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Re:Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B by petra on Thursday June 28, 2018 @12:09PM (#17418100)
People don't want to buy legal drugs from their UPS guy.

EDIT: i'm from outside the US, and after reading all the complains about delivery people throwing packages etc, i thought people don't trust delivery guys enough for medicine.

It appears i was wrong.

Re:Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B by pkaye on Thursday June 28, 2018 @12:38PM (#17418397)
I mail order my recurring prescription medicines from the hospital pharmacy all the time. No waiting in line and they give me a substantial discount.
Re:Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B by pen2l on Thursday June 28, 2018 @12:31PM (#17418335)
What exactly do you mean here?

That you don't feel safe receiving your medicine being delivered last mile from some random UPS guy?

If this is what you mean -- I get my medicine by mail order from CVS. I cannot imagine now having to go to CVS every single month I get my medicine.

Re:Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B by mountainofdeath on Thursday June 28, 2018 @03:09PM (#17419622)
In many cases, insurance mandates that you use their contracted mail-order pharmacy when possible. In other cases, they recommend but don't require it since the fees are lower for everyone that way. This is in the USA.
Re:Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B by thomaslangston on Thursday June 28, 2018 @02:13PM (#17419200)
For pills, I would expect they'll use USPS, not UPS. That's how I get my medicine. It comes in a shipping bag instead of a box or rigid envelope.
Re:Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B by vkou on Thursday June 28, 2018 @12:46PM (#17418484)
My partner buys legal drugs from her pharmacy. Half the friggin time, there's some supply problem on the back-end, and she can't get her drugs in time.

Anyone who could fix this problem will get her business in a heartbeat.

Re:Amazon buys PillPack, an online pharmacy, for just under $1B by reaperducer on Thursday June 28, 2018 @02:28PM (#17419313)
Ditto. I detest Walgreens because of its invasive marketing and spamming, but I use it because CVS in my area can't keep even basic meds in stock.

I'll be among the first to switch to AmazonRx.