The first delivery of drugs by drone took place yesterday in Senlis, in the Oise.
As required by regulations, the patient picked up his purchase 150 meters from his home.
A life-size test for the start-up Livmed's, which has been offering home delivery of medicines for two years via its app and its 15,000 bicycle delivery people.
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Drones are an easy and cost-effective way to make drug delivery accessible to rural areas,
" says Talel Hakimi, co-founder of Livmed's, which has partnered with operator Hdrones.
To make this service profitable, he plans to charge 3.99 euros for a one-day delivery, and 14.99 euros for an emergency.
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Livmed's starts from a simple observation: 7 million people no longer have access to a pharmacy in their village.
However, it is too time-consuming for a pharmacist to go to La Poste to send orders.
With drone delivery, a pharmacy could serve several medical deserts.
At the time of Uber and Deliveroo, but also of teleconsultation, Talel Hakimi believes that the French are ready to adopt this type of solution, limited for the moment to peri-urban areas.
The start-up must now obtain the green light from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation.
Air corridors would then be defined for each route.
Livmed's hopes to be able to start by 2023. "
It's better for a French company to offer this type of service, rather than tomorrow, Amazon or Google
“says the entrepreneur.
