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When customers receive a text that their order is ready, they can now follow a process from their smartphones to enroll in the delivery service.
“Walgreens is driven by a desire to make healthcare accessible to all across the thousands of communities we serve. Next-day prescription home delivery is another convenience-driver,” said Richard Ashworth, Walgreens president of operations.
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Amazon’s growing presence in the medical industry has sparked responses from others like Walgreens. The online giant announced an acquisition in June of PillPack, a startup that mails prescriptions to people who take multiple medications.
Amazon also recently launched Amazon Comprehend Medical, which uses machine learning to extract data from patient records to help healthcare providers make recommendations.
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