Between the sky-high prices of pharmaceuticals in America and the growing demand for online services in the wake of the COVID pandemic, Americans both want and need cheap and efficient online pharmacies like the services offered by Amazon. Beyond the cost-effectiveness of online deliveries, these transparent services will also force drug manufacturers to lower prices if they wish to remain competitive. The US is financially drowning over what should be an easily affordable product, but, thankfully, e-commerce has a proven solution.
While large pharmaceutical corporations functioning as "platforms" seem to be the future of the industry, small, independently-owned pharmacies are actually more efficient and popular than the big chains. While online corporations have advantages over brick-and-mortar franchises like CVS and Walgreens, vital mom-and-pop drugstores are being left out of the conversation. Government policies are geared toward supporting these goliath companies, so we should rewrite the law to boost local pharmacies rather than national chains or e-commerce giants.