Amazon Opens an Online Pharmacy

On Tuesday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that customers in 45 states will be able to fill their prescriptions through Amazon Pharmacy beginning this week. Delivery to the remaining five states -- Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Minnesota -- should be available over time.

The company's decision to launch Amazon Pharmacy builds upon its $1 billion acquisition of PillPack in 2018. A mail-order pharmacy, PillPack specializes in delivering pre-packaged daily medication packets to patients with multiple prescriptions.

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