‘more amazon and less pharmacy’: one exec on the company’s strategy for prescription drugs
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Amazon’s objectives for its nascent pharmacy business are straightforward: “better selection, better convenience, and better prices,” according to TJ Parker, the vice president of pharmacy
at the company. “It really is the Amazon playbook,” he said during a Wednesday panel at STAT’s Health Tech Summit. Parker joined Amazon from PillPack after the logistics and online shopping
giant bought the company in 2018; Parker was PillPack’s co-founder and CEO. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in THIS ARTICLE IS EXCLUSIVE TO STAT+ SUBSCRIBERS UNLOCK THIS
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