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Nov 25, 2022
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Expansion [🇺🇸]

Amazon Introduces Amazon Clinic a Brand-new Virtual Service Delivering Care for Common Health Conditions 

Amazon Clinic debuts in the US, providing virtual care for more than 20 common health problems. Amazon Pharmacy and One Medical are two of the company's primary initiatives for making healthcare more easy and accessible, which will be now accompanied by the company's latest initiative. Amazon Clinic, a virtual care service that links customers with affordable virtual care alternatives when and how they need it, is launched since a quick interaction for a common health problem that can be treated online is essential.

Read More: Amazon


Sustainability [🇪🇺]

Report: The European Association of ePharmacies Has Released Its Latest Sustainability Position Paper

According to the European Association of ePharmacies (EAEP), ePharmacies are critical to decreasing emissions in the healthcare business as a whole. The EAEP vision is centered on three pillars: establishing a sustainable economy, promoting a sustainable transformation of the healthcare sector, and supporting EU policymakers' commitment to a sustainable future. Of course, ePharmacies can assist in a variety of ways, including lowering CO2 emissions through online delivery services.

Read More: EAEP 


New Research [🇮🇹]

Italian Pharmacies Rank 24th in Terms of Online Visits Compared to the European Counterparts

According to Convert Group's research, Italy ranked 24th in terms of online visits in S1 '22, with 1,977 visits per 1,000 residents, surpassing Spain (1,724 visits) and France (1,387 visits). Visits to ePharmacies in Italy climbed by 7.8% in the first half of the year and by 12.8% in the Q3 '22 when compared to the same periods in 2021. According to the global directory epharmacydata.com, eFarma dominated the Italian group of ePharmacies with over 14.3M visits in S1 ‘22, placing 66th in the international rankings.

Read More: FarmaciaVirtuale [article in Italian]. Google Translate in English here.


eCommerce [🇨🇳]

China's Online Medical Insurance Industry Began Testing and Seeks to Aid ePharmacies

The outflow of Rx meds provides growth to the investigation of China's online medical insurance payment scheme. At the moment, the online medical insurance payment is being tested in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Jinhua, Qingdao, Liaoning, and other cities. To access the defined scope of medical insurance, ePharmacies must rely on offline medical institutions. Additionally, according to Minet.com research, ePharmacies will account for 15% of meds sales in 2020, while non-meds sales will account for 85%.

Read More: Investing.com [article in Chinese]. Google Translate in English here.


Editor’s Choice [🇩🇪]

The ePrescription’s Rollout in the German Pharmaceutical Sector is Still a Long Way Off

As German doctors are unwilling to issue ePrescriptions, their market debut is still a long way off. The idea to make ePrescription obligatory in 2022 has been abandoned. Now, their voluntary introduction aims to induce them to the market, as until today only a few doctors engage. Additionally, the German data protection officer is concerned that the ePrescription may be inappropriately redeemed in pharmacies as it can be easily passed on to others or duplicated. The lack of support for ePrescriptions has also had an impact on the share prices of ePharmacies.

Read More: Medinside [article in German]. Google Translate in English here.


Manufacturers & Retailers ​Hiring Now​​:

Discover actively recruiting positions in the ePharmacy Industry below:

  1. Digital Development Specialist, J&J [🇨🇭]

    More info: LinkedIn

  2. eCommerce Account Manager, Bayer [🇨🇳]

    More info: LinkedIn

  3. Senior Product Manager - eCommerce, Sanofi [🇺🇸]

    More info: LinkedIn

  4. Omnichannel & Digital Lead, GSK [🇬🇷]

    More info: LinkedIn

  5. Omnichannel Marketeer, Pfizer [🇧🇪]

    More info: LinkedIn


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 was the first female president of the American Pharmacists Association elected?

  1. 1965

  2. 1979

  3. 1990

  4. 2001

Scroll down to the end of this email to reveal the answer.


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The answer to this week’s quiz is: 1979. Mary Munson Runge was the first woman and African-American to be elected president of this association in 1979; she served for two terms, from 1979 to 1981.

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