While this offer currently only applies to the United States, it provides unlimited access to generic prescription drugs.
In France, it remains very rare to buy medicines online. If there are dedicated sites offering products with or without a prescription, almost all purchases are made in pharmacies. Moreover, the regulations concerning the sale of treatments are highly regulated in France. Recently, restrictions have also been put in place to avoid shortages.
But in the United States, a small revolution in this area has emerged. Accustomed to subscriptions and advantages granted to its customers, Amazon has become the giant of e-commerce. And if it is possible to find everything on the site, now it is possible to buy medicines.
More precisely, Amazon offers a paid monthly subscription similar to Prime. But it gives access at a reduced price to treatments that can cure more than 80 different infections and diseases.
An offer that does not require health insurance but is not accessible to everyone
The American healthcare system makes it difficult and above all expensive to access medication. The RxPass offer, name given to this pharmaceutical subscription, is thought to help millions of patients. But be careful because even if it is an Amazon service, it still meets strict requirements.
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First, only prescription drugs will be offered. It will therefore be necessary to be able to present the prescription issued by the doctor to benefit from it.
Then, you don’t necessarily have to have health insurance to use this service. However, if patients have a mutual fund financed by the Government, they will not be able to take advantage of the subscription. The laws in force in each state can also be a hindrance. In fact, the service is currently unavailable in certain states such as California, Texas or Louisiana.
Drugs with the same treatment as other Amazon purchases
In total, these are more than 50 different drugs that are offered through this subscription. The treatments offered include drugs that are not reimbursed or covered by the American health system. It includes treatments for anxiety and diabetes.
According to data from Amazon Pharmacy, this might affect more than 150 million patients in the country who take these treatments. And like the other products, the drugs are delivered free of charge and unlimited.
However, two conditions are required to take advantage of the RxPass. First of all, you have to have a US Prime membership. In fact, free delivery is included. Finally, it is necessary pay $5 per month to add the RxPass to subscription.
