The quest for the renowned SMARTIES Awards Vietnam 2023 Abbott, Casper, Coca-Cola, FE Credit, Grab, Heineken, Kimberly-Clark, L'Oréal, Marico, Nestlé Vietnam, Pharmacity, Samsung, Suntory PepsiCo, Viettel, Unilever, and others are among the judges for ...

The finest campaign of the year has been announced at the MMA SMARTIES Awards Vietnam 2023

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Andre Persaud as President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail, effective November 6.  Most recently, Persaud has served as senior advisor with Alvarez and Marsal Consumer and Retail Group.

United Natural Foods appoints Andre Persaud as president and CEO of retail

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (the "Company" or "UNFI") today announced the appointment of Andre Persaud as President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail, effective November 6, 2023. Persaud will lead the Company’s two retail banners,

United Natural Foods Appoints Andre Persaud as President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail

CPI(M) lodges complaint in NGT against Ramky for releasing industrial effluents into sea, causing destruction of marine wealth.

Andhra Pradesh: CPI(M) lodges complaint in NGT against Ramky for ‘releasing industrial effluents’ into sea

A 35-year-old contract worker died in an accident at a Pharma unit in JN Pharma City here in Parawada on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Kintada Raja Rao (35) of Kannavanipalem in Chodavaram mandal.

Contract worker dies in accident at Pharma City in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh

Eswara Rao, the deceased was identified as G. Srinivasa Rao, a native of Vizianagaram district. He was working as a civil engineer in a unit at JN Pharmacity. While his family resides in Vizianagaram he used to stay along with a co-employee in a house at ...

Civil engineer found dead in his house at Lankelapalem in Visakhapatnam

Many South Korean investors have recently injected big money into pharmacies, considered a sector with high potential in Vietnam. American and Japanese pharmacies  have been present here for many years.

South Korean tycoons compete with Vietnamese billionaires in $16 billion market

The retail pharmaceutical landscape in Vietnam is poised for further heating up as Dongwha Pharm, a South Korean conglomerate, joins the fray.

South Korean Dongwha Pharm buys majority stake in Vietnam's Trung Son Pharma

Across the continent, health infrastructure is unevenly distributed, with major gaps in the coverage of rural areas and often of poor quality. A third of

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In March, it signed a new agreement with retail pharmacy chains Pharmacity and Long Chau to help increase the latter’s capacity to consult on a range of solutions for the treatment and prevention of disease. Within the framework of the agreement ...

