Navy to implement world's largest telepharmacy

http://www.fiercehealthit.com/press-releases/u-s-navy-pharmacies-improve-pati...

Thanks to FierceHealthIT for catching this announcement. It has huge implications on the retail pharmacy business in the US. The Navy will demonstrate that they can take pharmacists in a central location and have them check prescriptions at remote pharmacies around the world. My guess is businesses like Walgreen's or Wal-Mart are waiting for approvals to do something similar. Operating pharmacies without having to staff a pharmacist in the physical location could be a huge cost savings, especially in low volume pharmacies. It will be very interesting to see where Class A pharmacies are able to take this.

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