- Healthengine’s new Script Delivery offers free, same-day delivery prescription medication delivery
- Initial rollout in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney with more locations adding in coming weeks
- New service demonstrates Healthengine’s vision to help consumers get a better experience across their healthcare journey through digital innovation and health ecosystem partner Chemist2U
Prescription delivery is coming to Australia’s leading consumer healthcare platform as Healthengine and Chemist2U partner on this new offering. The new Script Delivery will allow Healthengine users to upload an e-script or paper script via their mobile phone and get same-day delivery.
Script Delivery will launch in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney first and additional capital cities and major regional town centres will be added in the coming weeks to provide nationwide coverage and offer free delivery for all prescription medication orders.
More than *53 percent of people leave the GP with a prescription in hand. For those in lockdown, digital natives who prefer online purchasing and time-poor people as well as people with lack of transportation, this new solution delivers convenience and time savings, along with the needed medication. As telehealth use increases, Script Delivery plays an important role in closing the virtual journey as the patient sees the doctor online, receives an e-script and is now able to have the prescription fulfilled and delivered without leaving the house.
The service can be ordered through a link on www.healthengine.com.au or the Healthengine app. In the coming months, the service will cover a national footprint reaching ~80% of the population in Australia. Healthengine and Chemist2U are working with a network of local community pharmacies to fulfill the prescription medication orders.
“As we help people navigate their healthcare, we’re excited about offering a new service that supports Healthengine users after they leave their doctor with a paper prescription or e-script in hand,” said Dr Marcus Tan, Healthengine CEO, co-founder and medical director. “With Chemist2U, we’re now able to support another part of the Healthengine user’s healthcare journey and help people post-appointment through Script Delivery.”
“At Chemist2U we are delighted to be partnering with Healthengine via our national network of community pharmacies as it will provide a tremendous service for Healthengine users. This partnership is a natural extension of Chemist2U’s vision to help make the consumer experience with pharmacy both more digital and convenient,” said Dr Matthew Cullen, Chemist2U Founder and CEO.
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*University of Sydney, General practice activity in Australia 2015-16, Family Medicine Research Centre, BEACH Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health, Section 8.
For more information:
Healthengine
Tamra Strentz
tamra.strentz@healthengine.com.au
Chemist2U
David Cheng
david.cheng@chemist2u.com.au
About Healthengine
Healthengine is Australia’s largest consumer healthcare platform developed to help people navigate the complex world of healthcare. Healthengine is on a mission to transform humanity’s health, one care experience at a time. Healthengine’s platform brings together a leading range of healthcare practices, healthcare specialities and health ecosystem partners in a suite of integrated offerings to help consumers get a better experience across each step of their healthcare journey.
Founded in 2006, Healthengine now has more than 3.6m users connecting with over 7,400 Australian healthcare providers across the spectrum of GPs, dentists, allied health practitioners, medical specialists and pharmacies nationwide. Over Healthengine’s history, more than 10.4 million Australians have made more than 54 million bookings on the platform. To find the right care, connect with healthcare providers and manage healthcare, all in one place, visit healthengine.com.au or download the Healthengine App for Android or iOS. For healthcare providers, please visit practices.healthengine.com.au to learn more and join Australia’s largest network of patients.
About Chemist2U
Chemist2U is at the forefront of ePharmacy, providing Australians with a convenient, same day delivery service for their prescriptions and over-the-counter pharmacy products to a patient’s home or workplace via a network of local pharmacies across Australia. This service is currently available in all capital cities and major regional town centres.
For more information visit https://chemist2U.com.au