Bayer Vietnam in advance to health for all

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Hey Hackers, Pharmacy Marts has been nominated in HackerNoon's annual Startups of The Year awards in Cairo, Egypt. Please vote for us here: https://hackernoon.com/startups/africa/africa-cairo-egypt?embedable=true&stup=66f3161b6ea4677e23d78766 Read more about us below to understand why we deserve your vote. Meet Pharmacy Marts Pharmacy Marts is a digital marketplace that connects pharmacies and medical suppliers to easily, conveniently and quickly access and receive medicine, cosmetics and medical supplies. At Pharmacy Marts we are working to overcome the challenges that the health-tech sector is facing. 30% of pharmacists’ day is consumed between manual stock tracking and phone calls with suppliers to check product availability and prices. Our service is a one-stop tech-enabled platform that pharmacists can use to instantly check product availability, compare prices and get optimum deals for their daily needs. Cash flow problems due to strict payment plans set by suppliers, restrict pharmacists from buying the products they need. That's why we offer tailored payment plans to empower pharmacists to grow their revenue sustainably. Our service also overcomes inconvenient delivery times and methods, as we offer same day delivery, bundled orders and multi-address delivery. Pharmacy Marts is on a mission to expand into further verticals to enhance business support initiatives and build a highly efficient pharmaceuticals supply chain. Learn more about us here. How Pharmacy Marts achieved product-market fit We created a service that not only ends the long manual ordering process for pharmacists but also helps them save time, effort and money. In the last three years, we have expanded into 4 cities and acquired 15% of Egypt's Pharmaceutical Market. We did that through creating a platform where pharmacists can order their daily needs instantly without the hassle of long phone calls. Our service gives clients the opportunity to order their daily needs from one place, compare prices from different suppliers, enjoy exclusive offers, choose between different payment methods including flexible payment plans with our Buy Now, Pay Later service and receive their consolidated order within 24 hours. The evolution of Pharmacy Marts To build a startup means going through periods of trial and error and we've built blocks along the way to connect the lines to help achieve and see actual success. Our startup was based on years of market research and a deep understanding of a pharmacist's ordering journey. In the past few years, we turned an idea into a fully functioning platform that has received global recognition. Through our platform we have changed customer behavior and introduced a convenient way for pharmacists to order their needs. Any update that we make on our platform is with the consumers and their needs in mind in order to create a unique and hassle-free user experience and increase medicine access. Milestones and achievements The following is a list of local and global awards and recognitions that Pharmacy Marts has been recognized and celebrated for: Northern Africa Startup Awards Health Tech Startup of the Year Regional Winner
Yale Africa Startup Review Selectees
Empower Africa Top AI Pioneers in the Region
Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award
EEA Awards Nomination for Digital Solutions and Customer Experience Award
AfricArena Best Series A Startup ‘23
AfricArena Best Seed StartUp in North Africa ‘22
Viva Technology AfricaTech Awards: 15 Most Promising Healthtech Startups in Africa 2024
Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health 2023 Participant
VC4A Venture Showcase Africa 2023 Program Selectees
Viva Technology AfricaTech Awards: 15 Most Promising Healthtech Startups in Africa 2023
JeuneAfrique: Africa Top 20 Future Tech Champions
Challenge Maroc:  4 African Startups That Will Revolutionize Our Health
101 Top Arab World Pharmaceutical Companies and Startups
FinTech Egypt’s Latest Report by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2022 & 2023
Attended Web Summit as part of the official Egyptian Delegation
Sultan Hussein's Innovation Hub Inaugural Cohort- Plug and Play Egypt
925 Egypt: Small Businesses 2.0: Your One-Stop Shop! Lessons learned Our biggest challenge thus far has been changing consumer behavior. For years pharmacists have been ordering their products in a certain way and we entered the market because we saw a need to improve the supply chain and increase access to essential medicine, medical supplies and cosmetics. Through education, information, research and consistency we have been able to shift behavior that benefits clients and their overall business. Through our platform pharmacists save 30% of the time that it takes to make orders and up to 5% of their monthly ordering budget. What Startups of The Year means to us Over the last few years, our work has received international recognition, and we recognize the value that participating in HackerNoon’s Startups of the Year offers. Moreover, it gives us the chance to raise awareness about the challenges that the pharmaceutical sector faces and how through our technology, service and platform we are working to eradicate these challenges in order to improve the supply chain, benefit pharmacists and serve patients in need. Conclusion We are grateful for the supportive ecosystem that has allowed our platform to flourish, and we look forward to continuous growth in order to impact and revolutionize the HealthTech Sector. Vote for us today! Welcome to HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year 2024 interview series, spotlighting startups from around the world that are changing the way we live, one solution at a time. If you’ve been nominated, create a brand profile and answer these questions here.
