A Drug-Dealing Robot That Upends the Pharmacy Model

For $20 a month, PillPack will deliver prescription drugs to patients with the efficiency of Amazon Prime. Photos by PillPack

For $20 a month, PillPack will deliver prescription drugs to patients with the efficiency of Amazon Prime.

The core of their service is a small blue box that organizes all of your med into "dose packets," little plastic baggies marked with the date and time they're to be taken. Photos by PillPack

The core of their service is a small blue box that organizes all of your med into "dose packets," little plastic baggies marked with the date and time they're to be taken.

A jumble of amber bottles are replaced by an efficient to-do list made of drugs. Photos by PillPack

A jumble of amber bottles are replaced by an efficient to-do list made of drugs.

Each order comes with a custom infographic that shows a full color picture of each pill, explains what it does, and clarifies any special instructions. Photos by PillPack

Each order comes with a custom infographic that shows a full color picture of each pill, explains what it does, and clarifies any special instructions.

The technical backbone of PillPack is a suite of drug-dealing robots. A large, beige machine in PillPack's New Hampshire office is filled with a cornucopia of curatives which are dispensed into the plastic packets. Photos by PillPack

The technical backbone of PillPack is a suite of drug-dealing robots. A large, beige machine in PillPack's New Hampshire office is filled with a cornucopia of curatives which are dispensed into the plastic packets.

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A Drug-Dealing Robot That Upends the Pharmacy Model

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