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Amazon considering online prescriptions

• axxs 9y ago
  This will be interesting considering that different countries have different medical schemes, I would forsee this would be aimed solely at the US market. Even amongst countries where the costs of medication are heavily subsidised there can be a very large difference in pricing. eg: Oxycontin on the PBS is atm $37AUD a pack of 28 at 80mg strength in Australia ($5.30 if on a concession eg: unemployed), in the US its $408.63USD a pack of 20 (via drugs.com)
  • gumby 9y ago
    The article discusses this -- they have a pilot in Japan where doctors sell drugs directly to patients. Mexico or France would be good candidates.
    • axxs 9y ago
      ok cheers. I read that as local pharmacists giving approval for Amazon to deliver, where I thought Amazon is looking at doing e-prescriptions and entering that market themselves. Interesting as well that Japan can dispense category 1 drugs via a pharmacist okaying an online form submission of symptoms, and not a doctor. (going via the link on Japan Times) I guess it's convoluted as they say.