Want to nominate a startup? Follow the steps here.Looking for inspiration? Check out how other startups responded to last year’s Startups of The Year interview questions and examples of company responses here, here, and here. Wanna use this template? Click here. Hey Hackers, Pharmacy Marts has been nominated in HackerNoon's annual Startups of The Year awards in Cairo, Egypt. Please vote for us here: Please vote for us here: https://hackernoon.com/startups/africa/africa-cairo-egypt?embedable=true&stup=66f3161b6ea4677e23d78766 https://hackernoon.com/startups/africa/africa-cairo-egypt?embedable=true&stup=66f3161b6ea4677e23d78766 Read more about us below to understand why we deserve your vote. Meet Pharmacy Marts Pharmacy Marts is a digital marketplace that connects pharmacies and medical suppliers to easily, conveniently and quickly access and receive medicine, cosmetics and medical supplies. At Pharmacy Marts we are working to overcome the challenges that the health-tech sector is facing. 30% of pharmacists’ day is consumed between manual stock tracking and phone calls with suppliers to check product availability and prices. Our service is a one-stop tech-enabled platform that pharmacists can use to instantly check product availability, compare prices and get optimum deals for their daily needs. Cash flow problems due to strict payment plans set by suppliers, restrict pharmacists from buying the products they need. That's why we offer tailored payment plans to empower pharmacists to grow their revenue sustainably. Our service also overcomes inconvenient delivery times and methods, as we offer same day delivery, bundled orders and multi-address delivery. Pharmacy Marts is on a mission to expand into further verticals to enhance business support initiatives and build a highly efficient pharmaceuticals supply chain. Learn more about us here . here How Pharmacy Marts achieved product-market fit We created a service that not only ends the long manual ordering process for pharmacists but also helps them save time, effort and money. In the last three years, we have expanded into 4 cities and acquired 15% of Egypt's Pharmaceutical Market. We did that through creating a platform where pharmacists can order their daily needs instantly without the hassle of long phone calls. Our service gives clients the opportunity to order their daily needs from one place, compare prices from different suppliers, enjoy exclusive offers, choose between different payment methods including flexible payment plans with our Buy Now, Pay Later service and receive their consolidated order within 24 hours. The evolution of Pharmacy Marts To build a startup means going through periods of trial and error and we've built blocks along the way to connect the lines to help achieve and see actual success. Our startup was based on years of market research and a deep understanding of a pharmacist's ordering journey. In the past few years, we turned an idea into a fully functioning platform that has received global recognition. Through our platform we have changed customer behavior and introduced a convenient way for pharmacists to order their needs. Any update that we make on our platform is with the consumers and their needs in mind in order to create a unique and hassle-free user experience and increase medicine access. Milestones and achievements The following is a list of local and global awards and recognitions that Pharmacy Marts has been recognized and celebrated for: Northern Africa Startup Awards Health Tech Startup of the Year Regional Winner Yale Africa Startup Review Selectees Empower Africa Top AI Pioneers in the Region Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award EEA Awards Nomination for Digital Solutions and Customer Experience Award AfricArena Best Series A Startup ‘23 AfricArena Best Seed StartUp in North Africa ‘22 Viva Technology AfricaTech Awards: 15 Most Promising Healthtech Startups in Africa 2024 Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health 2023 Participant VC4A Venture Showcase Africa 2023 Program Selectees Viva Technology AfricaTech Awards: 15 Most Promising Healthtech Startups in Africa 2023 JeuneAfrique: Africa Top 20 Future Tech Champions Challenge Maroc:  4 African Startups That Will Revolutionize Our Health 101 Top Arab World Pharmaceutical Companies and Startups FinTech Egypt’s Latest Report by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2022 & 2023 Attended Web Summit as part of the official Egyptian Delegation Sultan Hussein's Innovation Hub Inaugural Cohort- Plug and Play Egypt 925 Egypt: Small Businesses 2.0: Your One-Stop Shop! Northern Africa Startup Awards Health Tech Startup of the Year Regional Winner Yale Africa Startup Review Selectees Empower Africa Top AI Pioneers in the Region Health 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award EEA Awards Nomination for Digital Solutions and Customer Experience Award AfricArena Best Series A Startup ‘23 AfricArena Best Seed StartUp in North Africa ‘22 Viva Technology AfricaTech Awards: 15 Most Promising Healthtech Startups in Africa 2024 Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health 2023 Participant VC4A Venture Showcase Africa 2023 Program Selectees Viva Technology AfricaTech Awards: 15 Most Promising Healthtech Startups in Africa 2023 JeuneAfrique: Africa Top 20 Future Tech Champions Challenge Maroc:  4 African Startups That Will Revolutionize Our Health 101 Top Arab World Pharmaceutical Companies and Startups FinTech Egypt’s Latest Report by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2022 & 2023 Attended Web Summit as part of the official Egyptian Delegation Sultan Hussein's Innovation Hub Inaugural Cohort- Plug and Play Egypt 925 Egypt: Small Businesses 2.0: Your One-Stop Shop! Lessons learned Our biggest challenge thus far has been changing consumer behavior. For years pharmacists have been ordering their products in a certain way and we entered the market because we saw a need to improve the supply chain and increase access to essential medicine, medical supplies and cosmetics. Through education, information, research and consistency we have been able to shift behavior that benefits clients and their overall business. Through our platform pharmacists save 30% of the time that it takes to make orders and up to 5% of their monthly ordering budget. What Startups of The Year means to us Over the last few years, our work has received international recognition, and we recognize the value that participating in HackerNoon’s Startups of the Year offers. Moreover, it gives us the chance to raise awareness about the challenges that the pharmaceutical sector faces and how through our technology, service and platform we are working to eradicate these challenges in order to improve the supply chain, benefit pharmacists and serve patients in need. Conclusion We are grateful for the supportive ecosystem that has allowed our platform to flourish, and we look forward to continuous growth in order to impact and revolutionize the HealthTech Sector. Vote for us today! Vote for us today ! Vote for us today Welcome to HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year 2024 interview series, spotlighting startups from around the world that are changing the way we live, one solution at a time. If you’ve been nominated, create a brand profile and answer these questions here. Want to nominate a startup? Follow the steps here. Looking for inspiration? 