diff --git a/src/frontend/app/build.gradle.kts b/src/frontend/app/build.gradle.kts
index bd89936..5c35cf6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.androidx.ui.tooling.preview)
     implementation(libs.androidx.material3)
     implementation(libs.androidx.material.icons.extended)
+    implementation(libs.androidx.hilt.work)
+    ksp(libs.androidx.hilt.compiler)
+
     testImplementation(libs.junit)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.junit)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.espresso.core)
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.androidx.room.guava)
     testImplementation(libs.androidx.room.testing)
     implementation(libs.androidx.room.paging)
+    implementation(libs.androidx.work)
 
     implementation(libs.hilt.android)
     ksp(libs.hilt.android.compiler)
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/frontend/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 031b69a..8b5f8c0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -71,5 +71,10 @@
 
         <service android:name="pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.real_time_updates.MedicineNotificationsBackgroundService" />
         <receiver android:name="pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.real_time_updates.MedicineNotificationsBroadcastReceiver" />
+
+        <provider
+            android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
+            android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
+            tools:node="remove" />
     </application>
 </manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/ApplicationModule.kt b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/ApplicationModule.kt
index 5e49575..f20553f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/ApplicationModule.kt
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/ApplicationModule.kt
@@ -12,16 +12,17 @@ import dagger.Provides
 import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import dagger.hilt.components.SingletonComponent
+import javax.inject.Singleton
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.repository.local.PharmacistDatabase
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.repository.remote.medicines.MedicineApi
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.repository.remote.pharmacies.PharmacyApi
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.repository.remote.upload.UploaderApi
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.repository.remote.users.UsersApi
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.PharmacyNotificationService
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.real_time_updates.RealTimeUpdatesService
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.session.SessionManager
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.session.SessionManagerSharedPrefs
-import javax.inject.Singleton
 
 @Module
 @InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
@@ -140,4 +141,16 @@ object ApplicationModule {
         Places.initialize(context, context.getString(R.string.google_maps_key))
         return Places.createClient(context)
     }
+
+    @Provides
+    @Singleton
+    fun providePharmacyNotificationService(
+        @ApplicationContext context: Context,
+        database: PharmacistDatabase
+    ): PharmacyNotificationService {
+        return PharmacyNotificationService(
+            applicationContext = context,
+            database = database
+        )
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/PharmacistApplication.kt b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/PharmacistApplication.kt
index 53025ad..1851017 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/PharmacistApplication.kt
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/PharmacistApplication.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Build
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
+import androidx.hilt.work.HiltWorkerFactory
+import androidx.work.Configuration
+import androidx.work.PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder
+import androidx.work.WorkManager
 import coil.ImageLoader
 import coil.ImageLoaderFactory
 import coil.disk.DiskCache
@@ -15,14 +19,18 @@ import coil.request.CachePolicy
 import coil.util.DebugLogger
 import com.google.gson.Gson
 import dagger.hilt.android.HiltAndroidApp
+import javax.inject.Inject
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.PharmacyNotificationService
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.PharmacyNotificationWork
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.real_time_updates.MedicineNotificationsBackgroundService
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service.real_time_updates.RealTimeUpdatesService
 import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.session.SessionManager
-import javax.inject.Inject
+
 
 /**
  * The Pharmacist application.
@@ -31,7 +39,8 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
  * @property sessionManager the manager used to handle the user session
  */
 @HiltAndroidApp
-class PharmacistApplication : DependenciesContainer, Application(), ImageLoaderFactory {
+class PharmacistApplication : DependenciesContainer, Application(), ImageLoaderFactory,
+    Configuration.Provider {
 
     @Inject
     override lateinit var httpClient: OkHttpClient
@@ -47,6 +56,12 @@ class PharmacistApplication : DependenciesContainer, Application(), ImageLoaderF
 
     private val serviceScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Default)
 
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var workerFactory: HiltWorkerFactory
+
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var notificationService: PharmacyNotificationService
+
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
 
@@ -59,6 +74,22 @@ class PharmacistApplication : DependenciesContainer, Application(), ImageLoaderF
         serviceScope.launch {
             realTimeUpdatesService.startService()
         }
+
+        val workRequest = PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder<PharmacyNotificationWork>(
+            PERIODIC_PHARMACY_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL,
+            java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES
+        )
+            .build()
+
+        WorkManager.getInstance(this).enqueue(workRequest)
+
+
+        serviceScope.launch {
+            while (true) {
+                notificationService.verifyNotifications()
+                delay(PHARMACY_NOTIFICATIONS_DELAY)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
@@ -78,7 +109,7 @@ class PharmacistApplication : DependenciesContainer, Application(), ImageLoaderF
     companion object {
         const val MEDICINE_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL = "MedicineNotifications"
 
