Table 2.
Summary of WeChat information services delivered by pharmaceutical companies.
| Service and subcategories | Hengruia | Fosunb | TRTc | Taslyd | AZe | Merckf | ||||||||
| Business operation services | ||||||||||||||
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Company profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Company news | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Human resources | ✓ | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Investment and financing information |
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✓ | ✓ |
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| DMISsg | ||||||||||||||
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Science and education services | |||||||||||||
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Continuing education |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Clinical assistance |
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Academic research | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Journal search |
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Professional services | |||||||||||||
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Internet hospital |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Pharmacy service |
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✓ | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Public information services | |||||||||||||
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Health science popularization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Academic frontier | ✓ |
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Product information | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Hospital and pharmacy map |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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e-Commerce services | |||||||||||||
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Health products |
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Health insurance |
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✓ |
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aHengrui: Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co, Ltd.
bFosun: Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co, Ltd.
cTRT: China Beijing Tongrentang (Group) Co, Ltd.
dTasly: Tasly Holding Group Co, Ltd.
eAZ: AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.
fMerck: Hangzhou Merck Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.
gDMIS: digital medical information service.