Tata 1mg
Tata 1mg, previously 1mg, is a Legit Script certified integrated
healthcare platform based in Gurgaon, India. It provides services, including
e-pharmacy, diagnostics, e-consultation and health content. It was founded in
April 2015 by Prashant Tandon, Gaurav Agarwal and Vikas Chauhan.
History
In 2012, BLPL (Bright Lifecare
Private Limited) started a digital health platform called Health kart Plus. In
2015, Health kart Plus separated from BLPL to form 1MG Technologies Private
Limited. Healthkart continued as a platform for fitness and health
products, 1mg was a generic drug search business. The primary goal of 1mg is to
make healthcare accessible and economical. The Gurugram based digital
health startup maintains an online medicine database with information on side
effects; generic substitutes, and provides home delivery services for pharmacy,
FMCG and lab tests. In June 2021, Tata Digital Ltd, acquired 55% stake in 1mg
to form Tata 1mg.
Acquisitions/Partnerships
In 2016, 1mg acquired Medi Angles, a company involved in medical insurances and corporate health, and Medd.in, an online marketplace to book diagnostic and imaging test. In 2017, 1mg acquired Homeobuy, online homeopathic drug store and rebranded it as 1mg Ayush. It deals with homeopathic and ayurvedic medicines. In 2017, 1mg expanded its operations in tier-I and tier-II cities by acquiring Dawailelo (a Varanasi based start-up). In 2018, 1mg acquired LFS Healthcare Private Limited (Droplet) and Delhi Mediart Private Limited (DMPL). While Droplet allowed home collection solutions for diagnostic services, DMPL provided wholesale trading of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. These became wholly-owned subsidiaries of 1mg.
Services
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Pharmacy - Buy medicines online.
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Sehat ke saathi - Program to get medicine franchises at low cost.
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Tata 1mg labs - Book free collection of samples from home for
laboratory tests.
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e-Consultation - Consult a doctor from the comfort of your home.
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OTC - Order healthcare and wellness products.
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Tata 1mg Ayush- Ayurvedic and homeopathy medicines home delivery.