-        private const val API_ENDPOINT_TYPE = "domain"
+        private const val API_ENDPOINT_TYPE = "render"
         val API_ENDPOINT = when (API_ENDPOINT_TYPE) {
             "localhost" -> "http://10.0.2.2:8080"
             "ngrok" -> "https://2b02-2001-818-e871-b700-c937-8172-33bf-a88.ngrok-free.app"
@@ -89,6 +120,10 @@ class PharmacistApplication : DependenciesContainer, Application(), ImageLoaderF
             }
         }
         const val TAG = "PharmacistApp"
+        private const val PERIODIC_PHARMACY_NOTIFICATION_INTERVAL = 15L
+        private const val PHARMACY_NOTIFICATIONS_DELAY = 5000L
+
+
     }
 
     override fun newImageLoader(): ImageLoader {
@@ -110,4 +145,10 @@ class PharmacistApplication : DependenciesContainer, Application(), ImageLoaderF
             .logger(DebugLogger())
             .build()
     }
+
+    override val workManagerConfiguration: Configuration
+        get() = Configuration.Builder()
+            .setWorkerFactory(workerFactory)
+            .build()
+
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/service/PharmacyNotificationService.kt b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/service/PharmacyNotificationService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78856cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/service/PharmacyNotificationService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service
+
+import android.Manifest
+import android.app.PendingIntent
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.location.Location
+import android.os.Build
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat
+import com.google.android.gms.location.FusedLocationProviderClient
+import com.google.android.gms.location.LocationServices
+import com.google.android.gms.location.Priority
+import kotlin.coroutines.resume
+import kotlinx.coroutines.suspendCancellableCoroutine
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.PharmacistApplication
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.R
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.repository.local.PharmacistDatabase
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.repository.local.pharmacies.PharmacyEntity
+import pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.ui.screens.pharmacy.PharmacyActivity
+
+
+class PharmacyNotificationService(
+    private val applicationContext: Context,
+    private val database: PharmacistDatabase
+) {
+    private val previousPharmacies = mutableSetOf<Long>()
+    private val mutex = Mutex()
+
+    suspend fun verifyNotifications(): Boolean = mutex.withLock {
+        val newPharmacies = mutableSetOf<Long>()
+        val location = getLocation() ?: return false
+
+        database.pharmacyDao().getAllPharmacies()
+            .forEach { pharmacy ->
+                if (pharmacyNearMe(
+                        location,
+                        pharmacy
+                    ) && pharmacy.pharmacyId !in previousPharmacies
+                ) {
+                    showPharmacyNotification(pharmacy.pharmacyId, pharmacy.name)
+                    newPharmacies.add(pharmacy.pharmacyId)
+                }
+            }
+
+        previousPharmacies.clear()
+        previousPharmacies.addAll(newPharmacies)
+
+        return true
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun getLocation(): Location? {
+        val fusedLocationProviderClient: FusedLocationProviderClient =
+            LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(applicationContext)
+
+        if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+                applicationContext,
+                Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
+            ) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+                applicationContext,
+                Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
+            ) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+        ) {
+            return null
+        }
+
+        return suspendCancellableCoroutine { continuation ->
+            fusedLocationProviderClient.getCurrentLocation(Priority.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY, null)
+                .addOnSuccessListener { receivedLocation ->
+                    receivedLocation?.let {
+                        continuation.resume(it)
+                    }
+                }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun pharmacyNearMe(location: Location, pharmacy: PharmacyEntity): Boolean {
+        val pharmacyLocation = Location("pharmacy")
+        pharmacyLocation.latitude = pharmacy.latitude
+        pharmacyLocation.longitude = pharmacy.longitude
+
+        return location.distanceTo(pharmacyLocation) <= MAX_DISTANCE_METERS
+    }
+
+    private fun showPharmacyNotification(pharmacyId: Long, pharmacyName: String) {
+        val notificationIntent = PharmacyActivity.getNavigationIntent(
+            applicationContext,
+            pharmacyId
+        )
+
+        //TODO: Check what happens when the user clicks on the back button in the MedicineActivity after clicking on the notification
+        notificationIntent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
+
+        val pendingNotiIntent: PendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
+            applicationContext,
+            0,
+            notificationIntent,
+            PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE
+        )
+
+
+        val message = applicationContext.getString(
+            R.string.pharmacy_notification_message,
+            pharmacyName,
+        )
+
+        // Show notification to the user
+        val notificationCompat = NotificationCompat.Builder(
+            applicationContext,
+            PharmacistApplication.MEDICINE_NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL
+        )
+            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.pharmacy_logo)
+            .setContentTitle(
+                applicationContext.getString(
+                    R.string.pharmacy_notification_message,
+                    pharmacyName
+                )
+            )
+            .setStyle(NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(message))
+            .setContentText(message)
+            .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_DEFAULT)
+            .setContentIntent(pendingNotiIntent)
+            .setAutoCancel(true)
+            .build()
+
+        with(NotificationManagerCompat.from(applicationContext)) {
+            if (!checkNotificationPermission()) {
+                return@with
+            }
+            notify(PHARMACY_NOTIFICATION_ID, notificationCompat)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun checkNotificationPermission(): Boolean =
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+            ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+                applicationContext,
+                Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
+            ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+        } else {
+            true
+        }
+
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val PHARMACY_NOTIFICATION_ID = 1
+        private const val MAX_DISTANCE_METERS = 100
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/service/PharmacyNotificationWork.kt b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/service/PharmacyNotificationWork.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5425b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/kotlin/pt/ulisboa/ist/pharmacist/service/PharmacyNotificationWork.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package pt.ulisboa.ist.pharmacist.service
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.hilt.work.HiltWorker
+import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
+import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
+import dagger.assisted.Assisted
+import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
+
+@HiltWorker
+class PharmacyNotificationWork @AssistedInject constructor(
+    private val service: PharmacyNotificationService,
+    @Assisted appContext: Context,
+    @Assisted workerParams: WorkerParameters
+) : CoroutineWorker(appContext, workerParams) {
+
+    override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
+        val success = service.verifyNotifications()
+
+        return if (success) Result.success() else Result.failure()
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml b/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
index bd750ae..f63ef4b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
@@ -119,4 +119,5 @@
     <string name="star">Estrella</string>
     <string name="favorite_pharmacy">Farmacia Favorita</string>
     <string name="loading_medicine">Cargando medicamento...</string>
+    <string name="pharmacy_notification_message">Farmacia %1$s cerca de ti</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml b/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
index c1331d4..9b428e1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
@@ -119,4 +119,5 @@
     <string name="star">Estrela</string>
     <string name="favorite_pharmacy">Farmácia Favorita</string>
     <string name="loading_medicine">Carregando medicamento...</string>
+    <string name="pharmacy_notification_message">Farmácia %1$s perto de ti</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b485128..78f3a9d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontend/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@
     <string name="star">Star</string>
     <string name="favorite_pharmacy">Favorite Pharmacy</string>
     <string name="loading_medicine">Loading medicine...</string>
+    <string name="pharmacy_notification_message">Pharmacy %1$s near you</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/src/frontend/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index ed15f3a..c07bce4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/src/frontend/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ accompanistPagerVersion = "0.34.0"
 agp = "8.4.1"
 gson = "2.11.0"
 hiltAndroidVersion = "2.51.1"
+hiltWorkVersion = "1.2.0"
 kotlin = "1.9.0"
 coreKtx = "1.13.1"
 junit = "4.13.2"
@@ -22,11 +23,14 @@ coil = "2.6.0"
 pagingVersion = "3.3.0"
 pagingComposeVersion = "3.3.0"
 room = "2.6.1"
+work = "2.9.0"
 
