5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 13/01/23
5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 13/01/23
eCommerce [🇳🇱]
The Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Names ePharmacies as a Mean to Keeping Healthcare Affordable
According to the Netherlands Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Ernst Kuipers, ePharmacies can help keep healthcare affordable. He also has agreed with care providers and health insurers to move toward digital care when viable, but to maintain physical care where essential. Pharmacists in Central Holland raised concerns about insurance VGZ, which they think seeks to offer ePharmacies a competitive advantage over physical ones. We have to wait to see how the local sector evolves over the next years.
Read More: Pharmaceutisch Weekblad [article in Dutch]. Google Translate in English here.
New Research [🇧🇷]
Which Product Categories Sell the Most in Brazilian ePharmacies?
According to IQVIA data, Brazilian ePharmacies increased by 52.2% in the past year through September. Hair products accounted for $38.7M in sales among the top 10 in the personal care category. The most representative sectors were face care ($34M in sales) and sun protection ($30.5M in sales). Sales of vitamins and supplements were $73.9M. The patient care sector significantly strengthened ePharmacies, with a particular emphasis on infant products ($63.6M in sales) and incontinence products ($23.2M in sales).
Read More: Panorama Farmaceutico [article in Portuguese]. Google Translate in English here.
Legislation [🇩🇪]
ePharmacy Shop Apotheke Was Prohibited from Partnering with Telemedicine Service Zava in Germany
The German Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court stated that ePharmacies are prohibited from collaborating with telemedicine services. The latest case involves the partnership of the ePharmacy Shop Apotheke and the telemedicine service Zava. According to the court, the teleconsultation was offered to patients as a convenient alternative to visiting a doctor. However, patient referral or prescription allocation is not allowed. Zava declared that it would suspend treatment for Germans with statutory health insurance until further notice.
Read More: Pharmazeutische Zeitung [article in German]. Google Translate in English here.
eCommerce [🇰🇷]
Online Medication Accessibility & Delivery: The Case of Korea
According to the Medical Policy Research Institute, the emergence of online treatment through ePharmacies will solve the problem of accessibility. The issue of Rx meds and delivery needs to be addressed. Currently, the Korean pharmacist association is against medicine delivery. However, the Institute stated that delivery must be permitted to meet the goal of the online treatment strategy. Many countries, including Japan, Australia, the US, France, Canada, India, and China, have already legalized medicine delivery.
Read More: Dailypharm [article in Korean]. Google Translate in English here.
Editor’s Choice [🇬🇭]
Ghana’s National ePharmacy Platform is Now Fully Operational Allowing Patients to Order Prescription Meds
Last week, the Ghana National ePharmacy platform went online. This platform lists registered pharmacies, allowing Ghanaians to easily upload and buy prescription drugs on the platform and have them delivered to their homes after registering with their Ghanacard. In the health sector, the ePharmacy platform complements the successful medical drone delivery service, which distributes essential medicines to rural regions of the country in real time through drones.
Read More: My Joy Online
Manufacturers & Retailers Hiring Now:
Discover actively recruiting positions in the ePharmacy Industry below:
Digital Performance Specialist, Perrigo [🇬🇧]
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Digital Marketing Specialist, MSD [🇨🇳]
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Digital & Transformation Specialist, Novartis [🇵🇦]
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Digital Comms and Transformation Strategist, Novo Nordisk [🇩🇰]
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Digital Product Owner, Sanofi [🇪🇸]
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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!
From which Latin word is the Rx symbol derived?
Praescripti
Medicamentum
Recipe
Remedium
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The answer to this week’s quiz is: Recipe. According to sources, the word Rx is derived from the Latin word "recipe," which means "take."