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Amazon Broadens Same-Day Pharmacy Delivery Service to New York City and Los Angeles

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Amazon is looking to make prescription delivery as seamless as possible for customers in New York City and Los Angeles by adding them to the list of cities where it provides same-day pharmacy deliveries.

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