China Jo-Jo joins Alibaba Health e-prescription platform
12-Feb-15, Healthcare Innovation
China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc, a retail and wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and health care products, has signed up with the electronic prescription platform of Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd (Alibaba Health).
The company said the move is part of the preparations for the upcoming authorization of the online sales of prescription drugs in China by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA).
Through Alibaba Health's recently launched mobile app, Alijk, patients are able to upload and send photocopies of doctor's prescriptions to nearby pharmacies so as to check the availability of medicines, compare the prices and eventually make the payments.