home delivery
Global shortage behind distribution shift
Pharmaceutical company defends switch to home delivery service to manage supply shortages of one of its products Constrained supply of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) due to “unusual large orders, suspected to …
Delivery app joins pharmacy home delivery fray
DoorDash partners with Chemist2U, Packapill and Medmate DoorDash, one of the big four of home delivery services, has announced it will deliver “certain” prescription and OTC medicines via deals with …
‘A new level of retail convenience.’
Chemist Warehouse launches fast delivery service with Sherpa, promising delivery to Australian customers in less than two hours by leveraging its network of retail outlets Technology company Sherpa has announced …
Is drive thru and delivery the future for pharmacy?
Demand for alternative ways of receiving medication such as drive through, home delivery and car park collection is sparking massive changes across the industry Since the COVID-19 storm hit Australian …
‘Once again, the pharmacy sector is picking up the slack.’
Temporary arrangements now allow GPs to send digital copies of scripts directly to a patient’s pharmacy of choice, but does this impose an onerous workload and financial burden on community …
‘We need to change the way we run our pharmacies.’
The Pharmacy Guild has offered advice regarding Australia Post’s new pharmacy home delivery option Over the weekend the Federal Government announced that it would allocate $25 million to fund home …
‘Uber’ for pharmacy delivery services expedited
MedAdvisor has fast-tracked support for pharmacies to offer home delivery, allowing patients to order, pay and request transport of medicines, with a metro partner in the works Australian digital medication …
‘Uber Eats charges more to deliver a pizza.’
Pharmacists express disappointment and frustration at the allocated fees and program restrictions for the new Home Medicines Service The Home Medicines Service, a recently announced temporary program to fund pharmacist …
Minimising social interaction with vulnerable patients
MedAdvisor announces facilitation of home delivery, remote script ordering from GPs, two-way messaging with patients, and pre-ordering and online payment of medications MedAdvisor has announced a range of measures that …