LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemonaid Health, a San Francisco-based online healthcare company,
is expanding internationally with the launch of its services in the
United Kingdom in partnership with
Boots UK. Boots is the U.K.'s leading pharmacy-led health and
beauty retailer and is part of the WBA (Walgreens Boots Alliance)
group.
Lemonaid Health operates nationally in the U.S. and provides
online doctor visits with free, fast medicine delivery. The move
into the U.K. represents the first international market for
Lemonaid Health. Lemonaid Health medical professionals have helped
hundreds of thousands of patients get access to convenient,
high-quality healthcare since its founding more than seven years
ago.
"We believe the future of healthcare is building long-lasting
relationships with patients for a wide range of clinical services
and delivering positive clinical outcomes," said Paul Johnson, co-founder and CEO of Lemonaid
Health. "The partnership with Boots UK will enable us to expand our
services internationally and help more patients access convenient
affordable private healthcare in the coming years."
The Boots Online Doctor services can provide quick access to
advice and prescription-only medicine without having to see a GP,
through online consultations that can take as little as five
minutes to complete. Customers simply visit onlinedoctor.boots.com
and select the service they require. After registering, customers
complete an online consultation by answering a series of questions
– a process that can take between five to 10 minutes on
average.
Patients will find out the outcome of their online consultation
between two and 24 hours later depending on the service and, for
services where medication is prescribed, they can collect their
medicines from any Boots pharmacy in the UK on the same day, or get
them delivered to their homes. They will also receive a video with
follow up advice from the clinician authorising their
treatment.
Patients will pay for each service as and when they need it on a
pay as you go model, with prices starting from £15 inclusive of the
prescription costs, with the opportunity to earn Boots Advantage
Card points on purchases. Boots Online Doctor services will be
powered by Lemonaid Health.
"Lemonaid presented the most innovative patient experience of
all the potential partners we considered," said Tom McKay, Head of Health Hub & Online
Doctor at Boots. "We're excited to build a longer-term partnership
together to help offer patients quick access to advice and
prescription-only medicine without having to see a GP."
About Boots
Boots UK (boots.com) is the largest
pharmacy-led health and beauty chain in the UK and its purpose is
to champion everyone's right to feel good.
With 2,336* stores and a team of around 52,000* colleagues, of
which approximately 6,600* are registered pharmacists, the Boots
brand has been at the heart of local communities across the UK
since 1849. Boots UK is committed to providing exceptional customer
and patient care and being the first choice for pharmacy, beauty,
healthcare and wellness, alongside offering its innovative
portfolio of product brands, including No7, the UK's No1 skincare
brand, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle,
Sleek MakeUP and YourGoodSkin.
Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International division
of Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA), which is a global leader
in retail and wholesale pharmacy, touching millions of lives every
day through dispensing and distributing medicines, and through its
convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and
beauty products.
More company information is available at boots-uk.com.
*As of Aug. 31, 2020.
About Lemonaid Health
Lemonaid Health is leading the
next wave of telemedicine innovation and medicine delivery. We use
clinical algorithms to augment our medical provider's knowledge as
the basis for our platform that enables patients to quickly, safely
and inexpensively get care and prescriptions for a variety of
common medical conditions. Learn more at lemonaidhealth.com
and lemonaidhealth.co.uk.
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