One year after purchasing online pharmacy PillPack, Amazon is working to integrate prescription refills into Alexa smart device functionality.
Amazon appears to be making a serious foray into healthcare with Amazon Care. Last month, the company added to its healthcare portfolio with the acquisition of Health Navigator, a startup that creates software for internet healthcare services. Amazon also recently entered into a joint venture with JP Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway launched to lower the costs of healthcare for the companies’ workers.
“As we say at Amazon, it’s still Day 1 for Alexa and healthcare—we look forward to continuing to innovate on behalf of customers,” wrote Alexa’s Rachel Jiang in a blog post announcing the new integration.