 
 [libraries]
 accompanist-pager-indicators = { module = "com.google.accompanist:accompanist-pager-indicators", version.ref = "accompanistPagerVersion" }
 androidx-core-ktx = { group = "androidx.core", name = "core-ktx", version.ref = "coreKtx" }
+androidx-hilt-compiler = { module = "androidx.hilt:hilt-compiler", version.ref = "hiltWorkVersion" }
+androidx-hilt-work = { module = "androidx.hilt:hilt-work", version.ref = "hiltWorkVersion" }
 androidx-material-icons-extended = { module = "androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended", version.ref = "materialIconsExtended" }
 androidx-room-compiler = { module = "androidx.room:room-compiler", version.ref = "room" }
 androidx-room-guava = { module = "androidx.room:room-guava", version.ref = "room" }
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ androidx-ui-tooling-preview = { group = "androidx.compose.ui", name = "ui-toolin
 androidx-ui-test-manifest = { group = "androidx.compose.ui", name = "ui-test-manifest" }
 androidx-ui-test-junit4 = { group = "androidx.compose.ui", name = "ui-test-junit4" }
 androidx-material3 = { group = "androidx.compose.material3", name = "material3", version.ref = "material3" }
+androidx-work = { group = "androidx.work", name = "work-runtime-ktx", version.ref = "work" }
 maps-compose = { module = "com.google.maps.android:maps-compose", version.ref = "mapsCompose" }
 maps-compose-utils = { module = "com.google.maps.android:maps-compose-utils", version.ref = "mapsCompose" }
 maps-compose-widgets = { module = "com.google.maps.android:maps-compose-widgets", version.ref = "mapsCompose" }