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This story was originally published on by Jennifer Gollan. ProPublica Online pharmacies that sell abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google and other third parties, which may allow law enforcement to prosecute those who use the medications to , a ProPublica analysis has found. end their pregnancies Using , a nonprofit tech-journalism newsroom, ProPublica ran checks on 11 online pharmacies that sell abortion medication to reveal the web tracking technology they use. a tool created by the Markup Late last year and in early January, ProPublica found web trackers on the sites of at least nine online pharmacies that provide pills by mail: , , , , , , , and . Abortion Ease BestAbortionPill.com PrivacyPillRX PillsOnlineRX Secure Abortion Pills AbortionRx Generic Abortion Pills Abortion Privacy Online Abortion Pill Rx These third-party trackers, including a Google Analytics tool and advertising technologies, collect a host of details about users and feed them to tech behemoth Google, its parent company, Alphabet, and other third parties, such as the online chat provider LiveChat. Those details include the web addresses the users visited, what they clicked on, the search terms they used to find a website, the previous site they visited, their general location and information about the devices they used, such as whether they were on a computer or phone. This information helps websites function and helps tech companies personalize ads. But the nine sites are also sending data to Google that can potentially identify users, ProPublica’s analysis found, including a random number that is unique to a user’s browser, which can then be linked to other collected data. “Why in the world would you do that as a pharmacy website?” said Serge Egelman, research director of the Usable Security and Privacy Group at the International Computer Science Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. “Ultimately, it’s a pretty dumb thing to do.” Representatives for the nine sites did not respond to requests for comment. All were recommended on the popular website , which provides information about how to get abortion pills by mail, including in states where abortion is illegal. Plan C Plan C acknowledged that it does not have control over these sites or their privacy practices. While many people may assume their health information is legally protected, U.S. privacy law does little to constrain the kind or amount of data that companies such as Google and Facebook can collect from individuals. Tech companies are generally not bound by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA, which limits when certain health care providers and health plans can share a patient’s medical information. Nor does federal law set many limits on how companies can use this data. Law enforcement can obtain people’s data from tech companies such as Google, whose privacy policies say the companies reserve the right to share users’ data with law enforcement. Google , which law enforcement can obtain with probable cause to believe a search is justified. requires a court order or search warrant The company received in the U.S. in 2021, the most recent year available; it does not provide a breakdown of these requests by type, such as how many involved abortion medication. more than 87,000 subpoenas and search warrants In a statement, Steve Ganem, product director of Google Analytics, said: “Any data in Google Analytics is obfuscated and aggregated in a way that prevents it from being used to identify an individual and our policies prohibit customers from sending us data that could be used to identify a user. Google has strict policies against advertising to people based on sensitive information.” Google pledged last year that it would related to people’s visits to abortion and fertility clinics, but the company has not announced any changes since then related to data involving abortion pill providers or how it handles government requests for data. delete location history data A Google spokesperson did not respond when asked whether the company has turned over any data to law enforcement about users of online pharmacies that provide abortion medication or whether it has been asked to do so. “This is problematic and dangerous — both the potential access that law enforcement has to figure out who is violating our new state bans and that we’ve let tech companies know so much about our private lives,” said Anya Prince, a law professor at the University of Iowa who focuses on health privacy. “It shows us how powerful this data is in scary ways.” Medication Abortion Using medications to induce an abortion involves taking two drugs. Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone, effectively stopping the growth of the pregnancy. Misoprostol, taken a day or two later, helps the uterus contract, emptying it of pregnancy tissue. This drug combination is the most commonly used method of abortion, accounting for in the U.S. more than half of abortions Demand for the drugs is expected to grow amid reproductive health clinic closures and the enactment of a cascade of state laws banning abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. At least 13 states now ban all methods of abortion, including medication abortion, though some allow exceptions for medical emergencies, rape or incest. People who are unable to shoulder the cost of traveling to states where abortion is legal are increasingly turning to online pharmacies to buy abortion pills without prescriptions. The mail-order pills can be taken at home, and they’re generally cheaper than abortion services provided in clinics — about $200 to $470 from online pharmacies, compared to about $500 for a first-trimester abortion conducted in a clinic. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2000, mifepristone — the first tablet in the two-step regimen — can be used to help end pregnancies in their first 11 weeks. The agency initially restricted the drug, requiring patients to get it from clinicians in person. Mifepristone became more accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the FDA temporarily relaxed the requirement that people visit providers in person to get the drug. The agency in December 2021, allowing people to obtain abortion medication through the mail after a telemedicine appointment. scrapped the requirement altogether Then, on Jan. 3, the FDA allowing retail pharmacies to dispense mifepristone to people who have prescriptions, potentially expanding access to medication abortion. published new rules But those rules do not help pregnant people in more than a dozen states where abortion bans prevent pharmacies from offering the drug. A week later, Alabama's attorney general said that anyone using abortion pills could be prosecuted under a state law that penalizes people for taking drugs while pregnant — despite the state’s abortion ban, which excludes abortion seekers and penalizes providers instead. He then appeared to back off his statement, saying the law would be used only to target providers. Nineteen states already , meaning people in those states must see a clinician in person or find abortion medication online on their own. Many appear ready to do the latter. ban the prescription of abortion drugs through telehealth After a draft of the Supreme Court’s abortion decision leaked last May, internet . Dozens of people have posted descriptions online of their experiences getting abortion pills, some in restrictive states. search traffic for medication abortion surged One Reddit user on an abortion subgroup in October: “I’m in TX so i ordered through abortion RX. It said it’ll be here soon like 5-6 days. I’m extremely nervous I’m doing this by myself, but I’ve looked and don’t have a lot of time to make a decision. This is the fastest way.” recounted their ordeal A New Legal Era Just two states — Nevada and South Carolina — explicitly outlaw self-managed abortion. But that hasn’t stopped prosecutors in other states from charging people for taking abortion drugs. Prosecutors have as evidence in cases charging people with illegal abortions in several states, including Georgia, Idaho and Indiana. cited online orders of abortion pills And in at least 61 cases from 2000 through 2020 spread across more than half the states in the country, prosecutors for allegedly self-managing abortions or helping someone else to do so, according to a report by If/When/How, a reproductive justice advocacy organization. investigated people or ordered their arrest In most of these cases, people had used medication for their abortions. Those prosecutors interested in criminalizing abortion are aided by state and private surveillance. “This is an entirely new era,” said Ari Waldman, a professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University. “We’re moving to a modern surveillance state where every website we visit is tracked. We have yet to conceptualize the entire body of laws that could be used to criminalize people getting abortions.” Law enforcement can use people’s behavior when visiting websites that sell abortion pills as evidence to build cases against those suspected of having abortions. Investigations and charges in these cases overwhelmingly stem from reports to law enforcement by health care providers, trusted contacts or the discovery of fetal remains, legal experts say. Once authorities launch an investigation, they can use online searches for abortion pills as part of the evidence. “This information can tell a district attorney that you went to an abortion website and you bought something,” Waldman said. “That might be enough to get a judge to get a warrant to take someone’s computer to search for any evidence related to whatever abortion-related crime they’re being charged with.” This was true even under the more limited abortion restrictions under Roe. For example, in 2017, prosecutors in Mississippi charged Latice Fisher with second-degree murder after she lost her pregnancy at 36 weeks. Prosecutors used her online search history — including a search for how to buy abortion pills online — as evidence. Fisher’s murder charge was eventually dismissed. “We have a private surveillance apparatus that is wide and is largely unregulated,” said Corynne McSherry, legal director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes digital rights. “Now Google knows what you’re searching. This is a real threat. If any third party has your information, it means your data is no longer in your control and it could be sought by law enforcement. This is 100% a worry.” Opting Out Many people aren’t aware of how to opt out of sharing their data. Part of the problem is that when users visit online pharmacies that share users’ information with third parties such as Google, their information can then be shared with law enforcement if allowed by the privacy policies of those third parties. “The mere fact that you’ve used the online pharmacy to buy abortion medication, that info is now collected by Google and it is now subject to the privacy policy of Google such that you have no way of opting out of that, because it’s entirely separate from the website you went to,” Waldman said. Users can install a web browser, such as Brave or Firefox, that offers privacy protections. They can also install browser extensions to block third-party trackers and adjust the privacy settings on their browsers. But these steps . aren’t always foolproof Tech companies can still subvert them using hidden tools that users cannot see, and they likely retain vast troves of data that are beyond users’ control. “Individuals are not going to solve this problem; technical solutions aren’t going to solve this problem,” said Chris Kanich, associate professor of computer science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “These trillion-dollar companies of the economy aren’t going anywhere. So we need policy solutions.” Congressional lawmakers have spent years discussing a national data privacy standard. The bill that has made the most progress is the . American Data Privacy and Protection Act Introduced last June by a bipartisan group of lawmakers who intended to strengthen consumer data protections, the bill limited companies from using any sensitive data, including precise geolocation information or browsing histories, for targeted advertising or other purposes. Companies would have been required to get consumers’ express consent before sharing sensitive data with third parties. The legislation passed out of its assigned House committee in July. Another bill, the , also introduced last summer, would limit the reproductive health data that companies are allowed to collect, keep and disclose. My Body, My Data Act But neither bill has passed. The My Body, My Data Act had few, if any, Republican supporters. Plus, legislators couldn’t reach an agreement over whether the American Data Privacy and Protection Act should supersede state privacy laws such as the , which provides data privacy protections for consumers in the state. California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Privacy experts say the most effective way to protect users’ data is for online pharmacies that sell abortion medication to stop collecting and sharing health-related data. Companies selling abortion pills should immediately stop sharing data with Google, said Cooper Quintin, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “Web developers may not have thought they were putting their users at risk by using Google Analytics and other third-party trackers,” Quintin said. “But with the current political climate, all websites, but especially websites with at-risk users, need to consider that helping Google, Facebook and others build up records of user behavior could have a potentially horrific outcome. You can't keep acting like Roe is still the law of the land.” Are You in a State That Banned Abortion? Tell Us How Changes in Medical Care Impact You. Serious medical issues can arise during pregnancies. Our reporters want to understand how policy changes affect intimate medical decisions. Your examples can help. This story has been updated with additional comment from Google provided after publication. Update, Jan. 20, 2023: Photo by on Volodymyr Hryshchenko Unsplash

