I understand the above but I have been getting information about investing seed money in this company, sounded attractive sort of, never did anything and after checking the "investment round is closed"Nothing new really. These kinds of systems have been around for a while now but the goal is to have the patient submit their refill requests via a app that goes to the computer system. That verifies the request and instructs a machine to fill it. After a check by a pharmacist it would go into a vending machine that the patient can access with that same app.
Most refills today are filled by machine either at a central location or stand alone pharmacy. They can be mailed out or picked up.
I know the Fred Meyer pharmacy I use has a Parata system. I request via the app and pick up at the pharmacy in the usual method.
The big hindrance is the individual state boards of pharmacy that want to ensure the safety of the process and there is nothing wrong with that.
I understand the above but I have been getting information about investing seed money in this company, sounded attractive sort of, never did anything and after checking the "investment round is closed"
This is the Pharmacy not a machine in the pharmacy. Yeah, A long shot maybe but every start up is. I find it antiquated going to a pharmacy like CVS or Walgreens (I recently dumped CVS and switched to Walgreens) I never buy anything in the stores. They still have humans filling prescriptions but I am sure not for long.
Anyway, this was the company and I am sure there will be dozens more over time.
https://www.seedinvest.com/nowrx/series.c/product
Yes they use Parata Solutions Systems https://parata.com/solutions/ which I find more interesting as an investment, a private company and was bought by another private company ... https://www.crunchbase.com/organiza...ent=acquirer&utm_campaign=marketwatch_private
https://mergr.com/tcgrx-acquires-parata-systems
Well anyway, for some reason I thought RXnow owned the Parata systems but they dont, RXnow jsut has some propriety software, not a big deal. I am surprised these companies are all private though. I would be more interested in the tcgrx and parata then RXnow ... maybe...
One thing for sure, we know here in the USA and the world, there will always be a huge demand for prescription drugs, just wonder if and what company will dominate the automation of filling prescriptions because their will come the day that very few pharmacists are needed.
I suspect but dont know, a pharmacist will always be on staff and required by state law but they would not need the current staffing levels of the typical CVS or Walgreens.It looks like they are using the Parata system but perhaps a different software ? I don’t know.
Does this bump the pharmacist out of the picture? That would be a big wall to tackle. Pharmacists check for allergies, Med interactions, and appropriate use. Sometimes the drug prescribed is not suitable for a particular patient so communicating back and forth takes time.
On the other hand, software is advancing at a high rate. Most computerized order systems will have a doctor select certain parameters and conditions before being presented with a list of drugs suitable for the patient. Sometimes this becomes complicated if the patient has multiple allergies plus chronic medical conditions.
Hopefully you guys got into this rally sometime this week..... I sure did well. Up nicely again today.This still holds......that was the 7th weekly decline plus the market recovered from a 600 point decline. I wouldn't be short now and expect a big rally soon.
4 year cycle lows on this chart >>>>>>>>>There is a somewhat 10 year cycle and in[ I think] 2018/ 2019] the feds dropped the interest rate to boost the stock marker which kicked the can down the road so to say.
I've heard (not from experience of course) it was in some Youtubers finance video, that strippers are noticing a marked decline in incomeI have to travel for work due to business in different cities, I cover a third of the state.
I‘m seeing a lot more ‘Cash 4 Gold‘ sign twirlers in front of pawn shops.
Is this an economic indicator that people are very tight on cash and inflation hurting their wallets….. ?
This is true.Wage inflation due to the lack of workers is also contributing to areas of inflation.
Yes. High employment is a key contributor to inflation.Wage inflation due to the lack of workers is also contributing to areas of inflation.
But many here were saying to increase wages to diminish the worker shortage. We can't have higher wages without higher costs.Wage inflation due to the lack of workers is also contributing to areas of inflation.
But many here were saying to increase wages to diminish the worker shortage. We can't have higher wages without higher costs.
True. In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy. Inflation is a naturally occuring situation. The current problem is worldwide hyperinflation. High employment (resulting in higher wages) is generally associeated with "normal" inflation.But many here were saying to increase wages to diminish the worker shortage. We can't have higher wages without higher costs.