5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 15/10/21
New Alliance [🇦🇺]
Which New eCommerce Alliance Offers Same-Day Rx Meds Delivery in Australia?
Healthengine, an Australian consumer health app, has teamed up with Australian ePharmacy Chemist2U to provide Rx meds same-day delivery. According to Healthengine, online delivery offers various benefits to consumers who prefer online shopping. Over 3.6M consumers may now publish their prescriptions via their computer or mobile devices and enjoy same-day delivery of their medications. Additionally, this alliance is a way for Chemist2U's to achieve its vision to improve consumers ePharmacy experience.
Read More: Mobi Health News
eCommerce [🇺🇸]
Pet Shop PetSmart Launches Its Own ePharmacy!
Pet Shop PetSmart recently joined other retailers in the pet healthcare space, with an ePharmacy for pet medications. PetSmart's latest initiative is an exciting new alternative for pet owners to acquire their pet’s medications swiftly and easily. Additionally, as the company expands to a highly competitive industry, they are providing clients with extra benefits for purchasing pet Rx meds through their platform such as free delivery on orders over $49, which differentiates them from their competitors.
Read More: Retail Dive
New Tech 🌎
What New Threat Amazon is Posing for ePharmacies?
Amazon is about to launch lots of new customer-facing healthcare services, including telemedicine and hospital assistance. Simultaneously, it is slowly expanding its capabilities with an endeavor to establish a new operating system for care that extends from handling healthcare data to using A.I. to anticipate when a person may get ill. Will Amazon’s healthcare awakening reinforce its ePharmacy and pose an even greater threat for ePharmacies?
Read More: Financial Times
Legislation [🇮🇳]
Are New eCommerce Regulations for Drugs and Cosmetics Coming in the Indian Market?
India is experiencing a tremendous increase in the number of ePharmacies, with an anticipated $4.5B market size by 2025. This rapid growth continues to address problems to the state and Central Governments. The Committee intends to address future challenges as well as obstacles that have emerged in recent years as a result of this rise of ePharmacies and the inclusion of medical devices in the category of pharmaceuticals under the new law.
Read More: Mondaq
Editor’s Choice [🇮🇹]
ePharmacies Expand with an Unprecedented Rate in Italy
Online shopping has become a habit for Italians, with over 18M consumers utilizing it to purchase pharmaceutical products in the last 12 months. Actually, 31% of these consumers are regular buyers of ePharmacies, accounting for 42% of total transactions, with the majority of them ordering from a predetermined ePharmacy. What really proves this unpredecendent shift towards ePharmacies is that only 27% of the respondents believe that ePharmacies would never be able to replace traditional pharmacies. On a worldwide basis, ePharmacies appear to be gaining traction; I wonder what great future awaits them!
Read More: AboutPharma
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Manufacturers & Retailers Hiring Now:
Discover actively recruiting positions in the ePharmacy Industry
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Digital Communications Co-Op, Moderna [🇺🇸]
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Senior Commercial Marketing Lead, J&J [🇮🇪]
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eCommerce Business Insights & Data Analytics Man., Perrigo [🇳🇱]
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How much does the most expensive medication cost?
$2000
$100
$70,000
$1,000,000
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