Last year, I had a heated discussion on LinkedIn on whether Amazon would enter the pharmaceutical distribution chain in 2018. Being a compliance attorney, I expressed some concern that selling drugs is not as easy as selling books and requires tremendous resources to keep up with federal and state compliance. And Amazon would be an
Amazon pharmacy
Is Amazon ready to enter pharmacy business?
By Natalia Mazina on
Posted in Pharmacy Trends
You’ve probably seen online coverage speculating whether Amazon will eventually enter the pharmacy market. Recently, Amazon hired several healthcare professionals (including pharmacists) to analyze the best ways to establish itself on the U.S. pharmacy market.
I’ve always been skeptical of Amazon’s efforts: too many regulations to comply, too much oversight, too much at stake for…