When you’re sick, it can be painful to get to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription.
The Cleveland Clinic plans to simplify – and speed up – the process for patients, by delivering medication via drone, in minutes, at no extra charge.
The Clinic is partnering with the San Francisco-based drone company Zipline, which already uses autonomous drones to deliver vaccines, blood, animal health products and more to homes, hospitals and businesses in the United States and other countries.
The Clinic is predicting hundreds of deliveries a day from a central hub, eventually expanding to to deliver lab samples, medical and surgical supplies, and items for hospital-at-home services.
Patients must be home to receive the medication, and each drone will carry only one package to eliminate mix-ups. We’re still asking more questions, but that sounds a whole lot easier than waiting in line at the drug store. - Laura |
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The drone company Zipline is partnering with the Cleveland Clinic to create a program to deliver prescriptions to Clinic patients via drones. The program will start in 2025. (zipline) |
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