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Amazon’s PillPack Accused Of Illicitly Obtaining Patient Data
Healthcare // August 06, 2019

Amazon’s online pharmacy, PillPack, is being accused of getting access to patient data it wasn’t entitled to, through a third party, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. A company that provides the tech to route prescriptions, Surescripts, accused PillPack of the indiscretion...

Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access
Legal // July 19, 2019

Amazon’s pharmacy arm PillPack could soon be blocked from accessing patients’ histories, pitting the online giant against Surescripts, an electronic prescribing company that manages about 80 percent of all U.S. prescriptions, sources told CNBC. PillPack uses patients’ prescription data to inform them of possible medication interactions,...

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GoodRx, Surescripts Team For Real-Time Drug Discounts

August 05, 2021
GoodRx has struck a deal with Surescripts on the Real-Time Prescription Benefit electronic drug discount pricing program to help uninsured patients and those who can’t get pricing information from their health plans, according to a press release. About one-third of Americans have skipped filling a prescription for an existing chronic condition at least once because […]

Amazon’s PillPack Accused Of Illicitly Obtaining Patient Data

August 06, 2019
Amazon’s online pharmacy, PillPack, is being accused of getting access to patient data it wasn’t entitled to, through a third party, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal....

Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access

July 19, 2019
Amazon’s pharmacy arm PillPack could soon be blocked from accessing patients’ histories, pitting the online giant against Surescripts, an electronic prescribing company that manages about 80 percent of all U.S....