CNBC July 3, 2018
- Amazon bought internet pharmacy start-up PillPack last week for around $1 billion.
- Consumers could get access to prescription meds sooner than you might expect.
- Drug supply chain experts suggest that the company could target the growing niche of people who pay out-of-pocket for their meds.
Now that Amazon has snapped up internet pharmacy PillPack for around $1 billion in cash, how long will it take before consumers can rely on the e-commerce giant for their medicines, as they do for groceries, clothing, books and pretty much everything else?
And what will Amazon’s strategy be once the deal closes this year?
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