I Reckon It Is Only A Matter Of Time Before We See A Similar Outcome in Australia.

This appeared last week: Amazon expands push into healthcare with online pharmacy Angelica LaVito and Matt Day Nov 18, 2020 – 9.42am New York/Seattle | Amazon unveiled its biggest push into selling prescription drugs with the launch of a digital pharmacy and discounts for paying US Prime members that sent shock waves through shares of pharmacy chains and distributors. The e-commerce giant on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) un veiled Amazon Pharmacy, a section of its retail website and mobile application that lets people order medication. Shoppers can pay using their health insurance. Prime members who do not use their insurance are eligible for discounts on generic and brand-name drugs on Amazon's site or at about 50,000 participating pharmacies. Amazon's new offering comes more than two years after its $US753 million ($1.03 billion) acquisition of PillPack, an online pharmacy known for organising prescriptions into packets. This expansion puts the Seattle-based e-commerce company into more... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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