Amazon Launches a Subscription Prescription Drug Service

Amazon Launches a Subscription Prescription Drug Service
An Amazon logo on a delivery van in Boston on Oct. 1, 2020. Steven Senne/AP Photo
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Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business.

The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription service for customers who have Prime memberships. Amazon said people will pay $5 a month to fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of about 50 generic medications, which are generally cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.