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Amazon Expands Same-Day Prescription Delivery to Nearly Half the US Next Year
Amazon is "embedding pharmacies in same-day delivery facilities often clustered around major metro areas," reports CNBC. This will enable "a coming expansion of its same-day prescription delivery service," according to Engadget, "with 20 more cities and affiliated metro areas entering the program...
Amazon is "embedding pharmacies in same-day delivery facilities often clustered around major metro areas," reports CNBC.This will enable "a coming expansion of its same-day prescription delivery service," according to Engadget, "with 20 more cities and affiliated metro areas entering the program next year. "In most cases, that means a customer can order medication by 4 p.m. and receive it at home by 10 p.m.," Amazon said in their announcement — making the case that their service (and its 24/7 pharmacists) "ensures customers can get care within hours, bridging health care accessibility divides..." A recent study found nearly half of U.S. counties have communities over 10 miles from the nearest pharmacy, limiting their access to medications and pharmacist care. CNBC adds that in the last year Amazon has also tested prescription deliveries by drone in one Texas city.
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