Healthera announced today (December 15) that it has partnered with Uber Eats to sell over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and health products on the delivery app.
The partnership means over 1,700 pharmacies in Healthera’s online prescription platform can sell its products on the app “at no additional cost”.
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The launch has begun with participating independent community pharmacies and chains in London, Manchester, Bolton, Lancaster and Newcastle.
Healthera said “mass roll-out” and “nation-wide coverage” is expected in 2026.
“Booming” sector
Chief executive Quintus Liu said the venture will help community pharmacies “generate profit” and “beat consumer expectations”.
“We are grateful for Uber Eats’s partnership and engineering team, whose months of hard work and ingenuity have made this integration possible,” he said.
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Pharmacies existing retail catalogues on Healthera Connect can sync with Uber Eats and new products can be uploaded via barcode scanning.
Healthera said home delivery can be achieved within 10-30 minutes.
The move follows projections that the UK’s online pharmacy market will reach £1.59bn this year, as convenience becomes a “deciding factor” for consumers, it added.
Uber Eats’ UK grocery and retail general manager, Katie Hunter, said health is a “booming category” and delivery expectations “have changed in recent years”.
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It comes as independent pharmacy chain Pearl Chemist partnered with Just Eat in October to allow customers to order OTC medicines and other health and wellness products online.
Last week, Healthera confirmed that pharmacy owners can request to have their businesses removed from its directory after numerous people accused it of being “misleading” and “unethical”.
In November, pharmacy owners and leaders criticised Healthera over “misleading” website listings that they say “drive business away” from pharmacies not affiliated with the company.
