(CNN) - Mega-retailer Amazon is buying online pharmacy PillPack, a move that could disrupt the drug store business.
PillPack has pharmacy licenses in all 50 states.
The company delivers medications to customers in pre-sorted doses designed to make it easier for people to take multiple medications a day.
We’re thrilled to share that @amazon has agreed to acquire PillPack. Together, we will continue making it easy for customers to save time, simplify their lives, and feel healthier. We’re excited for our future together. Read more: https://t.co/aMefiE4lWD pic.twitter.com/qOnglYnIC9
— PillPack (@PillPack) June 28, 2018
Its acquisition comes just one week after CVS announced it will start delivering prescriptions to people's homes.
.@CVSPharmacy is first nat’l drugstore chain to offer pharmacy & front store delivery from locations nationwide as quickly as next-day. https://t.co/jDh4LIhgHl
— CVS Health (@CVSHealth) June 27, 2018
A response to growing competition from PillPack and Capsule, which is another online pharmacy startup.
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