Key Summary
- Sehar Shahid's approach focuses on integrating personalised patient care with digital convenience, aiming to remove barriers to healthcare.
- While most online pharmacies focus on speed and profit, 24 HR Pharmacy is built on trust, ethical sourcing and long-term relationships.
- She began building the platform in 2023 and has seen monthly sales increase nearly six-fold, from £5000 to £29,000.
Sehar Shahid, founder of a digital health platform 24 HR Pharmacy, has secured £100,000 in funding through the Investment Fund for Scotland to support its growth.
She began building the platform in 2023 and has seen monthly sales increase nearly six-fold, from £5000 to £29,000, in a short time since the service first launched.
The funding, delivered through the British Business Bank and DSL Business Finance, is supporting the development of website.
Shahid claims that being a female business founder and working mum comes with many challenges.
“But I believed in my vision and, thankfully, the Investment Fund for Scotland and DSL believed in me too.
“I’m proud of myself for persevering, and I’m grateful for all the support that helped me get here," she told Glasgow Times.
The digital platform offers patients round-the-clock access to prescriptions, weight-loss treatments and health advice.
Shahid has more than 13 years of clinical experience and is currently a board director at the National Pharmacy Association for Scotland.
She also won the Independent Prescriber of the Year award during the 2025 Pharmacy Business Awards.
Her approach focuses on integrating personalised patient care with digital convenience, aiming to remove barriers to healthcare.
“While many other online pharmacies are seen to focus on speed and profit, 24 HR Pharmacy is built on trust, ethical sourcing and long-term relationships.
“Patients receive tailored consultations, just like they would at a local in-store pharmacist, and every treatment is backed by clinical insight and a commitment to safety – especially in the fast-growing weight-loss sector,” she said.
