Ping An Good Doctor and Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Specialist TCM Online Consultation Services

China’s leading internet healthcare service platform, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (stock abbreviation: “Ping An Good Doctor,” 1833.HK), announced on January 7, 2021, that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Jiangyin Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Tianjiang Pharmaceutical”), a subsidiary of Sinopharm Group. The two parties will collaborate in areas including the onboarding of renowned traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners, development of specialized departments and disease-specific programs, enhancement of diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and supply of distinctive pharmaceutical products, thereby launching a new model of online diagnosis and treatment for specialized diseases and departments.

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Doctors are the core of the traditional pharmaceutical industry and should likewise be central to online healthcare; possessing high-quality doctor resources is a critical condition for winning in the medical market. Both parties will jointly facilitate the onboarding of renowned traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) experts into the PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR Renowned Doctor Studio.

"Famous Doctor Studio" is a new model of internet medical services jointly created by PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR, leveraging its channel advantages on the internet and partnering with renowned doctors. The Famous Doctor Studio covers the entire process from pre-diagnosis, during diagnosis, to post-diagnosis. Top experts and famous doctors across China provide online consultations, focusing on specialized departments and specific diseases, offering patients precise and trustworthy expert treatment plans.

Currently, the Renowned Physicians Studio covers specialized fields including dermatology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, orthopedics, and traditional Chinese medicine. The physicians in the studio include authoritative experts such as leaders and pioneers of national key disciplines, heads of major national pharmaceutical projects, committee members of professional associations, and chief physicians from top-ranked hospitals nationwide.

The collaboration with JIANGYIN TIANJIANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. will further expand the departmental categories and overall scale of the Renowned Physicians’ Studios, enhance their comprehensive capabilities, and bring greater benefits to more patients.

The two parties will also collaborate in the field of specialized disciplines and diseases. PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR has always prioritized the development of internet-based medical specialties, leveraging technology and platform capabilities to enable specialists’ medical expertise and clinical competencies to serve patients with the greatest need.

PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR will leverage Jiangyin Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.’s extensive experience in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinical diagnosis and treatment to establish specialized TCM departments on the PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR app, focusing on TCM andrology, TCM oncology, and herbal paste formulations. Jiangyin Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. will regularly provide specialized disease management protocols, clinical application guidelines for appropriate TCM technologies, and prescriptions for distinctive products, while engaging in exchanges of operational expertise in specialized care with PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR. Through this collaboration, both parties aim to achieve mutual progress and elevate the development of internet-based TCM specialties to new heights.

Jiangyin Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is one of the first batch of “pilot manufacturers of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula granules” in China, a “pilot unit for TCM decoction piece reform” approved by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the first TCM formula granule manufacturer to pass national GMP certification.

TCM Formula Granules are a series of pure traditional Chinese medicine products manufactured using modern pharmaceutical technologies, with traditionally processed TCM decoction pieces that comply with processing standards as raw materials. They retain all the characteristics of the original TCM decoction pieces while offering greater convenience and safety in administration. These granules are relatively widely used in Taiwan (China), Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, whereas their application in mainland China has a shorter history and still requires vigorous promotion.

Through collaboration with Tianjiang Pharmaceutical’s Cloud Pharmacy, doctors on the PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR app can directly prescribe traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula granules for targeted treatment, enabling patients to readily access specialized pharmaceutical products and enhancing their medication experience. This initiative will also promote the widespread adoption and market penetration of TCM formula granules in China.

In addition, Jiangyin Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.’s health and wellness products will also be introduced to a broad user base via the PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR app platform.

As a leading internet healthcare enterprise, PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR has consistently focused on enhancing physicians’ diagnostic and treatment capabilities while fulfilling its social responsibilities. By organizing various academic activities, the company helps renowned experts and distinguished physicians improve their clinical proficiency. Strengthening physicians’ academic competence also enhances their clinical capabilities, enabling them to stay abreast of industry academic advancements, hot topics, and challenging issues. This knowledge empowers physicians to address patient problems scientifically and deliver high-quality clinical care.

Both parties will promote academic activities among physicians affiliated with the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine, enabling high-caliber physicians to enhance their academic competence through exchange. They are committed to improving physicians’ diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities in specialized diseases and disciplines, thereby providing better patient care.

PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR is committed to its mission of building a professional bridge for doctor-patient communication. It strives to create China’s largest, most advanced, and most defensible internet healthcare service platform, guided by the vision of “providing each family with a family doctor, creating an electronic health record for every individual, and formulating a personalized health management plan for everyone.” Through external collaborations, it achieves complementary resource advantages, leverages internet technology to empower traditional pharmaceutical companies, and jointly advances the national strategy of “Healthy China 2030.”