Farmacia Tei Scraper -- Romania's Largest Online Pharmacy: Products, Prices & Discounts

Extract products, prices, discounts, brands, availability, and descriptions from Farmacia Tei -- Romania's largest online pharmacy with over 50,000 products spanning OTC medications, supplements, cosmetics, veterinary products, and medical devices.

What is Farmacia Tei Scraper?

Farmacia Tei has been a pioneer in Romanian e-commerce pharmacy since 1992. With 500+ employees and one of the highest-traffic health e-commerce sites in Romania, it serves as the primary pricing reference for the Romanian pharmacy and health products market. The platform offers everything from prescription-free medications and vitamins to dermatological cosmetics, baby care, diet supplements, and pet health products.

This actor uses Playwright-based browser automation to extract structured product data from Farmacia Tei's search results and category pages. No login or account is needed -- all data comes from publicly accessible product listings. What people build with it:

• Pharmacy pricing intelligence -- competing Romanian pharmacies and health retailers monitor Farmacia Tei's prices to maintain competitive positioning in the local market.
• Health product market research -- pharmaceutical companies and supplement brands track how their products are priced, described, and positioned on Romania's largest online pharmacy.
• Product catalogue enrichment -- health tech platforms and comparison sites use Farmacia Tei's structured product data to populate their Romanian product databases.
• Discount and promotion tracking -- retailers and consumers track sales, discount percentages, and promotional campaigns across health product categories.
• Consumer trend analysis -- market researchers analyze Farmacia Tei's bestsellers, pricing patterns, and category structure to understand Romanian consumer health preferences.

What data does Farmacia Tei Scraper extract?

Each product record includes:

• Product name -- full product name including dosage, form, and manufacturer
• Brand -- manufacturer or brand name (linked to brand page)
• Price -- current selling price in RON (Romanian lei)
• Original price -- regular price before discount, when applicable
• Discount -- discount percentage (e.g., "- 25%")
• Currency -- RON
• Stock status -- whether the product is currently available
• Image URL -- primary product image from Farmacia Tei's media CDN
• Category -- product category breadcrumb path
• Product description -- description or medical indication text
• URL -- direct link to the product page on comenzi.farmaciatei.ro

How to scrape Farmacia Tei data

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchQuery	String	No	Search by keyword: "ibuprofen", "vitamina C", "crema de fata"
categoryUrl	String	No	Farmacia Tei category URL, e.g. https://comenzi.farmaciatei.ro/medicamente-otc/reumatologie-si-traumatisme
maxResults	Integer	No	Maximum products to return (default: 100, max: 10,000)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Proxy settings (Romanian residential proxies recommended)

Tips:

• Use Romanian keywords for best coverage: "vitamine" (vitamins), "suplimente" (supplements), "cosmetice" (cosmetics), "medicamente" (medications), "ingrijire corporala" (body care).
• For category-wide scraping, browse comenzi.farmaciatei.ro to find the category URL and paste it into categoryUrl.
• Residential proxies with Romania (RO) country setting provide the best reliability.
• The actor automatically scrolls the page to load all products. Farmacia Tei displays many products on a single search results page.
• No login or account needed. All data is from publicly accessible pages.

Output

{
    "productName": "Ibuprofen Arena, 400 mg, 10 capsule, Arena Group",
    "brand": "ARENA GROUP",
    "price": 16.00,
    "currency": "RON",
    "originalPrice": null,
    "discount": null,
    "category": "Medicamente Otc > Reumatologie Si Traumatisme > Traumatisme Si Dureri Musculare",
    "inStock": true,
    "imageUrl": "https://media.farmaciatei.ro/gallery/12345/medium/ibuprofen-arena-400mg.png",
    "url": "https://comenzi.farmaciatei.ro/medicamente-otc/reumatologie-si-traumatisme/traumatisme-si-dureri-musculare/ibuprofen-arena-400-mg-10-capsule-arena-group-p364537",
    "productDescription": "Ibuprofen Arena este un medicament antiinflamator nesteroidian utilizat pentru ameliorarea durerii si inflamatiei...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Example with discount:

