tags/order-management): Product feature or technology
- [Pharmacy](/tags/pharmacy): Product feature or technology
- [Telemedicine](/tags/telemedicine): Product feature or technology
- [Botswana](/countries/botswana): Market
- [Namibia](/countries/namibia): Market
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/dis-chem/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/dis-chem/reviews)
- [Transparency](/dis-chem/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/dis-chem)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)