Czech Republic
France
Germany
Norway
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
1896
1896Interpharm founded
The story begins in 1896, when Interpharm, a pharmaceutical distributor, was established in the Netherlands.
1919
1919S.A.F.A founded
In 1919, a pharmaceutical distributor called S.A.F.A was founded in Spain.
1923
1923ANZAG founded
In 1923, ANZAG was founded through a merger of two wholesale businesses, later becoming one of the leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in Germany
1938
1938UniChem group founded
In 1938, the UniChem group was formed in the UK by Ernest Skues to wholesale pharmaceutical products to independent pharmacies.
1977
1977Alleanza Farmaceutica founded
In 1977, the pharmaceutical wholesaler Alleanza Farmaceutica was founded in Italy by Stefano Pessina.
1982
1982Di Pharma founded
In 1982, the pharmaceutical wholesaler Di Pharma was founded by Ornella Barra in Italy.
1991
1991Alliance Santé formed
The Alliance Santé group was formed in 1991 by a merger between Alleanza Salute Italia and two French pharmaceutical wholesalers.
1997
1997Alliance UniChem formed
Following a merge between the UniChem group and Alliance Santé, Alliance UniChem was formed in 1997.
1998
1998S.A.F.A acquired
Shortly after the merger between Alliance Santé and the UniChem group, Alliance UniChem acquired S.A.F.A.
2000
2000Interpharm acquired
At the turn of the millennium, Alliance UniChem acquired Interpharm and took a 25% stake in Hedef, a Turkish pharmaceutical wholesaler.
2004
2004Alliance buys into ANZAG
In 2004, Alliance UniChem acquired 29.99% of ANZAG, a German pharmaceutical wholesaler.
2006
2006Alliance Boots formed
In 2006, Boots and Alliance UniChem merged, forming Alliance Boots.
2007
2007Alliance Boots rebrand
After the merger of Boots and Alliance UniChem, Alliance Boots wholesale businesses began to rebrand to Alliance Healthcare.
2010
2010ANZAG and Hedef acquired
In 2010, Alliance Boots became the majority shareholder in Hedef Alliance and ANZAG, after initial investments in 2000 and 2004, respectively.
2014
2014Walgreens Boots Alliance forms
After the merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots in 2014, following a strategic partnership in 2012, Walgreens Boots Alliance was formed.
2016
2016Hedef Alliance rebrands
In 2016, Hedef Alliance was rebranded to Alliance Healthcare Turkey.
