{"id":645,"date":"2022-02-09T14:29:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T13:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ginkgo.lu\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T14:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:00:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ginkgo.lu\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"intro-heading\">Our history<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;history-intro-row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]In 2007, Claude Hostert-Pfeiffer, pharmacist, took over one of the oldest pharmacies in Luxembourg, the &#8220;Mouerenapdikt&#8221;. Since then, the pharmacy has moved and also changed its name. It is now called Ginkgo-Apdikt in reference to the oldest tree on earth: the Ginkgo biloba.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;From the Mouerenapdikt to the Ginkgo Pharmacy, 217 years of history in photos&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23history&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ginkgo-btn scroll&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"double-h3 top-mar-1\">An ideal location<\/h2>\n<p>In 2009, the pharmacy moves to its brand new premises at <strong class=\"colored\">3 Val Sainte-Croix <\/strong>near the public transportation of the Place de l&#8217;\u00c9toile but also the CHL.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;489&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"al-center double-h3\">Customer service and listening above all<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The pharmacy is committed to a process of <strong class=\"colored\">continuous training of its staff <\/strong>to offer you trained staff in many specialties: asthma, diabetes, hypertension, nutritherapy, aromatherapy, breastfeeding&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Discover our services&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fservices%2F|title:Services&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ginkgo-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;service-row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"al-center\">A reference pharmacy for breastfeeding mothers<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;495&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1644405094501{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;service-desc&#8221;]Our pharmacy aims to be a place of listening and <strong class=\"colored\">advice for breastfeeding mothers<\/strong>. From breast pump rentals to the transition from breast milk to solid food, we accompany moms on their breastfeeding journey.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;More information&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fservices%2Fbreast-pump-rental-in-luxembourg%2F|title:Breast%20pump%20rental%20in%20Luxembourg&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ginkgo-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"al-center\">An advice point for asthmatics<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;497&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1644405112984{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;service-desc&#8221;]The Ginkgo pharmacy participates in the pilot project &#8220;<strong class=\"colored\">Better Living with Asthma<\/strong>&#8221; and in a meeting by appointment accompanies asthma patients in the management of their disease and taking their treatment.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;More information&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fservices%2Fpharmacy-advice-for-people-with-asthma%2F|title:Pharmacy%20advice%20for%20people%20with%20asthma&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ginkgo-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"al-center\">Real expertise in diabetes management<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;493&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1644405128325{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;service-desc&#8221;]Ginkgo is committed to fighting diabetes-related complications. The pharmacy offers Sudoscan tests for early detection of peripheral neuropathy. A preventive means available to diabetic patients or any other patient.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;More information&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fservices%2Fprevention-of-neuropathy%2F|title:Prevention%20of%20neuropathy&#8221; el_class=&#8221;ginkgo-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row el_class=&#8221;top-mar-2 bot-mar-4&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"double-h3 al-center\">Our team<\/h3>\n<p>Ginkgo-Apdikt is a team of health professionals who are present every day to advise and listen to you. The pharmacy is committed to a process of continuous training of its staff to offer you specialists in many fields: asthma, diabetes, nutritherapy, aromatherapy, breastfeeding&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;history&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1644406535270{background-image: url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Group-174.png?id=500) !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"al-center semi-smaller-h2\">From the moren apdikt \u2013 to the Ginkgo apdikt pharmacy over the years<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;history-inner-row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1644406671386{background-image: url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/History-Path.svg?id=502) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;history-path-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;734&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;history-0&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;629&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-space-img&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; el_id=&#8221;history-0-0&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;history-box&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>2009<\/h5>\n<p>Move to 3, val Ste. 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