Establishing Infrastructure for Online Medication Guidance and 0410 Measures

「The company will focus on improving efficiency through the centralization of operations and promoting online counseling through digital transformation.」

「Advance transmission of prescriptions using the electronic medication notebook, online medication counseling, and responses to the temporary and exceptional measures for medical consultations using telephone and information and communications equipment set out in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's administrative notice dated 10 April 2020, including the 0410 response」

「The revised Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act introduced a legal obligation for pharmacists to continuously monitor medication use and provide medication guidance, as well as the introduction of medication guidance via videophone and other means. The group can respond through the medication follow-up function incorporated into its electronic medication record and the Pocket Meeting online medication guidance app developed by the group, and results continue to increase.」

「The revised Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act introduced a legal obligation for pharmacists to continuously monitor medication use and provide medication guidance, as well as the introduction of medication guidance via videophone and other means. The group can respond through the medication follow-up function incorporated into its electronic medication record and the Pocket Meeting online medication guidance app developed by the group, and results continue to increase.」

「In response to growing demand for online medical consultations and medication counseling, the company has undertaken initiatives in special zones for remote medication counseling, which could spread rapidly, and responded to the temporary and exceptional measures for medical consultations using telephone and information and communications equipment set out in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's administrative notice dated 10 April 2020, including the 0410 response. The Group will continue to develop the necessary framework across the entire Group.」

「The company has also implemented functions for following up on medication use in the electronic medication notebook it is developing, as well as the Pocket Meeting online medication counseling app, enabling it to address the statutory obligation for pharmacists to continuously monitor medication use and provide medication counseling following the revision of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act, and the introduction of medication counseling by videophone and other means. The number of cases has also increased.」

「The Group had already established a track record before the effective date of 1 September 2020 and has built an environment enabling all stores to provide the service since the effective date, with the number of cases also increasing.」

「In response to growing demand for online medical consultations and medication counseling, the Group has undertaken initiatives in special zones for remote medication counseling, which could spread rapidly, and responded to the temporary and exceptional measures for medical consultations using telephone and information and communications equipment set out in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's administrative notice dated 10 April 2020, including the 0410 response. Going forward, the Group will develop the necessary framework across the entire Group.」