Amazon jumps into the pharmacy business with online prescription fulfillment, free delivery for Prime members

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Amazon has been quietly building out its pharmacy offering for several years after ramping up internal discussions in 2017 and acquiring PillPack in 2018.

For Amazon, the announcement is well timed. Americans are increasingly relying on getting their medicines via mail to avoid possible exposure to the coronavirus. That shift could be permanent, as more people than ever before are learning about new ways of receiving medication.

Amazon Pharmacy will accept most forms of insurance, but could offer savings for people without insurance as well. Customers can also use flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts to buy prescriptions on the service. Customers will be able to track the delivery of their prescriptions just like they can with any other Amazon order.Amazon Prime customers get free two-day delivery, although shipping might take up to five days the first time a customer orders, as it takes time to transfer a medication. Customers who don't have Prime can get free delivery within five days, or they can pay $5.99 to upgrade to two-day delivery.

Customers who have questions about their medications can reach a pharmacist or pharmacy technician at any time through online self-service or phone. Amazon will also screen for potentially problematic drug interactions for customers who are taking multiple medications at once. "The information and experience you have inside the pharmacy is separate and distinct from the experience that you have on Amazon.com," Parker said.

 

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Pump it

That'll end well..

Oh great now Bezos will not only have our consumer spending data they will have our personal health information they can use against us.

Isn’t this old info from last week?

They gonna deliver my weed?

When does Amazon get broken up for their monopolies?

Amazon doing amazon things

This will provide unfair competition to all retail pharmacies

Welcome to my world

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Just signed up.

Monopoly

Break it up under antitrust laws.

Game changer?

Jeff Bezos is greedy lol.

hard pass

How much money lines politicians pockets to allow such a Monopoly to exist

Would it be possible for me to get some of these medications without a prescription?

this is terrible news

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Poor Walgreens. They’re going out of business soon. Hail Jeff Bezos!

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