Amazon launches same-day prescription delivery in New York and Los Angeles
Summary
Amazons effort to get customers in the two largest U.S. markets whatever they want on the day of their order has expanded to include prescription drugs. The e-commerce giant said on Tuesday that its rolling out same-day delivery of prescription medications in New York City and the greater Los Angeles area. San Bernardino, Riverside and Anaheim, which are all in the LA area, are eligible for same-day prescription deliveries starting Tuesday. In October, Amazon began offering same-day prescription medication delivery in Seattle, Miami, Indianapolis, Phoenix and Austin, Texas. At the same time, the company said it would start sending prescription medications via drone in College Station, Texas, one of the two cities where Amazon is dispatching unmanned aircrafts to deliver items weighing five pounds or less.