Angelenos will be able to order several medications, including those used to manage high blood pressure, diabetes and the flu.
Amazon will soon offer same-day delivery of several prescription medications in Los Angeles and New York. Amazon will soon offer same-day delivery of several prescription medications in Los Angeles and New York, yet another example of the online shopping giant’s bet on consumers’ growing dependence on ease and speed.
The company’s Amazon Prime service, which launched in 2005 and offers fast delivery of a wide variety of products, boasts more thanAlthough the concept of getting medications delivered, particularly by mail, isn’t new, it still accounts for a relatively small percentage of drug purchases. Amazon acknowledged that reality in its Tuesday announcement, which linked to afrom the global business consulting firm McKinsey & Co., which found that, in 2021, only 10% of prescriptions in the U.S.
That’s probably a smart move by the company, said Pranav Patel, a former researcher at the University of Toledo who has studied the field of pharmacy extensively.
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