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    With the rapid development of the Internet, many pharmacies are launching online drug sales business

    • Last Update: 2021-10-09
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    In recent years, with the continuous development of the Internet, more and more people have begun to like to buy medicines online
    .
    In this context, many pharmacies have seen this business opportunity and have also started plans to launch online drug sales
    .
    However, online drug sales must have an Internet drug transaction service qualification certificate issued by the drug regulatory authority
    .
    Therefore, it can be clearly seen in the near future that pharmaceutical companies in many places are applying for qualification certificates
    .
    Recently, the Hebei Provincial Food and Drug Administration issued an announcement that according to the relevant provisions of the "Internet Drug Information Service Management Measures", after review, Hebei Haishengtang Pharmacy Chain Co.
    , Ltd.
    and other five companies have met the requirements for the issuance of the "Internet Drug Information Service Qualification Certificate".
    Approval of the "Internet Drug Information Service Qualification Certificate"
    .
    It is reported that this is the 13th batch of "Internet Drug Information Service Qualification Certificate" issued by the Hebei Provincial Drug Administration since June this year.
    In the second half of this year, 58 enterprises in Hebei Province have obtained the qualification certificate, including Sinopharm Leren Tang, Sanjiu Huimin Pharmacy and other chain brands
    .
    The industry believes that with the development of national online shopping habits and the improvement of the convenience of logistics and distribution, coupled with the increase in the supply of medicines on the pharmaceutical e-commerce platform, some of the non-urgently needed medical supplies demand of netizens has shifted to the online
    .
    In this context, companies that can carry out online drug sales will also usher in more opportunities
    .
    It is worth mentioning that, in addition to retail pharmacies, many traditional pharmaceutical companies have also made a strong effort in e-commerce business
    .
    For example, Huadong Medicine has embraced "Internet+" in many aspects in recent years, and currently it mainly involves four major models: B2B, B2C, O2O, and H2C
    .
    Among them, in terms of B2B, the company's self-operated B2B e-commerce network will have a business revenue of 4.
    6 billion yuan in 2020
    .
    In addition, on July 17, 2020, Gushengtang TCM also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tencent Smart Retail, which covers various digital application scenarios in the TCM industry, as well as underlying technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence
    .
    Of course, in addition to pharmaceutical companies, technology companies such as Tencent, Baidu, Meituan, and JD.
    com have also set foot in the medical and health field and have achieved outstanding results.

    .
    For example, Dingdang Kuaiyao, which entered the pharmaceutical e-commerce company earlier, has launched the "Pharmaceutical Enterprise Alliance", which has strong drug bargaining power
    .
    Internet platforms such as Suning.
    com are also targeting the pharmaceutical market across the borders, proposing strategies such as "early adopting online medical services and preparing for the establishment of offline chain pharmacies"
    .
    In general, judging from the fact that many companies are entering the online pharmacy business, the dilemma that Internet medical and pharmaceuticals has been facing in the past has been "not popular".
    With the continuous release of policy documents to promote the development of Internet medicine in recent years, the country has been further improved.
    Improve
    .
    In the future, under the influence of factors such as strong policy support and the shift of consumption habits to online, online pharmacies and medical platforms are expected to become more and more residents’ drug purchase channels; and with the sinking of the city, the social value of medical e-commerce platforms It will also become more prominent, and more companies will also join the competition on this track
    .
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