An impressive 2456 pharmacies are on board the National E-Pharmacy platform, representing a major milestone for the digital programme and for Ghana.

The nationwide E-pharmacy is a platform of registered pharmacies which allows the Ghanaians to easily upload and buy prescribed medicines on the platform as well as get them delivered to their locations.

Users register on the platform with their Ghana Card.

The E-pharmacy is part of government’s agenda to digitize public services and its full operationalization was as a result of a collaboration between the Office of the Vice President, the Pharmacy Council and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana.

In 2019, Vice President Bawumia challenged the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana to take steps in ensuring pharmacy services are digitized through the introduction of an electronic pharmacy platform, the first of its kind in Africa.

The platform went live in January this year after it was launched in July 2023 by Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and piloted for about six months.

How It Works

After registering on the E-pharmacy platform with a Ghana Card, prescriptions can be uploaded via mobile phone through https://www.gnepplatform.com/ or through a USSD code.

The platform enables subscribers to find out which pharmacies are close to them and the medicines they are looking for.

Subscribers are also able to compare prices of medicines across different pharmacies.

Using your mobile phone, you are able to order the medicine, pay for it and have it delivered at home or your location through a digital address.

The authenticity of drugs are also guaranteed because Ghana National E-pharmacy Platform is integrated with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) platform.