WeChat "Scan" tracks medicine sales, ensuring safer medication use

WeChat's "Scan" feature now allows users to check medicine information, including sales records, to ensure safe medication use. This new feature, developed with the National Healthcare Security Administration, lets users scan medicine tracking codes to verify origin and sales history, covering a large portion of the national medical insurance drug list. Users can identify potential issues like drug diversion. Starting July 1st, pharmacies must scan codes for insurance claims, and by 2026, all pharmacies must upload tracking data, enabling consumers to verify medicine information via WeChat.