Uber joins ScriptDrop for pharma delivery
Ride-hailing platform Uber has partnered with prescription delivery services provider ScriptDrop to be the default delivery service for the company’s pharmacies in 37 US states.
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San Francisco: Ride-hailing platform Uber has partnered with prescription delivery services provider ScriptDrop to be the default delivery service for the company's pharmacies in 37 US states.
The service lets pharmacies offer prescription deliveries for patients. The tool can integrate with whatever organisational software the pharmacies normally use to keep track of prescriptions, The Verge reported.
"Being able to combine ScriptDrop's integrated interface with Uber's technology means that pharmacies of all sizes will be better equipped to improve prescription adherence and serve the most vulnerable of their communities," Amanda Epp, ScriptDrop CEO, said in a statement.
The Covid-19 pandemic fueled a rise in mail-order and courier-based drug deliveries, as people avoided in-person trips to the pharmacy.
This is Uber's second foray into prescription delivery. It partnered with NimbleRx to deliver drugs in Seattle and Dallas in August 2020, the report said.
