5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 04/11/22
Event 🌍
The European Association of E-Pharmacies Discussion in Brussels Underlines the Need to Boost Europe's Digital Health
Last Thursday, the European Association of E-Pharmacies’ (EAEP) held its first in-person event around the topics of digital health in the European Health Union, highlighting the critical role of ePharmacies and the potential of digital health for patients in Europe. On the occasion, EU policymakers, industry stakeholders and civil society representatives, discussed opportunities and existing hurdles to digital health solutions. The EAEP is encouraging additional ePharmacies to join them in shaping the industry.
Read More: EAEP LinkedIn
eCommerce [🇱🇹]
Lithuania Has Entered the Online Sale of Rx Drugs
Residents of Lithuania who want to buy prescription drugs online have been able to do so for more than four months. According to Rita Čižikienė, head of the IT department, which manages Eurovaistine Internete, a positive customer experience is a critical success criterion for all ePharmacies. Eurovaistine Internete has recently entered the online sale of Rx medications with the goal of providing a positive customer experience and high-quality pharmaceutical service.
Read More Verslo Zinios [article in Lithuanian]. Google Translate in English here.
New Research [🇧🇷]
WhatsApp Ranks as the Best ePharmacy Sales Channel in Brazil
WhatsApp is the most promising way to boost online sales in the Brazilian ePharmacy industry, according to the most recent Panorama Farmacêutico research. Specifically, 83% of consumers use WhatsApp for shopping, while just 22% perceive marketplaces as having greater potential and only 19% believe that traditional ePharmacy shops are the best way to thrive in the virtual world. More than 130M accounts compensate WhatsApp's user base in Brazil, indicating a sizable market that needs to be explored.
Read More: Panorama Farmacêutico [article in Portuguese]. Google Translate in English here.
COVID-19 [🇯🇵]
Japanese Online Platform SOKUYAKU Offers Same-day Rx Meds Delivery to Fight the New Pandemic Wave
As a result of the new COVID-19 infection in Japan, SOKUYAKU, a Japanese online medical examination, medication instruction, and prescription medicine delivery service, was introduced as one of Osaka Prefecture's online medical services to respond to an increase in the number of people receiving medical treatment at home. The company offers same-day delivery for Rx drugs in Osaka City, and next-day delivery with online medication assistance until 16:00 in the rest of the country.
Read More: Sokuyaku [article in Japanese]. Google Translate in English here.
Editor’s Choice [🇺🇸]
Walgreens Partnered with DoorDash and Uber Health to Offer Free Delivery of Paxlovid to Patients
With the support of delivery partners DoorDash and Uber Health, US-based Walgreens announced free Rx delivery of Paxlovid, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, right to the doorsteps of patients in need. This initiative will prioritize free Paxlovid delivery for patients with a prescription who are in socially vulnerable or medically underserved communities and will work to ensure that transportation access is not a barrier to receiving treatment. It will launch on Walgreens.com and the Walgreens app in the upcoming weeks.
Read More: Walgreens
Manufacturers & Retailers Hiring Now:
Discover actively recruiting positions in the ePharmacy Industry below:
Digital Strategy & Program Lead, Bayer [🇩🇪]
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Digital Campaign Coordinator, Roche [🇭🇺]
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SEO Specialist, Dr.Max [🇮🇹]
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eCommerce Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific [🇹🇼]
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Digital Channels Specialist, MENARINI Group [🇮🇹]
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Quiz: Are you an ePharmacy Wizard?
Every week a new trivia question will be asked to you regarding general facts related to the Pharmaceutical sector!
What other interests besides pharmacy did the first licensed Philippino pharmacist have?
Writing stories
Political interests
Herbalism
All of the above
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The answer to this week’s quiz is: All of the above. Apart from being one of the first licensed pharmacist in the Philippines, León Mara Guerrero y Leogardo was also a writer, revolutionary leader, politician, and one of the most eminent herbalists in the country at the time.