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Amazon would be a disrupter if it sold prescriptions

Reema Khrais May 17, 2017
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Amazon would be a disrupter if it sold prescriptions

Reema Khrais May 17, 2017
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A report from CNBC says Amazon is getting more serious about becoming a place for you to buy your prescription drugs. Amazon could be a major disrupter, as it has been when it entered other sectors, from books to groceries. The hundreds of billions of dollars Americans spend on prescriptions every year make the pharmacy business an attractive space for Amazon to grow.

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