Amazon officially raised the curtain on Amazon Pharmacy - Business Insider

  • 📰 BusinessInsider
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 19 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

ICYMI: Amazon's disruption of the $312 billion pharmacy and drug stores market poses a serious threat to smaller entrants and traditional players alike

Amazon Pharmacy accepts most forms of insurance, and uninsured Prime members can receive an up to 80% discount on meds. Prime members also receive unlimited free two-day delivery, while non-Prime customers receive free five-day delivery or the option to dish out $5.99 for two-day delivery. pharmacy and drug stores market poses a serious threat to smaller entrants and traditional players alike.

This launch marks yet another healthcare space Amazon plans to disrupt—far from unexpected after the myriad health-focused moves it's made in recent years:Amazon's 2018 acquisition of the online pharmacy service laid the groundwork for Amazon Pharmacy: Since absorbing PillPack, Amazon has forged a string of partnerships with major payers like

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Yes, it does. This huge market is ripe for disruption. Hard to understand why few people appeared to see amazon coming. Their move was well telegraphed.

Disruption or Monopoly?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 729. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines