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Some of the best Online Pharmacies and their out-of-the-box Features

While medical stores were categorised as essential services, online pharmacies still emerged as the one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic-persuaded lockdown as people opted to buy medicines online to reduce risk of contagion.
Raja moorthy
June 23, 2021 2032 Views 7 Min Read
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While medical stores were categorised as essential services, online pharmacies still emerged as the one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic-persuaded lockdown as people opted to buy medicines online to reduce risk of contagion.

 

In this article, we have listed some of the top Online Pharmacies / Pharma eCommerce Portals in the World as well as India. We will study about the out-of-the-box features that these online pharmacies have; that makes the lives of Consumers much easier, especially during this crisis period.

 

Like any other eCommerce business,online pharmacy is also can be multi-layered and complex. Here are the three business models that you may come across in Online Pharma.

 

 

 

The key features of online pharma eCommerce Portals

I.    Build Trust – By listing out the composition/ingredients of medicines in the product detail page. II.   Safety Instructions – For example - Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers should consult the Doctor before consuming this medicine.

 

Online pharma companies are expected to attain a combined market size of $2.7 billion by 2023 from about $360 million currently in the next four years, according to a new EY Report on E-Pharma.

 

1mg.com

One of India’s top Online pharmacy platform with a wide range of Prescription and OTC medicines. Some of the best features that distinguishes 1 mg from other similar eCommerce portals are listed here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As per our report, the pharmacy Market (Online Pharmacy Market) size at a worldwide level was worth USD 42.32 billion in 2019 and forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 16.81% during the forecast period. ... ePharmacy is also known as an online pharmacy, internet pharmacy, and mail-order pharmacy. – Marketdataforecast

 

Netmeds.com

Netmeds is another popular online pharma platform with these features.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘’The first online pharmacy in the U.K. was Pharmacy2U, which started operating in 1999.’’

 

CVS Health

 

An American Healthcare Company that owns CVS Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy chain has implemented unconventional features in their Online Pharmacy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What should the Product Detail Page of a Prescription Medicine and On-the-Counter Medicine contain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walgreens

An Online American Pharmacy that is next to CVS Health has these features that give the best Customer experience. 

 

 

 

 

 

Platforms, such as India's upcoming Health Stack, is expected to drive further growth of online healthcare, with teleconsultations becoming more mainstream and patient records digitised and portable. – Economic Times

 

What is Shared Catalog Feature in Online Pharma

 

 

Medlife

Another portal to get all your healthcare products and medicines online with just a few clicks.

 

 

 

 

 

Concept of Omni-Channel in ePharmacy

The option for door delivery should be available in Online Pharmacy business.

In addition, the Customers should be able to place order online and then option for pick up from the nearest store should also be available – this is an excellent feature especially in pharmacy chains type of business model, where the Customers can pick up from the nearest store. If the stock is not available in the nearest store, then, they should be able to choose pick up from another store or get door delivered.

 

Conclusion

Spurtcommerce team can help you with the development of Industry’s trending and best Online Pharmacy with such avantgarde features that are listed above. For more information and to share your requirement for online pharmacy, write to support@spurtcommerce.com