Introducing Amazon Pharmacy Called Amazon Pharmacy, The move builds on the Web retailers 2018 acquisition of Pill Pack and will allow shoppers to toggle at check out between their co pay and a non insurance option heavily discounted for members of its loyalty Club Prime.

Over the past two years, Amazon has worked to secure more state licenses for shipping prescriptions across the country, which had been an obstacle to its expansion into the drug supply chain, according to analyst notes from Jefferies Equity Research.

The company, founded as an online bookseller, has disrupted multiple industries, drawing criticism of its size and power from labor groups and lawmakers along the way.

E commerce has surged this year as governments told people to stay home amid the health crisis.