Amazon will begin filling select prescriptions at electronic kiosks inside One Medical primary-care clinics, starting in Los Angeles this December. The pilot focuses on common, non-refrigerated medicationsāthink antibiotics, asthma inhalers, and blood-pressure treatmentsāand includes a virtual pharmacist consult at the kiosk.
Itās the companyās first in-person pickup option for pharmacy, which until now has leaned on delivery. By placing inventory closer to patients, Amazon aims to cut shipping costs and speed up urgent fills, while keeping the footprint small enough to slot into existing clinics.
Access isnāt limited to members: while One Medical runs a membership model, non-members can still book appointments and use the kiosk. Amazon says it plans to expand outside California in 2026, and is also talking with external health systems about partnerships.
The kiosks wonāt handle refrigerated drugsāsuch as popular GLP-1 weight-loss medicationsāor tightly controlled pain medicines. Inventory will be tailored to each clinic.
Why it matters
If the pilot works, expect these pharmacy kiosks to show up wherever Amazon already sees patientsātightening the loop between clinic visit ā prescription ā pickup and giving the company a new lever on convenience and cost in healthcare.
