SOS Pharmatic®
The world's first intelligent mini pharmacy network system
SOS Pharmatic® machines provide an immediate solution for purchasing OTC and RX medicines, dietary supplements and vitamins, 24 hours a day, every day.
The machines are versatile and can be deployed in hospitals, train stations, gas stations and small villages that lack pharmacies. In Hungary alone there are more than 1,600 such municipalities.
Networked
A vending machine connected to everything that matters
SOS Pharmatic® is a unique, intelligent, networkable vending system connected through the cloud to the entire supply chain:
- other machines across the country
- the local customer at the machine
- the remote customer at home
- the operator's back office
- the distributor's logistics warehouse
- the live medical on-call service
- the ambulance service
- the maintenance team
- the bank
- the national health insurance office
- the tax office
Customer benefits
Faster, safer, smarter pharmacy shopping
Fast
Transaction speed is much faster than in a pharmacy: no queues, and the machine is open 24 hours a day.
Contactless
Compared to enclosed pharmacy spaces you can shop safely, quickly and contact-free, even as a remote customer, using a QR code.
Interactive
With the SOS Pharmatic® app you can find out what you need to relieve your symptoms and locate the nearest machine where the product or a substitute is available.
Instant help
The app's help-desk answers questions via a 24-hour chatbot or a live telephone pharmacy operator, free of charge.
Secure payment
Cash, credit or debit card, bank transfer by prepayment, PayPal, health cards or loyalty cards: the choice is yours.
Flexible pickup
Pre-book and pre-buy products, then let someone else collect them with a forwarded QR code, be it a family member or a courier.
Lifesaving
A built-in rapid circulatory analysis system (Sanatmetal-WIWE) and an emergency defibrillator ensure customer safety.
Filling the gap
More than 1,600 Hungarian municipalities have no pharmacy. The intelligent mini pharmacy solves their medicine supply economically.
Operator benefits
Why operate SOS Pharmatic® machines?
Always on
The machines work 24/7, 365 days a year, with no lunch breaks and no sick days.
No wage costs
No wages or contributions to pay. The machine can be capitalized as a fixed asset, and lease-related expenditure is deductible.
Real-time monitoring
Transactions can be monitored in real time, with immediate intervention from the head office whenever necessary.
Per-machine management
Each machine is managed as a separate unit and virtual pharmacy, so revenue and profit are visible per machine and per product group.
Supply optimization
Supply is optimized to demand based on consumer habits. Actions can be programmed in advance: price reductions, promotions, even on-call or night pricing.
Pilot testing
A group of machines can pilot-test new products before launch at no extra cost.
Effective communication
The SOS Pharmatic® app and its social media integrations reach the target group effectively, with loyalty clubs and targeted DM promotions.
Live customer database
Operators gain an up-to-date customer database with consumer habits, an invaluable competitive advantage in the pharmaceutical market.
About us
Welcome to Arco-Verde Kft.
“Let's act for the healthcare of our parents and grandparents”
Arco-Verde Kft. emerged from the collaboration of three entrepreneurial colleagues and friends who, prompted by an earlier automation project and by personal family motivation, set out to research, design and build a new kind of retail distribution system for RX, OTC and dietary supplement products.
All three founders have parents living in villages where operating a permanent pharmacy is not economical. It is precisely the elderly who take medicines regularly and often cannot buy them locally, routinely travelling 30-60 km to do so. We set out to solve this problem with an economical, modern solution.
Design was preceded by six months of market research. The result is a modular, intelligent, cloud-networked mini pharmacy vending system with several patented innovations, trademarked in the EU as SOS Pharmatic®. With the completion of our third prototype the system reached TRL 8 and stands ready for market debut.
The visionaries behind Arco-Verde Kft. and the SOS Pharmatic® project
László Bálint Horváth
Economist specialized in marketing
For over two decades he successfully led a Hungarian corporate group and expanded its presence into Eastern European markets. As the project's sole full-time member he oversees coordination, documentation, legal and expert support, business model development and utilization contracts. A devoted husband and father of three.
Tamás Moldován
Industrial designer
He has been a driving force in numerous successful Hungarian and international projects as lead designer and builder. In the project he is responsible for the machines' structural and functional design, series-production readiness and aesthetics. An entrepreneur and father of three.
Gergő Borbély
Electrical engineer, software and hardware developer
He has taken part in many Hungarian and international industrial automation projects. He is responsible for developing the entire software ecosystem that runs the machines, and for selecting and designing the hardware elements with long-term operation and series production in mind. An entrepreneur and father of two.
Vilmos Kaiser
International business development manager
As our first contract employee he plays a pivotal role in identifying optimal international partnerships. He previously managed multiple international IT projects at a prominent multinational corporation in Germany.
Contact
Get in touch with us
Questions about the system or about partnership? Write to us, we are happy to help!
Phone
+36 70 612 4672Address
2013 Pomáz, Meselia utca 23.
Hungary
Working hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm (CET)
Saturday-Sunday: closed