Pharmacy Podcast Network
PillPack Amazon and the Future of Pharmacy - PPN Episode 631
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:13:44
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PODCAST TRANSCRIPT: Darshan: Hey, Major. This is our next episode of the Gavel & Pestle. Are you ready today? Major: Yes, sir. My names Major. This is Darshan. And today we're going to be talking about the PillPack acquisition with Amazon, and how that affects pharmacists. Is that anywhere close to our topic? Darshan: That is very much our topic, hopefully. Otherwise, we're both doing the wrong thing. Major: Oh, no. Darshan: I'm really excited. It's sort of exactly what we thought it would be. We have news report in that, as you all know, PillPack was acquired by Amazon. The big question that we get now is, what does this mean for [crosstalk 00:00:48]? Major: A bit of background. What is PillPack? What were they before? And why was Amazon interested? Darshan: Great question. PillPack is a pharmacy that was bought by ... Well, basically what they did is they would provide medications. They put multiple pills into a pack and they put i