A complete guide on how to develop an on-demand medicine delivery solution for pharmacy business

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A complete guide on how to develop an on-demand
medicine delivery solution for pharmacy business

• We are living in a digital age where we can have
  almost anything by just making a few taps on our
  phone.
• On-demand delivery services have certainly
  increased our appetite for instant gratification
  even for the things which are not needed on an
  instant basis.
• But what about the things which are sometimes
  needed on an instant basis? Shouldnt they be
  available at our fingertips?

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Medicine delivery apps The need of the hour in
times of COVID-19

• The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have made
  on-demand medicine delivery solutions more
  important than ever before. They have emerged as
  the biggest support systems to the online
  medicine delivery systems. Its because the
  COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lockdown in several
  countries where people were unable to go out of
  their house to buy medicine for themselves or
  their loved ones.
• Not only this, but the pandemic also caused a
  sharp decline in the availability of the
  medicines drugs as the people started stocking
  up medicines and hoarding pharmacies for
  sanitizers and drugs. In such a scenario, people
  started moving towards using on-demand medicine
  delivery applications where they can easily check
  the availability of the medicine and order it
  without leaving their houses.
• On-demand medicine delivery applications
  empowered pandemic struck customers to order
  medicines at their homes with the safety of
  contactless delivery. This convenience and speed
  of buying medicines at the times when the whole
  world was struggling due to an unknown disease
  quickly gained popularity as more and more people
  started using online medicine apps.

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Market size and stats for on-demand pharmacy app
development

• If youre looking to develop an on-demand
  medicine delivery software, then right now is the
  best. The e-pharmacy market had its own issues in
  the past, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a
  huge surge in this industry.
• According to the statistics, the healthcare and
  fitness industry are one of the top business
  industries to accelerate the development of
  mobile apps and digital devices. Not only this,
  but the mobile healthcare market globally is
  estimated to reach around 90.49 billion by the
  year 2020 at a CAGR of 33.7 per cent. Youll be
  shocked to know that this number was only 21.17
  billion in 2018.
• As per Statista, the projected growth for mHealth
  applications is estimated to grow at around USD
  332.7 billion by the year 2025. The below graph
  clearly shows how the market size for mHealth
  applications is increasing each year.

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Which are the different business models that you
should consider?

• When it comes to developing on-demand medicine
  delivery solution, you must consider different
  business models and choose one as per your
  requirement and feasibility.
• There are mainly two business models which we
  will discuss one by one.

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Medicine delivery software for a single pharmacy
store

• This is an operational model, where the customer
  places the order by giving their prescriptions to
  the medical store.
• The medical store person then checks if the
  ordered drug is available or not. If its
  available then the store sends the medicine to
  the customers doorsteps.
• Once the customer receives the medicine, he makes
  either makes cash payment or online payment to
  the medical store.

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Aggregator medicine delivery app

• In the second business model, you dont need to
  own a medical store. In this model, you can
  establish partnerships with local pharmacies and
  medical stores. When a user places the order
  using the app, then the app will find the nearest
  medical store to the user which is also a partner
  to the app.
• The application would simply redirect the demand
  of the customers to the local chemists and the
  local medical store would send the ordered
  medicines to the users doorsteps. In this
  business model, the app acts as a common platform
  where customers can find the nearest chemist.
• In this business model, both the parties which
  are medical stores and e-pharmacy should sign the
  terms and agreements before they enter into such
  partnerships.

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Top 3 medicine delivery apps that you must know of

• There are many on-demand medicine delivery apps
  that have emerged over the past years due to its
  growing demand.
• However, only a handful of them has been
  successful in winning the trust of the customers.
  
• Lets have a look at such top three medicine
  delivery apps.

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• Capsule pharmacy

• Capsule pharmacy was founded in the year 2016 and
  since then it has achieved a lot of feats. Last
  year, it made its way to the Forbes list of the
  largest companies in 2019. This New York based
  app promises its customer of a same-day delivery
  for any medicine. This app lets its customers to
  order medicines either from their prescription or
  by entering the details manually.

• NetMeds

• NetMeds is an Indian-based company that has
  garnered over 3 million users in quick time.
  NetMeds delivers a rich medicine ordering
  experience to its customers along with offering
  them with homoeopathic and ayurvedic medicines.

• NowRX

• NowRX has emerged as the leading on-demand
  medicine delivery app in the US after just three
  years of its inception. This app comes with some
  interesting features such as allowing their
  customers to chat with the pharmacists and adding
  their prescription via Alexa. One distinct
  feature which makes it different from others is
  that it enables its users to receive the
  prescription directly from the diction through
  the app.

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Challenges associated with the development of
on-demand medicine delivery solution

• Starting an on-demand medicine delivery business
  is not that easy.
• There are a lot of challenges associated with it.
  Lets have a look at them one by one.

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• HIPAA compliance affecting app development
• FDA regulations
• Data security
• Cloud integration
• Conflicts from older enterprises traditional
  system

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Must-have features for your on-demand medicine
delivery app

• If you want to develop a successful on-demand
  medicine delivery software then you must ensure
  that it has all the important features in it.
• Lets have a look at the on-demand medicine
  delivery app features that you must include.
• A medicine delivery solution has four major apps
  viz. customer app, vendor app, delivery agent
  app, and an admin panel.
• Here we will discuss all the must-have features
  for all these apps. First, lets have a look at
  the must-have features for the customer app.

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Features that make medicine ordering easy for
customers

• Profiles
• Upload prescription
• Search medicines
• Expansive search with filtering options
• Refill prescriptions
• Multiple modes of payment
• Track order
• Review and ratings

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Features for pharmacy store owners

• Manage drugs
• Order notification
• Order management
• Manage prices
• Manage discounts
• Digital prescriptions

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Features that make delivery agents job easy

• Quick order notification
• Complete delivery information
• Share availability
• Real-time navigation
• Track earning performance

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Features that empowers admin to manage everything
efficiently

• Dashboard
• Manage inventory
• Marketing and promotion
• Manage order status
• Manage payments commissions
• Reports analytics

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How on-demand medicine delivery benefits users
and pharmacies?

• For users
• Saves time
• Saves money
• Descriptive
• 247 medicine delivery
• Users can check availability
• For pharmacies
• Superior buying experience
• Improving customer base
• Offer services beyond geographical constraints
• Automated updating of inventory
• Increase revenue

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Why go for a ready-made on-demand medicine
delivery solution?

• Quick and easy to brand
• Keeps your customers satisfied
• Saves time and money
• Focus on your core competencies

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Conclusion

• On-demand applications continue to dominate as
  new industry verticals join this business model
  such as food delivery, groceries, and now
  medicine delivery joins the list too. Nowadays,
  customers are becoming more digital savvy as they
  expect to buy and order almost everything from
  their phone.
• With the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing,
  and lockdowns in place, on-demand delivery of
  medicines have become the need of the hour.
• Thats why its the best time for all the
  entrepreneurs to invest in developing an
  on-demand medicine delivery app. If youre also
  looking to get a medicine delivery system of your
  own then get Yelowsofts readymade on-demand
  medicine delivery software which is an advanced,
  robust, and next-gen solution with a proven track
  record.

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