PillPack
From expanding its employee health offerings to launching its first health wearable, Amazon had a busy 2020.
Patients will be able to compare medication brands and get prescriptions delivered to their home.
This year Amazon continued employing voice for healthcare uses and marketing its newly acquired PillPack.
The deal will allow members to switch their prescriptions to PillPack without having to reenter their insurance details or medication list.
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The hackathon that produced PillPack will host around 100 teams this weekend focused on cancer, mental health, rehab and the post-surgical experience.
Amazon sent Prime users an email advertising virtual pharmacy PillPack, which the company acquired in 2018.
Now consumers are turning to the web for their health products—whether it is to get a pharmacy prescription, a urine test or an “embarrassing” sexual health product.
Amazon's 2018 news also included new hires, machine learning tools for healthcare organizations and more.