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Automated Pharmacy Kiosks Coming To Phoenix, Tucson

MedCenters pharmacy kiosk
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MedCenters will dispense a prescription in less than 90 seconds.

Pharmacy kiosks are coming to Arizona.

The pilot project run by the company MedAvail will begin in Phoenix and Tucson. According to the company, the so-called MedCenters will dispense a prescription in less than 90 seconds and customers will have all day and night access to a comprehensive pharmacist service.

So how well could this work and what are some kinks that may need to be figured out?

To learn more, The Show spoke with Maryam Fazel, assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s College of Pharmacy.

Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.