THE threat posed by Amazon's purported plans to move into pharmacy has prompted US chemist giant CVS to announce it will begin offering free delivery of prescriptions in early 2018.
All 9,700 CVS stores will offer free next-day delivery, while in selected markets, same-day delivery will be made available, including in Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC and San Francisco.
Prescription products and a selection of OTC items will be delivered in secure, tamper-proof packaging to customers' doors to assure privacy.
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