Remedial Health: iPhone medicine sourcing for pharmacies in Nigeria

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Remedial Health is a Winter 2022 Y Combinator company that offers an iPhone app for ordering medicines and medical supplies in Nigeria. The company says its broader business helps pharmacies and hospitals source wholesale medicines across Africa, and the app is positioned as a digital buying channel for pharmacies, medical stores, PPMVs/chemists, hospitals, and medical specialists. (ycombinator.com; apps.apple.com)

In the app, Remedial Health describes itself as an all-in-one tool for sourcing medications, medical consumables, and devices for a pharmacy or medical practice. Users can discover and order wholesale items, track orders and invoices, chat with a representative, and make medicine requests. The App Store listing also says the catalog includes products from brands such as Fidson, Emzor, Drugfield, GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi, Novartis, and Merck. (apps.apple.com)

On its website, Remedial Health presents Remedial Store as a “one-stop digital shop” for stocking a pharmacy. The company says customers can make purchases in one place, including from local and global pharmaceutical brands, and that the service includes financing options. It also says the platform is meant to reduce the need to visit open markets or deal with multiple sales representatives. (remedial.health; ycombinator.com)

The company highlights practical features aimed at pharmacy operations: inventory financing, order delivery within 24 hours, and a counterfeit-proof supply chain using vetted brands, anti-counterfeit mobile authentication service, and direct supply from manufacturers or vetted distributors. The website also says users can pay later and pay only for what they dispense, which is a claim by the company rather than a guarantee of any outcome. (remedial.health)

For iPhone users, the app is free on the App Store and requires iOS 16.6 or later. Apple lists the app as age 18+ and says the developer has not yet indicated accessibility features. Apple also notes that the app may collect contact information, physical address, email address, name, phone number, and photos or videos, depending on how it is used. (apps.apple.com)