Online Pharmacies Are Sharing Your Sensitive Data 

The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred significant changes in the way businesses to operate. Particularly, it the growth of e-commerce, including in the pharmaceutical space. As consumer needs and preferences have evolved, e-commerce has become crucial to healthcare delivery. In this post, I will discuss some of the key tech trends in pharmaceutical e-commerce and the development of online pharmacies. has accelerated Online Pharmacy Market Pharmaceutical e-commerce offers a simple, effective, and transparent way to purchase prescription drugs in both B2B and B2C settings, which makes it an especially attractive, fast-growing market. No wonder the world’s largest e-commerce corporations have doubled down on their online pharmacy investments, followed closely by big pharmaceutical companies that are going digital. Here’s a closer look at this global trend. the global e-pharmacy market size is expected to reach US$ 351.9 billion by the end of 2033. It is anticipated to create lucrative growth opportunities over the forecast period by registering a CAGR of 14.3% from 2023 to 2033. According to Future Market Insights Take , an online pharmacy service offered by the e-commerce giant Amazon. It a relatively recent addition to the company’s core platform and aims to make filling prescriptions as easy and convenient as other transactions performed on Amazon. Prime members have access to free two-day delivery of orders and to savings of up to 80% off generic and 40% off branded medications when not paying using insurance. Amazon Pharmacy has become Another major US-based player, , has been in its digital offerings, including its CVS app that allows customers to refill prescriptions, set medication reminders, and access health resources. CVS Health investing heavily Meanwhile in China, , also known as AliHealth, has an online pharmacy platform that offers prescription medications and over-the-counter products. The company also provides telemedicine services and a health management app. Alibaba Health Information Technology launched is a similar project in India. PharmEasy's mobile customers to order medications and other healthcare products, as well as book lab tests and consult with a physician. PharmEasy app allows Harnessing the Cutting-Edge Tech As the above examples suggest, the growth of pharmaceutical e-commerce falls within a wider trend toward the digitization of the healthcare industry. Both pharmacies and healthcare providers technological innovations in areas including telemedicine, AI, blockchain, and the IoT to develop and deliver novel treatments and services. effectively harness Integration of technologies gives rise to a new type of service, an e-pharmacy, which potentially can transform beyond its initial scope of selling medications online. By collaborating with other healthcare providers, such as hospitals and clinics, e-pharmacies can offer patients seamless access to a wide range of healthcare services and serve as a central hub for a comprehensive healthcare platform. This emerging trend has the potential to transform the way we think about healthcare, by providing patients with a convenient and holistic approach to managing their health. Artificial Intelligence The biggest advantage of AI-driven healthcare is personalisation. E-commerce companies are to develop personalised treatment plans, product recommendations, email marketing, and promotions. AI is also being used to with chatbots and virtual assistants that can answer customer queries and provide customer support. using AI improve the customer experience When it comes to treatment plans, AI-assisted pharmacists can use data from a patient's medical history, genetics, and lifestyle to manage both acute and chronic conditions. This can help optimise medication therapy and reduce the risk of adverse events. The patient experience can be further enhanced with AI-enabled chatbots and virtual assistants that can respond to customer queries and provide support. Furthermore, AI can be used to help patients manage their prescribed treatment by sending out alerts that remind them to take medications or refill prescriptions, as well as warnings about potential drug interactions or side effects. Telemedicine Many online pharmacies—including Amazon, , , and CVS, among others—already provide telemedicine consultations. Telemedicine is the practice of using telecommunication and information technologies to provide remote clinical services. This technology can help online pharmacies offer virtual consultations and remote monitoring to patients, increasing access to medical care. Hims Sesame The Internet of Things IoT devices can monitor patient health and transmit data to healthcare providers, allowing for more personalised treatment plans. With regard to pharmacies, IoT devices can be used to monitor the temperature and humidity levels of pharmaceutical products during shipping and storage. Blockchain In the pharmaceutical industry, Blockchain technology can be utilised to improve supply chain transparency and prevent counterfeiting. With blockchain, e-commerce companies can track the movement of pharmaceutical products from the manufacturer to the end consumer, ensuring that the products are authentic and have not been tampered with. Each transaction or movement of the product is recorded on the blockchain, creating an immutable trail of the product's journey. If a pharmaceutical product has been compromised during transportation, the blockchain will show an irregularity in its movement, allowing the e-commerce company to investigate and take appropriate action. One example of a company using blockchain in the pharmaceutical industry is Blockpharma, a French startup that is using blockchain and ML to combat medicine counterfeiting. Alibaba Case A more prominent example is the case of Alibaba Health Information Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese online retail giant Alibaba. The company has created a one-stop healthcare platform and provides a comprehensive range of clinical services, including online consultation, medicine delivery, and appointment booking. Aside from conventional medical care, Alibaba Health has also partnered with Traditional Chinese Medicine hospitals so that patients can consult with traditional healthcare practitioners remotely and receive prescribed herbal medicine through Alibaba Health's logistics network. Additionally, Alibaba Health has developed a medication traceability system to ensure the authenticity and safety of the drugs sold on their platform. This system uses blockchain technology to track the entire supply chain of a drug, from production to distribution. Alibaba Health's online pharmacy business has been particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, when online consultations and medicine delivery have made it easier for patients to access the healthcare they need while minimising their exposure to the virus. This makes Alibaba Health's e-commerce pharmaceutical business a prime example of the potential for technology to revolutionise healthcare. By investing in advanced tech, Alibaba Health is transforming the way medical care is delivered in China and setting a precedent for the rest of the world. To conclude The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-commerce, particularly in the pharmaceutical space, as consumer needs and preferences have evolved.  The growth of pharmaceutical e-commerce falls within a wider trend toward the digitization of the healthcare industry, which integrates technologies such as telemedicine, AI, blockchain, and the IoT to develop and deliver novel treatments and services. These technologies can help personalise treatment plans, improve the customer experience, increase access to medical care, monitor patient health and transmit data, improve supply chain transparency, and prevent counterfeiting. The case of Alibaba Health Information Technology demonstrates how a one-stop healthcare platform can provide a comprehensive range of clinical services, including online consultation, medicine delivery, and appointment booking.

