Our History

Founded in 2012, Dukasa Dispensary was created at a time of change within the pharmaceutical landscape. As retail pharmacy increasingly moved toward sales-led models, Dukasa was established to return focus to what matters most - careful pharmaceutical practice, high-quality compounding, and meaningful access to medicines that are not always easy to obtain.

Aspa Dukas

After gaining extensive experience across compounding pharmacies throughout Victoria, Aspa opened Dukasa Compounding at just 22 years old on High Street in Armadale, Melbourne. What began as a focused, practitioner-led pharmacy grew steadily over twelve years, earning the trust of patients and prescribers alike.

In 2024, Dukasa relocated to larger, purpose-built premises and evolved into Dukasa Dispensary – a space designed to reflect the scale, precision, and care that had long defined its work

A Generational Legacy

Shaped by a family history rooted in medicinal care and resourcefulness, Aspa’s inspiration is found in her grandmother, Aspasia, whose life unfolded in a small Grecian village without access to a local doctor or pharmacy. Drawing on locally grown herbs, she created natural remedies for her community. Over time, she became known as the village Apothecarian – the Greek word for pharmacist.

The same mortar and pestle she used in the 1950s has been passed down through generations; a quiet symbol of enduring belief in personalised medicine.

The Apothecary, Reimagined

That legacy continues at Dukasa Dispensary today.

More than a decade on, Dukasa has grown into one of Australia’s leading compounding pharmacies and specialised dispensaries, supported by a team of over 40 professionals and more than a million prescriptions dispensed nationwide.

Here, science, care, family, and tradition are inseparable. Together, they carry the apothecary spirit forward for a new generation of patients.

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Our History

Aspa Dukas

A Generational Legacy

The Apothecary, Reimagined