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Rakuten Launches Digital Health Records App with Reward Points
Source: Rakuten

Rakuten Launches Digital Health Records App with Reward Points

Rakuten expands healthcare services with digital medication tracking app, offering reward points for prescription registration across 5,500+ pharmacies in Japan.

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by Philip Lee

Tokyo, Japan - Rakuten Group announced today the launch of a digital medication record-keeping feature in its prescription drug management application, "Rakuten Healthcare Yakusuri," expanding its healthcare service offerings.

The new feature enables users to register prescription medication information by scanning two-dimensional codes from pharmacy dispensing receipts. 

It allows them to manage their medication history and types through their smartphones.

Users can view dosage instructions, prescribed quantities, and precautions for each medication by tapping on individual prescription screens. 

They can also access detailed information about efficacy, side effects, and warnings.

Rakuten will award ten reward points for each prescription registration through QR code scanning, with a monthly cap of 50 points to promote proper medication management and prevent duplicate prescriptions.

The company plans to launch a promotional campaign from January 6, 2025, offering 200 reward points to first-time users who register prescriptions after enrolling in the campaign, applicable to pharmacy pickup and home delivery services.

The prescription management service launched in April 2024 and has expanded to more than 5,500 pharmacies nationwide as of November 2024. 

The app added home delivery capabilities in July 2024. BUserscan choose between pharmacy pickup and home delivery based on their health conditions and schedules

The free application enables users to complete all processes within the app, including pharmacy prescription pickup reservations, home delivery arrangements, and prescription history management. 

Pharmacies benefit from advanced prescription processing and simplified payment operations through online transactions.

Rakuten Healthcare Yakusuri integrates with the company's health management app, "Rakuten Healthcare," which has surpassed 2 million downloads since its October 2022 launch. 

The digital medication record feature currently does not implement all functions required by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare's "Electronic Medication Notebook Guidelines" as of December 2024.

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by Philip Lee

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