Data tells us the current pharmacy system is broken. For example, 30% of people don’t pick up their medications on time, which can lead to health risks. The good news? Home delivery has been shown to improve the likelihood that patients get and take their medication. 💊 🩺
Prescription medication delivery has existed since the 1940s, but it accounts for just 10% of U.S. pharmacy orders. Amazon Pharmacy is modernizing the home-delivery experience by reducing delivery speeds to just hours in some cases, providing real-time delivery updates, and helping customers manage acute conditions like the flu from home.
Amazon uses generative AI and machine learning to help pharmacists fill prescriptions more quickly and accurately. This tech doesn’t replace pharmacists – it relieves them of duplicative and time-consuming administrative work, so they can focus on helping more people.
For example, the traditional process of manually filling, labeling, and sending prescriptions takes three minutes. Our robotic arms can do that in as little as 30 seconds while reducing the likelihood of administrative errors. That lets pharmacists focus their time and energy on patient care – they also verify that every prescription leaving a fulfillment center includes the right medicine, strength, dosage, quantity, and address label.
We’re grateful for our entire Amazon Pharmacy team, who’s helping us make customer lives easier! 👏 https://amzn.to/44TZauW
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