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Metropolis
partners Medicine Shoppe to expand collection
EHM
New Bureau - Mumbai
Medicine
Shoppe India, the world largest family pharmacy chain
with more than 1450 outlets spread over 12 countries,
and the Metropolis Laboratories, have joined hands to
provide world class medical diagnostic services to customers.
The Medicine Shoppe outlets would be utilised by the Metropolis
Laboratory as its collection centres. Over 1,000 tests
ranging from oncology to genetics, molecular biology to
immunoassays will be available at Medicine Shoppe outlets
under the collaboration.
The
franchises that works for Medicine Shoppe would also be
utilised by Metropolis to collect samples from nursing
homes, hospitals and pathological labs. The collaboration
is for a period of three years initially, and is extendable
thereafter by mutual consent.
The
collaborations starts with a five-to-six Medicine Shoppe
outlets at Pune as pilot project, and if successful would
spread to other parts of India. Said Mr Viraj Gandhi,
MD, Medicine Shoppe India,"The synergy is excellent
since both companies are committed to excellence in healthcare.
With the tie-up in place, economical world class diagnostic
technique services will be available even in remote and
rural areas, where such things are a rarity." Dr
Sushil Shah, MD, Metropolis Laboratories added,"People
wont have to worry about the coming all the way to Mumbai
for comprehensive diagnosis. Apart from the cost, the
tie-up will also save them a lot of anxiety, since quality
reports would be available to them quickly."When
asked whether setting up collection centre in remote places
would have its toll on patients paying more, Dr G S K
Velu, Metropolis Laboratory, said,"In fact, we are
trying to standardize the pricing system of all the collection
centres." |
