5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 23/09/22
5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 23/09/22
eCommerce [🇺🇸]
PillPack’s Founders Are Exiting the Business & Their E-mail Has Been Made Public to us All
TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen, co-founders of PillPack, are leaving Amazon, 4 years after the internet giant acquired their ePharmacy as an early part of its bigger dive into the healthcare sector strategy. Both Parker and Cohen had a leading role in designating John Love as the leader to drive the next phase of Amazon Pharmacy growth, and they've spent the last 8 months ensuring that transition is as smooth as possible. Do you believe this resignation will have a long-term impact on Amazon’s future in the sector?
Read More: Geek Wire
New Alliance [🇳🇬]
With a Majority Stake Acquisition of HealthPlus Pharmacy mPharma Aims to Reimagine Healthcare in Nigeria Along with Its New ePharmacy Mutti
African mPharma has acquired a majority share in HealthPlus, Nigeria's largest pharmacy chain. To facilitate the transaction, the business revealed that it had struck an agreement with HealthPlus' prior investor, Alta Semper. By integrating HealthPlus pharmacies with mPharma's increasing portfolio of partner mutti ePharmacies and GoodHealth shops, mPharma's network in Nigeria will expand from 224 to over 320 health facilities, serving over 100K Nigerians each month.
Read More: Benjamindada.com
Last Mile [🇨🇳]
Will Chinese Dingdang Kuaiyao Be Able to Compete Against Industry ePharmacy Giants with Its Lightning-fast Delivery Service?
With its self-built pharmacy and distribution network, Chinese Dingdang Kuaiyao, which joined the real-time retail industry when Online to Offline (O2O) became established and earned the market and capital's favor. Dingdang Kuaiyao boosted the proportion of low-margin Rx medications, causing a steady fall in gross profit margin. Additionally, Dingdang Kuaiyao needs to pay a high cost for its 28 minutes delivery service. Will the company be able to find a profitable medicine in the face of industry giants?
Read More: 36kr [article in Chinese]. Google Translate in English here.
eCommerce [🇺🇸]
Which Will be Amazon’s Next Healthcare Targets to Boost Its ePharmacy Business Growth?
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon's ambitions to acquire 1Life Healthcare, One Medical's parent corporation. If the One Medical transaction is approved, Amazon will gain control of a nationwide primary healthcare organization with more than 180 clinics offering in-person care, as well as telemedicine and virtual care services. This distinguishes the transaction from Amazon's prior healthcare-related acquisitions in that it will bring the corporation closer to hospitals and health systems.
Read More: S&P Global
Editor’s Choice [🇮🇹]
Shop Apotheke’s Brand-new Distribution Center in Milan Ensures the Finest Service to Italian Consumers
Shop Apotheke, Europe's leading ePharmacy, celebrates the successful launch of its new Italian distribution center in Milan, which will handle 100% of all customer orders from August 1, 2022. In order to provide the finest service possible to consumers, the company is now working with the Italian postal service, Poste Italiane, in addition to its former shipping partner, BRT Bartolini. According to the ePharmacy, purchases to all Italian consumers will now be delivered within 24 to 48 hours.
Read More: Shop Apotheke
Manufacturers & Retailers Hiring Now:
Discover actively recruiting positions in the ePharmacy Industry below:
B2B eCommerce Platform Specialist, Pierre Fabre [🇧🇪]
More info: LinkedIn
Product Merchandiser - eCommerce, Thermo Fisher Scientific [🇫🇮]
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eCommerce Sales Lead, J&J [🇯🇵]
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Head of eCommerce, Perrigo [🇮🇹]
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Director Digital Platforms, Bayer [🇩🇪]
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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!
When did the "Golder Age of Antibiotics" take place?
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
Scroll down to the end of this email to reveal the answer.
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The answer to this week’s quiz is: 1950-1960. The period from 1950 to 1960 was certainly the golden age of antibiotic discovery, with over one-half of the antibiotics currently in use having been developed during that time.