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Joaquim Cardoso MSc
Founder, CEO and Senior Advisor
January 24, 2023
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FirstWord Pharma
Matthew Dennis
JANUARY 24, 2023
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new benefit from its pharmacy offering, giving Prime members in the US access to a number of commonly prescribed generic medications for a monthly fee of $5.
Amazon Pharmacy’s RxPass service includes drugs that treat more than 80 common health conditions, such as hypertension, anxiety and acid reflux.
“Any customer who pays more than $10 a month for their eligible medications will see their prescription costs drop by 50% or more, plus they save time by skipping a trip to the pharmacy,” remarked John Love, vice president of Amazon Pharmacy, which launched in 2020.
“Any customer who pays more than $10 a month for their eligible medications will see their prescription costs drop by 50% or more, plus they save time by skipping a trip to the pharmacy,”
RxPass includes drugs such as the antibiotic amoxicillin, the anti-inflammatory drug naproxen and the erectile dysfunction treatment sildenafil.
The service is now available in the majority of US states with the medicines delivered free of charge.
The service is now available in the majority of US states with the medicines delivered free of charge.
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John Love, vice president of Amazon Pharmacy
Originally published at https://firstwordpharma.com
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