Amazon's Rx 09-06-2022 Japan Update

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	Japan Update September 6, 2022

	Amazon eyes Japan's online prescription drug market TOKYO -- Amazon.com aims to enter the field of prescription drug sales in Japan next year, looking to partner with small and midsized pharmacies to create a platform where patients can receive online instructions on how to take medicines.   Amazon will invite these pharmacies to sell prescription medicines online via its website, with the e-commerce company delivering the drugs to customers' homes.   Japan's recent plan to allow electronic prescriptions was driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read here
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