Tech Trends Driving E-Pharmacy

“It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.” — Anna Wintour Trends is an analysis of collecting information and attempting to spot a pattern. In an e-commerce setup like 1mg, an item or product is trending when it is interacted with(purchased, clicked, add to cart, viewed, searched, etc.) more often than usual. What is Trends? How can one capture trends- For your easy read, we are going to structure this blog in the following parts: Part 1: In this part, we will discuss the objective of showing trending items and products to the users by answering the following questions: Who is the target audience? What is the difference between trending products and top-selling products? This will help us understand what ‘Trends’ really are. Part 2: In this part, we will discuss the strategy/algorithms involved. Part 3: In this part, we will discuss the drawbacks of our strategy. Part 4: In this part, we will discuss the challenges we faced while working on ‘Trends’. Part 5: In this part, we will share concluding remarks. I. Understanding Trends Ideology If we ruminate, here are the people we are trying to show the trends to:• : Users can utilize Trends in multiple ways-One is staying of growing occurrences of conditions or diseases so that they can take preventive measures. Another could be that these trends could help them gain knowledge about the conditions or diseases.• Trends could be sudden spikes that are difficult to assess based on past demand. Therefore, If demand for a particular item is growing it will help concerned sellers/vendors can be . Customers aware Sellers: prepared with adequate stock There are some additional benefits of showing trending products: It is difficult for brands that are introducing new products to enhance visibility for their catalog against the market that is swarmed with popularly purchased and highly viewed goods. A trending list will also bring . Brands could improve product visibility by coming up with different attractive offers to increase demand. competition to the market Diversity is one of the objectives of any E-Commerce Recommendation Engine. Changing seasons makes different products relevant and instead of developing rules to identify relevant products for various seasons, trends could be used to come up with interesting recommendations and thereby For example Masks, Giloy, Sanitizer, Tulsi Drop, etc. are currently trending among people to fight Coronavirus. bring diversity through seasonality. In order to have a clear understanding of trends, it is important to note the difference between trending products and top-selling products. To get a better understanding of trends, it is important to get the difference between trending products and top-selling products. The table below lists some common differences which make these two ideologies come up with different products altogether. II. Strategy/ Algorithm: Rolling-Zscore To find the trendiness of a product one can take such as Add To Cart, Product Page Views, Product Sales, etc., or can develop a weighted function of these indicators. To keep things , we take as an indicator to define the trendiness of a product. Strategy to find Trending Products? indicators simple and highly accurate product sales Trending is equivalent to an anomaly detection where there is a sudden change from the usual pattern. Indicates the change in the current week’s sales from past weeks’ mean sales by a number of standard deviations in the window of size . Methodology: Rolling-Zscore/ Moving-Zscore: w w Rolling Z-Score where the (Xi) moving means and moving standard deviation (Si) is Formula: Moving Means and Std. After calculation of Rolling-Zscore, we sort items on basis of rolling-zscore and pickup (for us we have kept k=30) items from the list. top-k Rolling-Zscore is simple to implement and works in real time with low computation costs. It is a good indicator to find which product is oversold or overbought. This strategy also gives good exposure to products that had low sales in the past, resulting in improvement in the diversification of products on our platform. Top All India Trending Products for the 3rd week of March 2020. Dummy ZScore Data for the 3rd week of March This strategy of Rolling-ZScore gives us trending products that are relevant and explainable to the scenario. COVID-19 Trending List of 3rd week of March 2020 Trending List 3rd week March | During COVID-19 Trending List of 4th week of March 2020 Trending List of 4th week of March 2020 | During COVID-19 Let us try to unwrap the reasons why these products are showing up in the trending category: , help people to . Tinospora Cordifolia Mother Tincture Q Giloy Tablets, Amruth, and Tulasi drop boost their immunity sales rise because it enables people to check their . Thermometer body temperature sales rise up because of (weather change). Crocin and Paracetamol Tablets cold-flu help people to . Hand Wash and Alcohol Swab protect themselves from bacteria and viruses III. Drawbacks of using Rolling-Zscore Rolling-Zscore helps us easily identify products for which sales were previously low but there is a significant jump in the current time. Rolling-Zscore fails to give exposure to our top-selling products such as Shelcal (Vitamin D Tablet) or Neurobion Forte ( MutliVitmamin Tablet). These products would never be able to come in the trending products category even if their current sales are higher than past sales because their relative ranking as per their Z Score would be lesser than other products due to a much higher denominator. IV. Challenges faced The basic idea behind trendiness is the rate of change in sales of a product in a given time frame. It may often happen that due to stock unavailability of product it past week's mean sales are very low and when the product becomes available a sudden sales jump is observed and the z-score catches it as trending. To tackle such scenarios a proper statistical justified threshold has to be set on rolling-mean sales. The setting of a correct window size is very important. It also depends on the product call, regarding how long you would like to show a product as a trending one. Example: During the starting weeks of May, we captured prickly heat powder as trending but by the end of May the product no longer remains trending as it transits to the category of top-seller product. To capture plateau one has to tinker with the window size. w : compare 3 days to 5 days of sales with the past 10 days means sales. To capture the short-term trend : compare 1 week’s sales with the past 3 to 4 weeks’ mean sales. To capture the mid-size term trend : compare 1 month’s sales with the past 3 to 4 months’ mean sales. To capture a long-term trend V. Conclusion Today, we show this trending list in two spaces: on the homepage and on the search bar (app only). With this strategy of , we are able to find top-50 most trending products from more than 2 lakh products in just 3 minutes, allowing us with real-time trend analysis at a low computation cost. Rolling-Zscore I hope you enjoyed my blog and learned something new. Want to discuss it further? Connect with me . here My is now read by more than 4500+ subscribers. If you are building an AI or a data product or service, you are invited to become a sponsor of one of the future newsletter issues. Feel free to reach out to shauryauppal97@gmail.com for more details on sponsorships. 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By 2024, the global market for pharmacy automation .  The highest technology priority is improving operations with machines such as automated dispensing cabinets and controlled substance tracking.  Thanks to the problems created by COVID-19, hospital pharmacists have seen their technology initiatives change dramatically. will reach nearly $8 billion Thanks to the pandemic, pharmacies are facing rising costs, decreased revenue, and staff burnout.  The necessary infrastructure for PPE and physical distancing added costs to the balance sheet.  The drop in elective procedures and new prescriptions reduced the revenue coming in.  Even before the pandemic, .  As of May 2021, 4 in 5 pharmacies struggle to fill open positions, the most common of which being pharmacy techs.  Raising wages and benefits can alleviate labor burdens, but it also makes the rising cost problem worse. 75% of pharmacists reported symptoms of burnout Outside the pharmacy’s walls, drug issues have been a consistent problem.  When the pandemic came, the issue became even more critical.  In 2020, 85% of hospital pharmacists reported increased drug shortages due to the pandemic.  The most common drugs to be short of are albuterol inhalers, sedatives/anesthetics, and neuromuscular blockers.  Almost all pharmacies had to make changes to their supply chain, including acquisition, products, and increased levels of inventory.  Increased inventory runs into the problem of waste; 1 in 6 of hospital pharmaceutical inventory is wasted, most often due to expiration.  Drug recalls also require the disposal of potentially large quantities of inventory. can fill the gap.  Automation opportunities currently under consideration include inventory management, pill sorting/counting/packaging, and automated dispensing cabinets.  Technology reduces the number of human touchpoints that exist between a patient and the medication they need, leaving fewer opportunities for error.  Automated dispensing machines can dole out nearly 6 times the number of medications a pharmacy tech can while costing ⅔ as much as a human on average. Inventory tracking can help hospitals avoid the spoilage of laying their equipment to waste today.  Tracking can also help pharmacists locate recalled lots quickly to ensure they never go out to patients.  Automation technologies are coming to pharmacies. Pharmacy automation technologies

