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Objective:To comprehensively analyze the situation of OTC sold by online pharmacies and put forward some corre-sponding countermeasures so as to provide reference for online pharmacies selling OTC drugs. Methods:The SWOT method was used to analyze the advantages, disadvantages, opportunity and challenges of online pharmacies selling OTC drugs and a conclusion was ob-tained. Results:The share of OTC drugs sold by online pharmacies was gradually raised, and online pharmacies are becoming the main force of the whole pharmacies. Although online pharmacies quickly seized the OTC drugs market, while the development is facing the complex market environment and unprecedented challenges. Conclusion: Although online pharmacies have some difficulties, but the sale of non-prescription drugs online pharmacies can use the traditional marketing theory and the combination of modern business model to find a strategy belonging to the development of the industry, it will be a tendency that more and more consumers buy the OTC in the online pharmacies.
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Objective:To comprehensively analyze the situation of OTC sold by online pharmacies and put forward some corre-sponding countermeasures so as to provide reference for online pharmacies selling OTC drugs. Methods:The SWOT method was used to analyze the advantages, disadvantages, opportunity and challenges of online pharmacies selling OTC drugs and a conclusion was ob-tained. Results:The share of OTC drugs sold by online pharmacies was gradually raised, and online pharmacies are becoming the main force of the whole pharmacies. Although online pharmacies quickly seized the OTC drugs market, while the development is facing the complex market environment and unprecedented challenges. Conclusion: Although online pharmacies have some difficulties, but the sale of non-prescription drugs online pharmacies can use the traditional marketing theory and the combination of modern business model to find a strategy belonging to the development of the industry, it will be a tendency that more and more consumers buy the OTC in the online pharmacies.
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OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the standardization of online pharmacies pharmacist service. METHODS:Lit-erature research method,online entity investigation method and the method of mysterious customer were adopted to investigate 10 well-known online pharmacies,then described the analysis of current online pharmacies pharmacist service in China. RESULTS:There were 5 online pharmacies showing pharmacist service,but only 1 pharmacy could provide pharmacist registration certificate;on average each online pharmacy was allocated with 1.9 licensed pharmacists;only 2 online pharmacies provided 24 hours of phar-macist service;8 online pharmacies provided more than 2 consulting method;messagebox would pop actively when clicking the“Buy”button in 6 online pharmacies;the correct rate of pharmacist’s guidance was less than 60%,only 20% pharmacists could provide right explanation. CONCLUSIONS:The reasons of the lack of online pharmacies pharmacist service include online pharma-cies imperfect laws and regulations and supervision,lack of licensed pharmacists quantity and quality is not high enough,online pharmacies,pharmacists consulting system is not mature. Online pharmacies can improve relevant laws and regulations,strengthen the government supervision,reasonable and effective use of licensed pharmacists resources,perfect the pharmacist online consult-ing service water system and improve the licensed pharmacists to improve pharmacists service function status.
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OBJECTIVE:To explore the method for promoting drug circulation management of online pharmacies. METH-ODS:Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) was applied to identify the critical control points (CCPs) and explore the effective method for drug circulation management of online pharmacies. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:According to the HAC-CP principle,four CCPs of drug circulation management of online pharmacies are supplier qualification,acceptance method,main-tenance and storage scheme and distribution system. It is suggested to adopt correct measures of drug circulation quality manage-ment of online pharmacy. Firstly,the supplier’s legal qualification should be determined and the quality of the drug should be regu-larly checked;secondly,drug retailers should improve the acceptance method of drugs and improve the sampling rate of drug;then,the three three four scientific conservation which required the medicine to be divided into three parts according to the pro-portion of 30%,30%,40% and checked monthly should be implemented to improve the storage and maintenance program;finally, the independent distribution system should be established to ensure the full process of the appearance inspection.
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OBJECTIVE: To provide suggestions for the supervision of the online pharmacies for government. METHODS: Analysis based on online survey and literature research about the problems in the standardized management of online pharmacies in China. RESULT: This paper shows that the online pharmacies which aren't qualified still exist. The licensed pharmacist of online pharmacies can not be identified. The specific standard of web setting specifications of online pharmacies was lacked. It is difficult to identify if an online pharmacy is qualified to running a business. CONCLUSION: The relevant laws and regulations should be established and improved. A effective and feasible relevant verification system of the online pharmacies should be established. A specification template of web setting of the online pharmacies should provided. A variety of names of the online pharmacies should be corresponded to the certificates encoding. A shared platform of licensed pharmacists of the online pharmacies should be established. The punishment of the illegal operation of the online pharmacies should be increased. The propaganda to the consumers should be increased.
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Comprar por Internet es privado y fácil. Las farmacias virtuales permiten comprar medicamentos desde la computadora. Sin embargo, estas farmacias pueden ser ilegales o no cumplir con el procedimiento establecido para la dispensación, desvirtuando uno de los objetivos principales de la profesión Farmacéutica como es el uso racional de los medicamentos y poniendo en riesgo a la población involucrada. Es función de la Autoridad Nacional Reguladora (ANR) asegurar que los medicamentos lleguen a la población por canales que aseguren su calidad, seguridad y eficacia. En la República Bolivariana de Venezuela esta responsabilidad recae sobre el Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud. Con este trabajo se pretende redactar una propuesta de Normativa Farmacéutica que le permita al ente regulador establecer la pautas para el funcionamiento de las Farmacias Virtuales y por consiguiente el comercio legal del medicamento por este medio digital. Para llegar a este fin se realizó una investigación exploratoria de la situación de la oferta de medicamentos a través de las farmacias virtuales nacionales y extranjeras, estableciendo de esta forma la existencia de dicha oferta y el tipo de farmacias virtuales existentes en el mercado venezolano. Posteriormente se realizó una revisión documental de las normativas y recomendaciones nacionales e internacionales de los organismos considerados de referencia y que tienen relación con el tema, para luego analizar y armonizar los aspectos más importantes e integrarlos a la discusión del trabajo y finalmente a la propuesta de normativa
Internet shopping is private and easy. Online pharmacies can purchase drugs through the computer. However, these pharmacies may be illegal or not comply with the established procedure for dispensing, weakening thus one of the main objectives of the pharmacy profession as the rational use of drugs and endangering the population involved. It is a function of the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) to assure that medicines reach the people through channels that ensure quality, safety and efficacy. In the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela this responsibility lies in the Ministry of Popular Power for Health. This work aims to propose a pharmaceutical legislation that allows the regulator to set the guidelines for the operation of the virtual pharmacy and therefore the legal trade of medicine in this digital medium. To achieve this goal it was conducted an exploratory investigation of the conditions of supply of drugs through domestic and foreign online pharmacies, establishing thus the existence of such offer and the types of online pharmacies existing in the Venezuelan market. Later we made a documentary review of national and international regulations and recommendations of agencies considered relevant and which are related to the topic, then we analyzed and harmonized the most important aspects and integrated them into the discussion of the work, to finally propose a regulation
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Humans , Male , Female , Pharmaceutical Services, Online , e-Commerce , Pharmacies , Venezuela , Pharmaceutical TradeABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To propose some suggestions towards the operation and development of online pharmacies in China.METHODS: From the following three aspects: website design,information provision,and customer service,the paper introduced and compared the websites of three approved online pharmacies,which include Jingwei Pharmacy,Shanghai Pharmacy and Jinxiang Pharmacy.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: To develop online pharmacies,the information display should be customer-centered,new marketing plans based on the characteristics of the internet should be developed;meanwhile,the operators of online pharmacies should help consumers developing an awareness of drug safety and offer them corresponding services.