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Why Amazon should keep prescription drugs off its voluminous shelves

  • Written by C. Michael White, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
imageA pharmacist prepares to grind up a potion from unidentified pills the old-fashioned way.AP Photo/Ruben Goldberg

Amazon hit a milestone this month after the price of one share hit US$1,000 for the first time, giving it a total value of close to $500 billion. That makes it the fourth-biggest company in the U.S. in terms of market capitalization and...

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