Talabat is set to begin medicines and prescriptions in Dubai.
The food delivery platform has signed a deal with Aster Pharmacy to enable prescription medicine purchases.
Starting this month talabat users will be able to upload their medical prescriptions securely and easily on the app to be sent to Aster Pharmacy.
Talabat medicine delivery
Once approved talabat will deliver the prescriptions within 90 minutes.
Customers will be able to buy over the counter medicines and general health and wellness products and have them delivered in under half an hour.
Tatiana Rahal, Managing Director at talabat UAE commented: “This partnership enables talabat to provide the communities we operate in with accessibility to an even wider range of offerings that cater to their daily needs. Soon, patients will not only be able to order prescription medication through our platform, but even to schedule in advance their prescription medications on the talabat app.”
Dr. Marwan Al Mulla, CEO of Health Regulation at the DHA said: “Our aim in Dubai is to provide the highest quality of specialised and accessible health care to our community members, and at the same time, enhance their convenience and comfort.
“Dubai’s health sector has adopted the latest technologies across all aspects of healthcare from delivery to management. Through the use of technology, patients will be able to securely upload prescriptions and get the medicines delivered to their doorstep, a move that will add to their convenience and help ensure medication compliance.
“As more providers come onboard and provide this service, we will continue to enhance convenience for patients and their family members in Dubai.
“Our aim is to create a complete ecosystem of care that fully utilizes the latest technologies to enhance patient-centred care.”
Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare, said: “This partnership will offer users a quick and convenient way to obtain their prescription medicines in addition to the very best health and wellness products.
“Aster Pharmacy is driven by the purpose of making its health and wellness offerings easily available at the doorsteps of people in the UAE, and we look forward to the partnership with talabat to take another leap in this direction.”
How to order subscriptions through talabat:
- talabat users upload their medical prescription, Emirates ID and insurance details through the app.
- Pharmacists from Aster Pharmacy will contact them for any feedback on insurance approvals, counsel on dosage and consumption instructions, as well as answer any questions on the medicines.
- The service will be available between 10 am to 10 pm in Dubai, during the first phase of the launch.
To ensure confidentiality talabat technology ensures data uploaded as a part of the prescription medicine purchases is not visible to and does not reside within the app.
As the licensed healthcare provider, Aster Pharmacy’s systems will receive, review and process the uploaded documents.
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