Update 6/8/21: Amazon is offering meds from as low as $1 per month for the first six months. For Prime subscribers only.
Original post: Amazon launched today an online pharmacy which will service those with and without insurance, with or without Prime membership. Prime members get the added advantage of free 2-day shipping. Also, Prime members who don’t have health insurance will see savings of up to ‘up to 80%’ on generic brands and ‘up to 40%’ on name brand medications.
Press release | Direct link to Amazon Pharmacy (affiliate link)
Lots of pharmacies deliver and local pharmacies usually can deliver the same day, so I don’t see a big edge to Amazon here. But I can see people who like tech platforms using this going forward.
Will be interesting to see if Amazon Pharmacy purchases will code as Drugstores on the Freedom Flex card. Also not clear if Amazon cardholders get 5% on Amazon Pharmacy purchases (I assume they do?).
