Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

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Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The...

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.

Amazon says customers will be able to choose from more than 500 medications, a list that includes common treatments for conditions like the flu or pneumonia, but not controlled substances. Intermountain Health started providing drone deliveries of prescriptions in 2021 in the Salt Lake City area and has been expanding the program, according to Daniel Duersch, supply chain director for the health care system. Intermountain is partnering with the logistics company Zipline to use drones that drop packages by parachute.that drones would be making deliveries by 2018. Even now, the e-commerce giant is only using the technology in two markets.

Amazon says its drones will fly as high as 120 meters, or nearly 400 feet, before slowly descending when they reach the customer’s home. The done will check to make sure the delivery zone is clear of pets, children or any other obstructions before dropping the package on a delivery marker.Amazon has been growing its presence in health care for a few years now.

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