New Delhi: MrMed, an online pharmacy for super- speciality medicines, has announced the launch of its mobile app. Available on Android and iOS platforms, the app allows patients and caregivers to purchase speciality medicines at affordable prices easily. With this launch, patients and caregivers across India (including tier-2 and 3 cities, towns and villages) will … Read more
With the ambition of launching a Super App, the Tata group is betting big on the healthcare segment through Tata Health, which provides teleconsultation services and, in the future, aims to predict non-communicable diseases before onset for its users. Tata has acquired majority stake in online pharmacy 1mg, which has been integrated as a pharmacy … Read more
Bengaluru: PharmEasy has raised $300 million more, led by its existing investors, bringing the total funding received by the online pharmacy since April to $650 million, most of which will be used to fund its ongoing acquisition of diagnostic chain Thyrocare, a top executive told ET. US private equity major TPG, Singapore’s Temasek, Facebook cofounder … Read more
Driven by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s online pharmacy sector is once again witnessing a surge in orders for medical devices, personal protective equipment (PPE), health supplements and commonly available drugs. High caseloads in cities coupled with regional lockdowns, especially in large metros, has pushed consumers to order online than visit offline … Read more
Kolkata: Online pharmacy chains in and across West Bengal have retained around 70% of the customers who had logged in during the lockdown period to buy medicine. E-pharmacy portal SastaSundar has found that around 69% of the ‘lockdown’ customers are still ordering through its platform. “Our customer engagement won us 77% retention in Tier-II and … Read more