Amazon Opens Pharmacy Fulfillment Center in Corona Offering Same-Day Rx Delivery

Published on June 1, 2024

Amazon officially entered the health care market this month by opening its first U.S. pharmacy fulfillment center May 29 specifically to fill same-day medication orders for Southern California residents. The online retail giant that promises overnight delivery for many items through its Prime membership hopes to be even faster with pharmaceuticals by delivering on the same day they are ordered. The new fulfillment center opened in Corona, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles in Riverside County, and is located next door to one of the company’s large fulfillment centers for retail goods. “By bringing Amazon Pharmacy’s deliveries into our existing world-class logistics network, Amazon is building the fastest and most convenient service for the home delivery of prescription medications,” said Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores in a statement to The Epoch Times....

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