Fred launches third-party apps marketplace for pharmacies
Australian pharmacy IT solutions provider Fred IT Group has launched an online marketplace of third-party applications for pharmacies.
Called Fred Marketplace, the web-based hub has solutions that have been approved and tested for use with Fred's software, including apps and integrations for robots, eCommerce, business intelligence,...
The German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) informed gematik, Germany’s national agency for digital medicine, on 20 December, that the nationwide implementation of digital prescriptions cannot be implemented as initially scheduled.
The launch of the mandatory ePrescription, scheduled for 1 January 2022, has been postponed while the national testing period started at the beginning of December,...
Packapill, a recently launched medications delivery platform in Australia, has partnered with Western Australia-headquartered Western Diagnostics Pathology of Healius Limited to offer teleconsultation services.
WHAT IT DOES
The Perth-based medical tech startup provides on-demand delivery of both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical products directly from its network of over 200 local pharmacies...
New Zealand-listed primary care provider Green Cross Health has taken a quarter equity stake in digital pharmacy PillDrop.
WHAT THEY DO
Green Cross Health operates over 300 pharmacies under the Unichem and Life brands, medical centres under The Doctors name, and community health services under Total Care Health and Access Community Health.
PillDrop is a full-service online pharmacy that sorts...
Aknamed, a cloud-based healthcare supply chain platform in India, has been purchased by digital pharmacy PharmEasy. It mostly acquired stocks from the company worth between $180-$190 million, according to Economic Times.
WHAT THEY DO
Launched in 2015, PharmEasy operates a web and mobile app-based platform where customers can order medicines, purchase healthcare products and book diagnostic tests...
Pharmacy IT solutions provider Fred IT unveiled on Tuesday a new pharmacy dispensing platform powered by artificial intelligence.
WHAT IT DOES
The company says the Fred Dispense Plus platform is an improvement from the widely used Fred Dispense Australia platform.
Among its features, the Fred AID (Artificial Intelligence Directions) tool uses AI and big data to support clinical and business...
Pakistani online pharmacy Dawaai has announced that it raised $8.5 million in a recent investing round led by US-based 500 Startups and participated by local venture capital firm Sarmayacar. Kingsway Capital, Crimson Seed Capital and Mentors Fund also took part in the round.
WHY IT MATTERS
Launched in 2014, Dawaai is touted to be Pakistan's largest pharmaceutical marketplace that offers authentic...
GSK Consumer Healthcare and healthcare consultancy Vintura have announced the summary report, The Health-Economic Benefits of Self-care in Europe.
The study, which is based on insights collected in a literature research with around 300 scanned articles and interviews with relevant stakeholders, found four key barriers that Europe must address in order to improve everyday health: health literacy,...
Patients treated at NCI-designated cancer centers were 10% more likely to be given these drugs than were patients treated in other settings.
