Amazon could start selling prescription drugs as soon as PillPack deal closes
Amazon bought internet pharmacy start-up PillPack last week for around $1 billion. 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 AMZN 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?