Information Technology has played a huge role in advancing the pharmaceutical industry. Discover the benefits offered by IT in the pharmaceutical & healthcare industry in this article. This has allowed remote access to healthcare in underserved areas. However, there are still other areas where progress needs to be made either by using technology or by other means. Contact EMedStore to develop your online pharmacy application and expand your pharmacy business. #Nigeria #Kenya #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Zambia #UAE #Nepal #KSA #Ghana #Philippines #Uganda #SriLanka URL: https://www.emedstore.in/online-pharmacy-app-development Source: https://www.emedstore.in/blog/Post/role-of-it-in-the-pharma-industry/206

1. Role of IT in the
Pharma Industry

3. ✔ Technology has helped the pharma industry
immensely.
✔ Not just in mass production of medicines and
health devices but also in improving
healthcare.
✔ And the role it has played in the research field
is unparalleled.
✔ Remote healthcare has enabled many
underserved areas to access to healthcare.

4. Over the past years, Most industries have embraced
information technology (IT) in their field. Some have opted for full-
fledged total automation, while others have incorporated it with
their traditional methods. Although strict rules and regulations have
made technology adoptions somewhat difficult, the healthcare
industry has still benefited immensely from that.
Starting with research to the supply chain, information
technology has been everywhere. IT has reduced complexities of
managing the supply chain to some extent. It has reduced manual
paperwork thus improving time efficiency.

5. ✔ Over the past years, Most industries have embraced
information technology (IT) in their field.
✔ Although strict rules and regulations have made
technology adoptions somewhat difficult, the healthcare
industry has still benefited immensely from that.
✔ Information Technology has reduced complexities of
managing the supply chain to some extent. It has
reduced manual paperwork thus improving time
efficiency.

6. Convenient Data Handling:
It is important to store data of patients securely.
✔ The data of patients is crucial to store and storing it
securely is even more important. The shift
towards online pharmacies doesn’t look like it is
going downwards anytime soon. The research on
current market trends and consumer spending
preferences shows that this trend is only going to
increase.

7. By simplifying data and record storing, the information
technology has made sure that pharmacists or doctors can
focus on more important tasks. They have massively
improved access to critical patient information and medical
records.
By getting rid of cumbersome record-keeping, their efficiency
has vastly improved. The information technology applied in
health and healthcare is generally referred to as Health
information technology (HIT).

8. Not just, doctors and pharmacists, this
has benefitted all the stakeholders
involved. Now Patients do not need to
keep their prescription every time they
want to purchase medicines. They can
access it anytime, anywhere.

9. Easy Data Analytics:
✔ The ability to analyse the data with advanced
analytics in real-time opens up a lot of new
possibilities in businesses.
✔ The analysis of past supply chain data,
customer health data allows us to better
understand future scenarios and prepare for
them.

10. Tools like AI, ML have enabled pharmacy
owners to have access to vital insights into
the supply chain, production management
and other fields as well. It is estimated that
by the end of 2024, 75% of enterprises will
shift to operationalizing AI.

11. It has decreased manual work, and
have facilitated e-documentation, Easy
prescription storage and secure data
storage. Every application has its specific
functionality like storing, maintaining,
analysis of data related to the specific
functional area.

12. Internet-based services:
✔ Software as a Service (SaaS) is a software licensing and
delivery model in which software is licensed on a
subscription basis and is centrally hosted.
✔ It is sometimes referred to as "on-demand software"
Platform as a service (PaaS) is a category of cloud
computing services that provides a platform allowing
customers to develop, run, and manage applications
without the complexity of building and maintaining the
infrastructure typically associated with developing and
launching an app.
✔ Both these SaaS and PaaS has seen their share increase.

13. Many pharmacies have adopted what’s
called digital twin approach, Where
they replicate their day-to-day
operations on the internet as well by a
digital replication of a real-world entity
or system.

14. Regarding Digital Twins, Christian Titze, VP
Analyst of Gartner says that, “Organizations would use a
digital supply chain twin for all levels of supply chain
decision making, from strategic through to executional.
Appropriate predictive and prescriptive analytics
(including machine learning and AI) would be applied to
the digital supply chain twin so that aligned (and to some
degree, automatic) decisions could be made.”

15. Telecare:
✔ By way of Telecare, healthcare consultants provide
remote services to patients via digital communication
technology.
✔ This has allowed patients to connect with doctors
while sitting at home. While reducing travelling costs,
this has allowed people in poor mobilities to access
healthcare easily.
✔ Remote consultation with doctors when you do not
need special care is becoming widely popular.

16. Conclusion:
✔ The advancement of technology especially, IT
has massively boosted healthcare. This has
allowed remote access of healthcare to
underserved areas. However, there are still
other areas where progress needs to be made
either by using technology or by other means.

17. What lies in the
future?
Going forward to the share of technologies like
Artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML),
Blockchain are likely to grow even further, while new
technologies like Blockchain, Augmented Reality
(AR), Virtual Reality (VR) etc. will be incorporated for
better treatment.

18. How EMedStore has
incorporated IT?
We provide readymade solutions for pharmacies, We
store our data on secure clouds. EMedStore empowers
pharmacists and hospitals to utilize the internet and
connect with health services, for booking appointments
or online consultations. We, at EMedStore, are always
working hard to keep up-to-date with the latest trend in
information as well as pharmaceutical technologies.

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