Amazon or enter the medical e-commerce market
According to foreign media reports on the 17th, informed sources said that Amazon is hiring a pharmaceutical business executive, may enter the multi-billion dollar market. The business executive will conduct in-depth discussions with relevant business experts to lead the development strategy. The newly recruited medical business leader will be under the jurisdiction of Amazon's consumer products business unit. It is also known that Amazon has also recruited a group of people from the medical field.
In the past few years, Amazon has held at least one meeting each year at its headquarters in Seattle to discuss whether to enter the pharmaceutical business, but this discussion did not reach a final plan. Recently, as consumers' willingness to pay for medical health has increased, Amazon has begun to consider the possibility of conducting pharmaceutical sales more seriously.
The data shows that in the United States alone, the number of prescription drugs issued each year exceeds 4 billion. In 2015, patients, insurance companies, and other buyers spent about $300 billion on prescription drugs, a lucrative market for Amazon.
In April of this year, according to the Japan Times, Amazon, with the support of its Japanese partners, has extended its Prime Now delivery service to the pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields and sold drugs to patients with pharmacist approval. Amazon now includes the "Pharmaceuticals" column on its categorization page on its Japanese website. However, the current trial time is still short, and it is still time to verify whether it is feasible.
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