Apoorv Anupam
29 June 2018, India:
Amazon today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire online pharmacy firm PillPack.
Jeff Wilke, Amazon CEO Worldwide Consumer said, “PillPack’s visionary team has a combination of deep pharmacy experience and a focus on technology. PillPack is meaningfully improving its customers’ lives, and we want to help them continue making it easy for people to save time, simplify their lives, and feel healthier. We’re excited to see what we can do together on behalf of customers over time.”
TJ Parker, co-founder and CEO of PillPack said, “PillPack makes it simple for any customer to take the right medication at the right time, and feel healthier. Together with Amazon, we are eager to continue working with partners across the healthcare industry to help people throughout the U.S. who can benefit from a better pharmacy experience.”
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. The parties expect to close the transaction during the second half of 2018.
PillPack is a pharmacy designed to provide the best possible customer experience in the U.S. for people who take multiple daily prescriptions. PillPack delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging, coordinates refills and renewals, and makes sure shipments are sent on time.
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