{
    "productName": "Gerovital H3 Derma+ Sun Crema Protectie Solara SPF50, 50 ml",
    "brand": "FARMEC",
    "price": 28.28,
    "currency": "RON",
    "originalPrice": 43.50,
    "discount": "- 35%",
    "category": "Cosmetice > Protectie Solara",
    "inStock": true,
    "imageUrl": "https://media.farmaciatei.ro/gallery/56789/medium/gerovital-h3-derma-sun.png",
    "url": "https://comenzi.farmaciatei.ro/cosmetice/protectie-solara/gerovital-h3-derma-sun-crema-protectie-solara-spf50-50-ml-farmec-p456789",
    "productDescription": "Crema cu protectie solara foarte inalta SPF50...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

How much does it cost?

The actor uses Playwright (browser-based crawling) which consumes more compute units than HTTP-only scrapers. Costs depend on the number of pages loaded:

Volume	Estimated CUs	Estimated Cost
50 products	~0.10	~$0.05
100 products	~0.15	~$0.08
500 products	~0.60	~$0.30
1,000 products	~1.20	~$0.60

Residential proxy costs are additional. Romanian residential proxies may add ~$0.003-0.005 per request.

Can I integrate?

Connect Romanian pharmacy data to your tools:

• Google Sheets -- track pharmacy product prices and discounts across the Romanian market
• Slack -- get alerts when specific health products go on sale
• Zapier / Make -- automate pricing updates for your pharmacy or health store
• Webhooks -- stream product data to your own health product comparison platform
• PostgreSQL / BigQuery -- build a historical Romanian pharmacy pricing database
• Power BI -- visualize pricing trends in Romanian pharmacy categories

Can I use it as an API?

Yes. Build Romanian pharmacy intelligence into your stack:

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("studio-amba/farmacia-tei-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchQuery": "vitamina C",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {"useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]},
})

for product in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    discount = product.get('discount', 'no discount')
    print(f"{product['productName']} | {product['price']} RON | {discount}")

JavaScript:

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_API_TOKEN" });

const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/farmacia-tei-scraper").call({
    searchQuery: "vitamina C",
    maxResults: 50,
    proxyConfiguration: { useApifyProxy: true, apifyProxyGroups: ["RESIDENTIAL"] },
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
const onSale = items.filter((p) => p.originalPrice && p.originalPrice > p.price);
console.log(`${onSale.length} products on sale:`);
onSale.forEach((p) => {
    console.log(`  ${p.productName} | ${p.price} RON (was ${p.originalPrice} RON, ${p.discount})`);
});

FAQ

Does Farmacia Tei sell prescription medications? Farmacia Tei lists both OTC (over-the-counter) and prescription medications. This actor scrapes product data from public product pages. Prescription products are marked with an "RX" badge and require a medical prescription for purchase.

Is all data in Romanian? Yes. Product names, descriptions, and categories are in Romanian. The platform serves the Romanian market exclusively.

Why do I need residential proxies? Residential proxies, especially from Romania, provide the most reliable access to Farmacia Tei's website. They reduce the chance of being blocked or served different content compared to datacenter proxies.

Can I scrape specific categories? Yes. Paste any Farmacia Tei category URL into the categoryUrl input field. For example: https://comenzi.farmaciatei.ro/medicamente-otc/reumatologie-si-traumatisme for rheumatology and trauma medications.

How many products can I scrape? Farmacia Tei has over 50,000 products. The default limit is 100 products per run, configurable up to 10,000. For larger volumes, run multiple searches with different keywords or categories.

What product categories are available? Farmacia Tei covers: OTC medications, supplements and vitamins, dermatological cosmetics, personal care, baby care, diet and wellness, sexual health, veterinary products, and medical devices.

Limitations

• The site renders product listings dynamically. The actor scrolls the page to trigger lazy loading, but some products may not load on very large result sets.
• Product descriptions are extracted from detail pages when available. Listing page extraction may not include descriptions.
• Prices are in RON (Romanian lei). The actor does not convert to other currencies.
• Categories and product structures may change as Farmacia Tei updates their website.
• Not all products have discount information -- only products currently on promotion show original prices.

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Your feedback

Need specific product categories, deeper medical data extraction, or price history tracking? Open an issue on GitHub or contact us through the Apify platform. We build what users need.