“Medication ATM’s”–are you really surprised?

We’ve relied on machines for years to dispense junk food, soda, and cash. More recently, grocery stores have installed DVD rental vending machines. Now prescription medications can be purchased from a machine.

I recently read an article about how rural pharmacies in many areas are struggling financially, and many are going out of business. One (partial) solution for people living in these areas has been the installation of prescription vending machines in some urgent care and outpatient clinics.

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