iQ Doctor Ranked in UK Top 200 Fastest-Growing Businesses
04 November, 2026 | Jabbar Ali - MPharm
PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release, Thursday 29 October 2026
iQ Doctor ranked in UK Top 200 fastest-growing businesses
iQ Doctor, the Birmingham-based Online Pharmacy, has been ranked in the UK Top 200 of the 2026 UK Fast Growth Index, after growing its turnover by 3,283 per cent in two years.
It is also ranked among the fastest-growing businesses in the Midlands and East of England. It was named the fastest-growing firm in the Midlands and East of England and the fastest-growing consumer services firm in the UK and the Midlands and East of England.
Our growth has been driven by patients choosing iQ Doctor and continuing to use our service. We’ve focused on making online healthcare straightforward, combining individual clinical assessment with clear information and ongoing support. Our clinical, customer service and technology teams have worked together to support that growth and respond to patients’ needs.
Omar el-Gohary, CEO and Superintendent Pharmacist of iQ Doctor, said:
“This recognition belongs to our team. Behind our growth are colleagues reviewing treatment requests, answering patients’ questions and keeping the service running every day. We’re proud of their work and grateful to the patients who continue to put their trust in iQ Doctor.”
Omar el-Gohary, CEO and Superintendent Pharmacist of iQ Doctor
The 2026 UK Fast Growth Index reveals the 350 fastest-growing independent businesses across the UK's nations and regions. Together, they have more than doubled in size in just two years, with combined turnover rising from £4.3 billion in 2023 to £10.2 billion in 2025, an increase of 137 per cent.
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, founder of the UK Fast Growth Index, said:
“iQ Doctor is a great example of the extraordinary talent and ambition we see in businesses across every part of the UK. Earning a place on this year's Index, alongside firms that have together more than doubled in size in just two years, is a remarkable achievement, and the whole team should be very proud.
“At a time when we hear so much about the challenges facing the UK economy, businesses like iQ Doctor show what is possible when they are given the chance to grow. The challenge now is to help more of them become those incredible high-growth businesses that make a massive impact across the country.”
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, Founder of the UK Fast Growth Index
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About iQ Doctor
iQ Doctor is a Birmingham-based online pharmacy providing access to treatment following individual clinical assessment by UK-registered prescribers. Patients complete an online questionnaire, with each treatment request reviewed by a clinician before prescribing. The service includes free access to its clinical team and tracked delivery, with treatments usually arriving the next working day after dispatch.
About the UK Fast Growth Index
The UK Fast Growth Index, run by Ideas Community in partnership with UBS, ranks the UK's fastest-growing independent businesses by percentage growth in turnover between 2022/23 and 2024/25. To qualify, firms must have generated at least £250,000 in turnover in 2022/23 and £1 million in 2024/25, be independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company), and trade from one of the UK's seven nations and regions: London, the Midlands and East of England, the North of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the South of England and Wales. Figures are verified against Companies House data or by the firms' accountants. The Index comprises the top 50 firms in each nation and region, alongside a UK Top 200.
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Last medically reviewed: 04 November, 2026
Last updated: 11 November, 2026
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