Amazon announced plans to broaden its same-day prescription delivery service, aiming to reach approximately 4,500 cities and towns across the United States by the end of this year. The rollout will add nearly 2,000 communities to the existing delivery network and will include states such as Idaho and Massachusetts, the company said.
The expansion is an extension of Amazons pharmacy operations, which began after the company acquired PillPack in 2018. Since then Amazon has progressively integrated pharmaceutical services into its broader offerings. In October, it established a partnership with WeightWatchers to ship medications, including injectable GLP-1 obesity treatments, to members of the weight-loss management program. More recently, in December, Amazon started dispensing certain common prescriptions through electronic kiosks placed inside One Medical primary care locations.
One Medical, described by the company as a national primary care provider that Amazon acquired in 2023, offers patients primary and urgent care access under an annual subscription priced at $199. The introduction of pharmacy services into One Medical sites is part of a multi-pronged approach that ties prescription fulfillment closer to primary care delivery and membership-based access.
The company characterized the same-day delivery expansion as a significant increase in geographic coverage, explicitly noting the addition of nearly 2,000 communities to reach the roughly 4,500 total cities and towns slated for service by year-end. The announcement singled out Idaho and Massachusetts among the states that will see broader service availability as part of this rollout.
Amazons pharmacy efforts now span multiple channels - direct home delivery, partnerships to fulfill specialized medication needs, and in-clinic or in-site prescribing through electronic kiosks. Together these elements represent the current state of the companys pharmacy footprint as it stands ahead of the planned expansion.
Summary of key points and context
- Same-day prescription delivery is set to cover about 4,500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of the year, adding nearly 2,000 communities.
- Amazons pharmacy business traces back to its 2018 acquisition of PillPack and includes partnerships such as the October agreement with WeightWatchers to deliver injectable GLP-1 obesity treatments.
- The company has begun filling some common prescriptions at electronic kiosks in One Medical locations, a primary care provider Amazon acquired in 2023 that offers an annual subscription for $199.