{"id":10247,"date":"2018-04-27T08:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T12:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=10247"},"modified":"2018-04-27T08:45:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T12:45:34","slug":"amazon-failed-to-disrupt-the-prescription-drug-business-with-drugstore-com-could-a-second-try-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=10247","title":{"rendered":"Amazon failed to disrupt the prescription drug business with Drugstore.com. Could a second try succeed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Casey Ross for ST<em>A<\/em>T)<\/p>\n<p class=\"big-cap-wrap danger-zone\"><span class=\"big-cap\">The headlines, spurred by Amazon\u2019s entry into the pharmacy business, were as entertaining as they were exuberant. One hailed the company\u2019s 1999 investment in Drugstore.com as \u201ca likely gold mine.\u201d In Canada, the Globe and Mail predicted a sea change in shopping habits, titling its story: \u201cFarewell, Preparation H aisle.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2018\/04\/26\/amazon-drugstore-disrupt-prescription-business\/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=44958ea0c7-Pharmalot&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-44958ea0c7-149624405\">Continue reading article here&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"big-cap-wrap danger-zone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4372\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo-300x32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(By Casey Ross for STAT) The headlines, spurred by Amazon\u2019s entry into the pharmacy business, were as entertaining as they<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-part-dprescription-drugs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10248,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10247\/revisions\/10248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}