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Amazon Rx

Recode Daily

Recode

Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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From the Recode Daily archives (Nov. 20, 2020): You can now fill your prescription at Amazon's pharmacy. Recode’s Jason Del Rey explains why the e-commerce giant is getting into healthcare. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email!  Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0

Hey, Adam here. This week on Rico Daily, we are revisiting some of my favorite episodes.

0:40.2

Something that continues to fascinate and terrify me is Amazon's creeping growth into every aspect of our lives.

0:46.4

You may have missed the news, but about six months ago, the company launched Amazon Pharmacy,

0:51.4

which is a full-fledged medication by mail service.

0:55.6

So now you can buy prescription drugs on Amazon, just like you can buy books and literally everything else. There are even

1:01.2

special benefits for Prime members. Here's Teddy Schleifer and Recode's Jason Delray explaining

1:06.4

how Amazon's new online pharmacy business could have big implications for health care.

1:12.4

Amazon has a long-term goal that one day consumers can buy everything they would possibly need

1:18.4

from their website. And this week, the e-commerce giant just got a little bit closer to that.

1:23.3

You can now get your prescription drugs from Amazon too.

1:26.9

Jason Delray, expert on all things Amazon here at Recode, is here to talk about it.

1:30.1

Hey, Jason.

1:31.0

Hey, Teddy.

1:31.7

So Amazon can now fill prescriptions?

1:34.9

That's right.

1:35.4

You can now go onto a part of Amazon's website called Amazon Pharmacy and plug in your insurance info

1:43.5

and then purchase prescription drugs on Amazon and pay either

1:49.7

with your insurance or you have the option to pay without.

1:53.6

Okay.

1:53.9

So this is basically Amazon like becoming a pharmacy.

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