Five dollars in exchange for any generic medicine you may need. That is the new benefit of the Prime subscription that Amazon is making official under the name of RxPassa new service that is added to the membership that we already know and that now starts Amazon as a drug distribution company.
Amazon has long flirted with that market. Started a telemedicine service in 2021 and then closed it in 2022, just a few months following making it national in the United States. Now it is also in that country where it will apply RxPassthe pass designed for the uninsured, or people with insurance who don’t have coverage for the medications they need.
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RxPass will begin by offering 60 different medications. According to Amazon, the drugs will make it possible to treat more than 80 common conditions, including high blood pressure, anxiety, reflux and others. Some of the medicines are already visible from the RxPass official site and among them are folic acid, estradiol, omeprazole and antibiotics such as amoxicillin.
Amazon’s bet is that everyone who spends more than five dollars sees RxPass as a viable cheaper alternative. Amazon hasn’t disclosed any plans to launch the membership outside of the country so far, but if so, the membership would definitely have to adjust its price. In Mexico, similar drugs already allow savings of up to 70% y, according to the Ministry of Economy, 92% of the drugs sold in the country are already generic.
Amazon has a long history of trying to break into the healthcare industry. Just in November, the company He launched Amazon Clinic, your new telemedicine service to offer remote care services for common conditions such as allergies or colds.