Amazon to buy online pharmacy PillPack in drug retailing push

Amazon to buy online pharmacy PillPack in drug retailing push

Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would buy online pharmacy PillPack, a small but significant step into the U.S. healthcare sector, sending shares of drug distributors and retailers lower.

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