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Amazon Starts Drug Subscription Service for Prime Members

  • RxPass provides generic drugs that treat over 80 conditions
  • The move marks company’s latest foray into health care market

Source: pharmacy.amazon.com/rxpass

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Amazon.com Inc. has started a subscription service that lets Prime members purchase multiple drugs for a flat fee of $5 a month, the e-commerce giant’s latest foray into health care.

Called RxPass, the offering lets patients order generic medications that treat more than 80 common health conditions, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Customers need to be members of Amazon’s $139-a-year Prime service to join and will be entitled to free delivery.