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Types of Software You need for Pharmacy Management System Pharmacy software is utilized by pharmacist’s specialists to give the solution to customers while ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical medications. This kind of pharmacy management software helps pharmacists manage a large variety of medication and their many characteristics such as potency, side effects, or toxicity. Furthermore, drug store software helps with managing drug stock and availability, alongside the principles and best practices that must be followed when administering certain drugs. These applications ordinarily incorporate out-of-the-box integration with benefits carriers. The product incorporates medicine preparing work processes, which enable clients to keep up all essential remedy data, for example, the separate specialist, medications and amounts prescription. Presently if there should arise an occurrence of Pharmacy Management Software, well, it has its composes. Indeed, there is this entire rundown of programming and it is essential to have information and see every one of them, so to choose what you require for your Pharmacy organization. Pharmacy Software System It is a customized pharmacy administration software arrangement that turns to be critical in the administration of the dispensing work process, approved medication list, master patient index, inventory (and distributor relationship), choice help administration, consistency administration, pharmacy analytics (including itemized announcing capacities) and model database (RxNorm, Medi-Span, Lexicomp, First DataBanl and National Drug Code). Pharmacy Data Management Solutions It comprises of information administration dashboards with strong Business Intelligence (BI) engines to analyze revenue drivers and qualitative measurements, involving treatment results, persistent perseverance rates, spending trends, insurer response time and drug waste rates. The modified software create normal and on-request reports, which represent drug pharmacy with connecting graphics and enable comprehensive business analysis with ‘what-if’ measurement tools. Pharmacy Compounding Software This compounding administration platform with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) modules is to ideally deliver the solution for strength for speciality pharmacy stores. It is worked with features to manage chemical inventory database (containing compound segments, discount costs, and log numbers), calculate formula costing, compare generic & brand-name drugs, and also to create consistent labels with unique barcodes. Pharmacy POS Software Integration This customized Point of Sale stage is powered with electronic signature capture capacity, inventory management APIs, and access to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Health Savings/Reimbursement Account (HAS/HRA) system. This framework is integrated with Customer Relationship Management (CRM), EMR/EHR, and additionally outside Practice Management System (PMS) modules to arrange prescription histories. Pharmaceutical inventory management software This framework is crucial for the usage of administrative arrangements, barcode scanner integration, and National Drug Code (NDC) shows in this way robotizing stock procedures, comprising of restocking, counting, following, warehousing and administering of prescription. It is integrated with accounting & RCM modules to help in managing with wholesalers, with highlights to oversee instalments, automate orders, handle missing/understocked deliveries, and to manage relationships. Pharmacy Benefits Management Services Custom Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) platform is incorporated with third-party administrator PBM execution and e-Prescribing framework for preferred pharmacy networks and mail benefit pharmacies. Pharmacy Software Development Companies program rules engines to fabricate financially models, design drug advantages plan and track network-wide clinical results. Pharmacy Document Management Solutions The Pharmacy Document Management modules are built to get to patients’ Electronic Health & Medical Records (EHR/EMR) keep up notes from drug specialists and doctors, acknowledge faxes electronically, to keep up review trails & Electronic Batch Record (EBR), and to coordinate with scanning technology for capturing and automatically organizing information from physical forms. e-Prescribing Software Integration In this solution, Pharmacy Software Developers design e-RX organize structures for secure transmission of Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) between a point of consideration, pharmacy stores and third-party protection verifiers (All scripts, NueMD, Surescripts). E-Prescribing framework is created that quicken the filling, change, recharging and cancellation of medical scripts, and furthermore procurement of earlier approval. Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Management Custom Revenue Cycle Management Software streamlines earlier approval, settlement exhortation, request administration, claims preparing, protection qualification check, benefits coordination, and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS). Record Receivable stages are likewise created to oversee safety net provider repayments, computerize solicitations, and process instalments. Pharmacy Automation System In this arrangement of Pharmacy Management Software, drug store work processes are accelerated and it improves accuracy by programming robotic dispensing system for automation of prescription fills recipe compounding and other drugstore activities. The product is integrated with web-based & Interactive Voice Response (IVR) autofill framework, stock administration, and printer/ labeller install programming. With encryption and access control best practices, remedy gadgets and capacity cupboards are anchored.

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