Wondering if this has already been tried or a service like this exists.
1. Patient ask doctor to send the prescription to say ePharmacy.
2. ePharmacy hosts a bidding platform for other pharmacies to bid for cheapest meds.
3. ePharmacy selects a winning bid and sends the request to the pharmacy to fulfill and ship the meds.
Would love to hear folks with experience in the related area to share thoughts - what are the issues - regulatory, technical, business related
- has this been tried. examples.
- advice or thoughts if this were to be attempted.
In Germany doctors are not allowed to send a person to a specific pharmacy, not even suggesting who might have something in stock. Then again Germany is very regulated when it comes to that.
1. Patient ask doctor to send the prescription to say ePharmacy. 2. ePharmacy hosts a bidding platform for other pharmacies to bid for cheapest meds. 3. ePharmacy selects a winning bid and sends the request to the pharmacy to fulfill and ship the meds.
Would love to hear folks with experience in the related area to share thoughts - what are the issues - regulatory, technical, business related - has this been tried. examples. - advice or thoughts if this were to be attempted.
thanks!