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Llama for pharmacies & pharmaceuticals

Meta's natively multimodal, open-weight Mixture-of-Experts family (Scout and Maverick), free to download and self-host.

Not specifically recommended

Llama is not on our list for pharmacy. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for pharmacy.

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
GDPR: Caution
QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
–Elo, independent
Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
7,6
Entry price
Free
Full GDPR check

What Llama does in pharmacy & pharmaceuticals

Core tasks in pharmacy & pharmaceuticals
  • Carrying out medication reviews and interaction checks
  • Automating prescription processing and dispensing
  • Patient communication and guidance on medication use
  • Optimising stock management and ordering
Where Llama is strong
  • Open weights, fully self-hostable
  • Fine-tunable on your own data
  • Very large context window (Scout 10M)
  • GPU-efficient (Mixture-of-Experts)

Llama has a specific GDPR concern. The Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the multimodal models for businesses headquartered in the EU. Dutch businesses therefore may not install the multimodal Llama 4 models themselves on licence grounds. Weigh this heavily before using it in pharmacy & pharmaceuticals.

Confidentiality and GDPR

GDPR: Caution

Medication data is special category personal data under the GDPR. Only use systems with a data processing agreement and EU hosting; do not store audio recordings of pharmaceutical consultations unencrypted on external servers. AI-supported medication reviews and interaction checks are supportive only: the pharmacist remains ultimately responsible for pharmaceutical care and must never rely blindly on algorithmic outcomes.

Self-hosting gives full data control within your own EU infrastructure, a strong GDPR argument.

Rule of thumb Use the business variant with a data processing agreement, and keep a human in the loop for decisions that matter.
Caution the Llama 4 Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the multimodal models for businesses headquartered in the EU. Dutch businesses therefore may not install the multimodal Llama 4 models themselves under the licence terms.

Prices

Self-hostingFreeOpen weights; infrastructure costs only
Meta AI$0Free in WhatsApp/Instagram/Messenger
Hosted API (third parties)from ~$0.03 / 1M inVia Bedrock, Azure, Together, Groq, Novita, varies widely by provider and model size; Meta's own Llama API retired July 2026

Other models for pharmacy & pharmaceuticals

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All options for pharmacy & pharmaceuticals
Professional tools on Llama

We don't know of a professional tool for pharmacy & pharmaceuticals that publicly runs on Llama.

Questions about Llama for pharmacy & pharmaceuticals

Is Llama suitable for pharmacy & pharmaceuticals?
Not specifically. Llama is not on our list for pharmacy; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for pharmacy. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
May I put confidential data into Llama?
Medication data is special category personal data (GDPR). Only use systems with a data processing agreement and EU hosting; do not store audio recordings of pharmaceutical consultations unencrypted on external servers. AI-supported medication reviews and interaction checks are supportive, the pharmacist remains ultimately responsible for pharmaceutical care and must never blindly follow algorithmic outcomes. Self-hosting gives full data control within your own EU infrastructure, a strong GDPR argument.
What does Llama cost?
There is self-hosting (free), Meta AI ($0), Hosted API (third parties) (from ~$0.03 / 1M in). Check current prices on the official site.
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