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Internet Pharmacies are an Often-Overlooked Part of the Medicines Supply Chain

Quality Matters

Of the roughly 35,000 online pharmacies worldwide, 95% operate illegally across the globe – in violation of local laws and relevant pharmacy practice standards – and approximately 20 new illegal online pharmacy websites go live globally every day, according to statistics from the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP).

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Securing every dose with an edible security technology for safe medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

2 The global counterfeit pharmaceuticals trade is estimated to be worth billions annually, 3 bolstered significantly by the increased illicit online pharmacies that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) further estimates that 97 percent of online pharmacies are operating illegally.

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How is digital technology helping Indian pharmacists

Express Pharma

Other related technologies such as scanning barcode labels on packages have also facilitated electronic purchasing and procurement on a larger scale. However, a management system can help ensure the security and availability of all medicine stocks, resulting in cost savings.

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3 Ways to Boost Veterinary Pharmacy Revenue

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billion in 2020 (Packaged Facts) Pet medication sales have grown at a healthy CAGR of 9% since 2017 (Packaged Facts) Veterinary practices are unique in that they can sell medications directly to their clients, which provides an important revenue stream for the business. Bn in 2020 to over US$ 2.7

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Are microtaggants the key to making medicines smarter?

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The threat of illegal online pharmacies. Many countries have introduced serialisation legislation which requires product identifiers to be affixed to each package to provide traceability throughout the distribution supply chain. This technology can also play an important role in supporting virtual clinical trials.

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Before & After: Pharmacy’s Digital Revolution

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56 UK Online Pharmacies in 2008/9 ( Statista ). 375 and counting…UK Online Pharmacies (DSP’s) in 2022 ( Statista ). 34.7million views of our Google Adverts for pharmacies since 2021. The Digital Revolution in numbers: 721 million UK Prescriptions Dispensed in 2005 (Pharmaceutical Journal).

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Your right to play in this market requires a degree of sophistication, automation

Express Pharma

These three factors will have implications in the way you store, pack and distribute your packages. If you have an end-of-line packaging, full cartons can be traced to the palletising unit. We have many online pharmacies in Europe, where you can buy even prescription medicine online.