Medications are placed in the drone, and customers are alerted by email or text that their delivery is ready. The drone would then return to the nest, and an employee would put the medication back in the refrigerator or secure storage until the rescheduled delivery time. The drones do offer a few advantages, Mason Hilton, director of pharmacy services at Intermountain Health, said. Amazon Pharmacy is offering free drone delivery within an hour of ordering for some 500 medications, including those for flu, asthma and pneumonia, to customers in College Station, Texas. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati invented a telehealth drone to improve access to medical services.

Source: Forbes November 17, 2023 22:37 UTC